On September 11, 2001, Dan and I were mourning the loss of his grandmother who had passed away the week before. We were anxiously awaiting the arrival of Jared (born 2 weeks later). And after the first plane hit the World Trade Center, we were mourning for people we didn't know but whose senseless death impacted us forever. We were nervous, scared, unsure and sad.
As the years have gone on, we haven't forgotten, we never will. We have just learned to move on.
I made the choice not to watch the all day coverage today. I wasn't ignoring it, I wasn't forgetting it, I just didn't need to re-live it. That was my choice and of course, not necessarily the choice for everyone.
But as we watched football today, we couldn't totally get away from the memorials. And frankly, I am glad I didn't. State Farm produced this commercial....and I LOVE IT!!!! (and I am not the least bit biased just because Dan works for State Farm....well, ok, maybe just a bit)
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Didn't watch any TV today...did the Church thing, then home with the rush of lunch & cleaning up, saying goodbye to Trevor (off to save the world...in Iowa), boys to naps, me to nap, baking, boys up--off to friends house for dinner & hang out, home again and now I'm cleaning up again :) It's been a lovely Sunday but my heart has been heavy.
Thank you for sharing your remembrance--I was also grieving the loss of my grandmother, but what a blessing to have all of my family around to lean on during that *unreal* experience.
I LOVE this tribute. I posted it on my FB. Love this song--now it has new meaning, thanks for sharing!!
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