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2002-04-03

I remember having a friend call me and telling me about all the events that happend. My heart sunk in my chest and tears filled my eyes as I listened to her explain about the details. The college I attend is a Christian University and I remember getting together with different groups of people and praying with them. My heart was very humbled and heavy. All I wanted to do was go home to my house in Washington and hug and hold my family. The very fact that I was 2000 plus miles away from them hit home. I felt so alone and scared. I missed them so despartly. I felt blessed at the same time that I could miss them. Many of the people that day lost their family memebers forever. I started crying as I thought about the children who would grow up without a mother or father. A daughter who would never be able to graduate and attend college. A son that would never get to finish out his football season. Here I am lucky as can be to have all my family members alive. I really felt for those people and I realized how blessed and fortunate I really am. This event also opened my eyes to see that this event did not take GOD by suprise. He knew what was going to happen. He is still as much as control. I love the fact he is such an all knowing GOD.