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2002-09-11

i was sleeping..the phone rang.it was my daughter calling me from work..she asked me if i had the television on.i said no..she said mom you need to turn it on.airplanes have hit buildings in new york...its all over the television..we hung up..i turned my tv on,and i could not beleive what i saw..i still can'not beleive what happened on that day..i was in awe..tears filled my eyes..i thought of my daughter,and my 8 month old grandson..thinking if anything happened to them how it would hurt..thinking of all the families that would hurt..i prayed that day..that God would be with the loved ones left behind..prayed for the people who lost their lives in those buildings.i lost my husband in an explosion in 1973..so i know what they were going threw,the families,the mothers,the fathers,brothers,sisters,daughters,wives,husbands,and sons...tragedy effects us all our lives...we never forget it..i raised a 9 month old daughter on my own because of tradgedy..it was'nt easy,but God helped me threw it..prayer is the answear to all our problems..prayer will get us threw it...i continue to drive with my lights on,and when i see a flag i remember 9-11-01 diana cole