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2002-09-11

My husband (Bob) and I had just come home from what we thought was the worst weekend of our life together. We'd just visited a town in Michigan were our youngest daughter had moved to (her Step-Father relocated there) since she lived with her Mother she went with them. I cried the whole weekend, my husband was his brave Fatherly self. We returned home late Monday evening and decided to sleep in;we were on vacation. We were going to fill our vacation with family fun here at home. Spend some time with our grandchildren and spoil our Mothers. Tuesday morning arrived and Bob turned on the television to see what was going on in the world. He suddenly woke me up saying he thought there was a movie advertisement and he didn't think the movie was going to be a success. He had the sound turned down so I could sleep. I put my glasses on and saw the first tower on fire then immediately after a plane CRASH into the second tower. I told him that didn't look like a movie commerical and to turn up the volume! At that instant we both broke out in tears and held each other for the rest of the day. We spent the rest of the week glued to our television and cried. We were utterly numb and heart sick.We made sure EVERYONE we knew across the nation was alright. Prayed that the families directly affected would find strength in God and country. We realized that we'd just lived through not just the worst weekend of our lives together but the absolute worst week of our lives together as AMERICANS and citizens of the world! Thank You for the opportunity. God bless America!