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2002-09-12

MY HUSBAND WORKED ODD HOURS, AND HAD NOT BEEN HOME TOO LONG,
SO I HAD FED HIM, AND HAD JUST DONE THE DISHES, WHEN HE CAME
IN THE KITCHEN AREA, AND SAID THAT I HAD BETTER HURRY UP AND
FINISH, AND GET TO A T.V. SET, BECAUSE HE THOUGHT WE WERE
PROBABLY ABOUT READY TO GO TO WAR, BECAUSE SOMETHING BAD HAD
HAPPENED IN NEW YORK. I REPLIED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THAT
BAD MAN "BIN LADEN" THAT I HAD READ ABOUT RECENTLY IN THE
SUNDAY PAPER ABOUT TERRORISM. SO, AS I GOT TO THE T.V.,I
SAW ANOTHER PLANE GO INTO THE SECOND BUILDING, AND I WAS
FROZEN IN TIME. IT WAS LIKE WATCHING A BAD "B" MOVIE, AND
I COULD ONLY SIT WITH MY MOUTH OPEN AND SHAKE MY HEAD. MY
EYES FILLED WITH TEARS, AND I BEGAN TO PRAY. I KEPT WATCHING, AND THEN SAW THE BUILDINGS CRUMBLE BEFORE MY VERY EYES! BOTH OF THEM, GONE ! WAS I STILL BREATHING? WAS I
AWAKE? COULD THIS BE HAPPENING TO THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN
THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD? HOW COULD THIS BE? AS WE ALL KNOW, NEWS COVERAGE CONTINUED THE ENTIRE DAY, AND IT ONLY GOT WORSE AND WORSE AS THE DAY WOUND DOWN. REPORTS OF UP TO 5000
PEOPLE SEEMED TO HAVE PERISHED ! I HUGGED MY HUSBAND A LITTLE TIGHTER THAT DAY, AND ALL THE DAYS AFTER THAT. HOW
PRECIOUS OUR LIVES ARE, AND WE SEEMED TO HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT. WE GO ABOUT OUR DAILY ROUTINES, AND PROBABLY TAKE
MUCH OF WHAT AND WHO WE HAVE FOR GRANTED. LIFE WAS MUCH
MORE PRECIOUS AFTER THAT. EACH DAY AFTER 9-11-01, I HAVE
REFLECTED ON A LOT OF THINGS, AND KNOW THAT A LOT OF FAMILIES WERE TORN APART BY THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE THAT
HORRIBLE MORNING. A LOT OF CHILDREN DID NOT HAVE A DADDY,
OR PERHAPS A MOMMY, OR MAYBE EVEN A GRANDPARENT TO SEE
ANY MORE.A LOT OF HUSBANDS LOST THEIR WIVES. A LOT OF
WIVES LOST THEIR HUSBANDS. IT WAS NEVER TO BE THE SAME
AGAIN. THEN, ON MAY 6TH, 2002 I MYSELF LOST MY HUSBAND
UNEXPECTEDLY, AND I CAN RELATE EVEN MORE HOW IT FEELS TO
LOSE THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE. YOUR OTHER
HALF GONE? YOUR SOULMATE......GONE FOREVER? WHAT WAS I TO DO? HOW COULD I EVEN BREATHE NOW? WHAT WAS I TO DO FOR A
BEST FRIEND NOW? WHO WOULD UNDERSTAND WHEN I WAS BLUE, AND
JUST NEEDED TO TALK? JUST NEEDED A HUG? WELL, IT'S BEEN 4
MONTHS NOW, AND I STILL DO NOT KNOW THOSE ANSWERS. I'M STILL
LOOKING FOR HIM TO COME BACK HOME. STILL LISTENING FOR THE KEY TO BE INSERTED IN THE FRONT DOOR, AND THE CAT TO RUN TO
THE DOOR, AND ESCORT HIM INTO THE KITCHEN TO SEE ME. STILL
LISTENING FOR HIM TO SING TO ME, AS HE DID EACH AND EVERY DAY. STILL WAITING FOR THE NEXT HUG. ON THAT THURSDAY,WE
WATCHED A MOVIE TOGETHER, AND MADE VACATION PLANS FOR THE
FALL, AND THE NEXT DAY HE WAS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, AND
THE NEXT DAY, THEY SAID HE PROBABLY WOULD NOT MAKE IT. ON
THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, HE DIED. AGE 57, AND HE DIED, WITHOUT
TELLING ME GOOD-BYE! SO, YOU SEE, I KNOW HOW MANY OF THOSE
FAMILIES MUST BE FEELING. THEY DID NOT GET TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
THEY HAD ALREADY PLANNED THEIR EVENINGS, OR MAYBE THEIR NEXT WEEK-ENDS, OR PERHAPS THEIR NEXT VACATION. BUT, IT WAS NOT TO BE. TONIGHT, WE STUDIED REVELATIONS IN MY BIBLE STUDY
CLASS, AND A LOT OF WHAT WE READ WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE
HORRIBLE MOMENTS. ONE THING IS FOR SURE: WE CAN NOT GET
OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE, AND WE, AS PEOPLE WHO LOVE GOD,
NEED TO BE READY, AND REMEMBER TO SHOW LOVE AT EACH OPPORTUNITY THAT IS GIVEN TO US. TOMORROW JUST MIGHT NOT COME TO US. AND EACH HUG COULD JUST BE THE LAST. WE NEVER
KNOW. PRAY FOR PEACE. SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR YOUR FELLOW MAN.
BELIEVE IN GOD. THANKS FOR LISTENING.