I Remember

Seven years ago, we awoke to the clock radio giving us the news. I was further awoken from my semi-conscious state by Josh's announcement that "A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center". He flipped on the TV and thru sleepy eyes we watched our world change. We thought we were seeing footage of the plane crashing when in reality it was the second plane hitting. We watched terrified as people ran frantic thru the streets. The looks of horror and pure terror on their faces will be forever etched in my memory.

I remember saying "Whoever's doing this isn't done."

I remember hearing Jim Miklaszewski reporting from the Pentagon when the third plane hit there and how his voice changed mid-report from informative and fluent to uncertain and unnerved.

I remember hearing of the fourth plane crashing in Pennsylvania, and wondering "How many more??"

I remember wondering aloud "How are those Towers still standing??" and Josh reassuring me that they were built to withstand anything.

I remember watching the Towers fall. And starting to cry.

I remember crying alot in the days and weeks that followed.

I remember the desperation, the fear, the panic and the overwhelming grief so acutely that even now I cry.

I remember all those that were lost on this day seven years ago and I pray that their families and loved ones can remember them with love and a sense of peace.