story5560.xml
Title
story5560.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-11
911DA Story: Story
The morning of September 11, 2001, I was working. At the time, I was cleaning houses for a living and I was working away when my cell phone rang. It was my neighbor and good friend asking me if I was watching TV. I asked her what channel and she replied, "Any of them!". I turned on the TV to see the horror unfolding before my eyes. I watched as smoke boiled from the World Trade Center. Seconds later, I watched unbelievingly as a second plane crashed into the 2nd tower. I recall thinking that this surreal feeling must be the same as my mother had spoken of feeling when she watched JFK riding down the street in Dallas and saw him fall over as he was assassinated.
My first thought was to gather my children. My friend who had called me had my 11 month old. My 3 year old and my 14 year old were at preschool and school at the same place. I called the school to see if my children were alright. They had heard the news and were listening to the news on the TV and the children were all upset but the plans were for them to remain at school. Then I called my husband. I remember being perturbed that he didn't seem as upset as I was. As I think back, I realize he was trying to remain calm so I wouldn't freak out. I called my mother and my sister and then my friends and on and on all day. I barely finished cleaning that house that day!
That night I came home and my family sat watching the TV all night in shock. I cried and prayed and was numb because of the horror that our country was going through. In all things, Christ brings good out of evil and through this we all came together. All races, all religions, all political parties, all kinds... we came together, we prayed, we cried, we mourned and we rose together with pride for our heroes and for our country. The attacks only made us more proud to be Americans than we were before. The terrorists helped us to become one when we all were standing apart.
Thank you, God, for giving us reasons, in times of insanity, to be thankful to you for showing Yourself in our lives in all situations.
My first thought was to gather my children. My friend who had called me had my 11 month old. My 3 year old and my 14 year old were at preschool and school at the same place. I called the school to see if my children were alright. They had heard the news and were listening to the news on the TV and the children were all upset but the plans were for them to remain at school. Then I called my husband. I remember being perturbed that he didn't seem as upset as I was. As I think back, I realize he was trying to remain calm so I wouldn't freak out. I called my mother and my sister and then my friends and on and on all day. I barely finished cleaning that house that day!
That night I came home and my family sat watching the TV all night in shock. I cried and prayed and was numb because of the horror that our country was going through. In all things, Christ brings good out of evil and through this we all came together. All races, all religions, all political parties, all kinds... we came together, we prayed, we cried, we mourned and we rose together with pride for our heroes and for our country. The attacks only made us more proud to be Americans than we were before. The terrorists helped us to become one when we all were standing apart.
Thank you, God, for giving us reasons, in times of insanity, to be thankful to you for showing Yourself in our lives in all situations.
Collection
Citation
“story5560.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 25, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/9660.