I’m Remembering 9/11

Eight years later, and when I turned on the news this morning – seeing the real-time footage being replayed – I was taken right back to that morning. Looking at our clear blue sky here today, the same brilliant blue it was that Tuesday morning, it takes me back.

September 11, 2001 – I was a new Mom, heading to work on the train into Chicago. My husband had dropped our son off at a friend’s and he had gone to work. I commuted every morning, and didn’t know anything about what had happened until I got in that morning. Then standing in our conference room, watching on TV as the second tower was hit, I looked out the window and up at the Sears Tower. Couldn’t help but fear that it could happen there next.

Who didn’t want to call a loved one that morning? I had to call my husband, I seriously was in fear of what could happen, if a plane might still be on the way to hit the Sears Tower. That fear – brings tears to my eyes as I think about it still. I called him back later to let him know we were being evacuated.

I so remember looking up into the clear blue sky as I rode home on the train, knowing that there were NO planes flying. Nothing but blue for as far as the eye could see.

The world changed that day. Our lives were changed that day. Priorities shifted. For me – it was a triple whammy. Our childcare provider called later to say she couldn’t take care of our son – it was just too much with her own kids to take care of. (Understandable that her priorities shifted as well) To compound things, it was the day that my Mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness. That night, as we sat holding each other, my husband and I made the decision that our son would have his Mom at home to take care of him.

So, I’m deep in thought today…thinking about my Mom, thinking about that morning and how much things have changed since then. I’ll never forget that pivotal day in my life. I will always remember!

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