Comments on: Remembering 9-11

By: Annette Lyon

Annette Lyon — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:39:11 +0000

That was beautiful. Thanks for linking to it today.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:31:00 +0000

That was a crazy, surreal day. We were watching coverage at home, and saw the second tower collapse live. I drove my daughter to kindergarten mid-morning and it was eerily quiet for a place in the flight path of a major airport and an Air Force Reserve Base.

Even more memorable was the uniting of the American public in the months following. I miss the ubiquitous outward signs of patriotism that served as constant reminders of who we are and how blessed we are.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:07:00 +0000

I will always remember what I was doing on 9/11/2001. But you’re right, it has become a day that something bad happened a long time ago.

By: Loralee and the gang...

Loralee and the gang... — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:43:00 +0000

I remember that day. . . I was up early, as usual, out for my jog. I remember thinking it was such a beautiful, cloudless day. And then my husband came out on the porch as I was jogging down the driveway and said something like “a jet crashed into a building in New York”. I thought ‘what? Did the pilot have a heart attack or something?’
I came inside and saw the replay of the jet going into the first twin tower, and the narration behind it – but I couldn’t make much sense of it. I realize now I was in shock. I couldn’t really take it in, or accept it. So I went in and showered, and when I came out, I heard that a second building had been hit, and soon after the reports becan coming in of the other plane crashes. It was unreal, so unbelieveable to me. But as the days went by, I was so proud of how we all pulled together as a country. Our priorities were all as one. We were proud to be Americans, and without a doubt knew that we needed to defend our nation.

Whatever has happened since then?
:~I

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:44:00 +0000

Every time I think of 9-11, I get tears in my eyes. It’s definitely one of those moments all of us who were alive will remember always.

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:06:00 +0000

I love these posts from the vault. 2005-wow!

It’s amazing how we always remember what we were doing on significant days like this.(my parents always told me that they knew exactly what they were doing the day Kennedy was shot) I remember every thing from that morning that day as well. And how I was afraid to sleep that night.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:15:00 +0000

I was pregnant with my boy and would sleep in the mornings after Brice left for school while my little girl napped. I didn’t even know what happened until Brice came home because all his classes at SUU had been canceled for the day.

By: Chandy

Chandy — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:48:00 +0000

Lara, another great post.

I was pregnant with Ian and couldn’t do much in the way of moving around. Charlie just made sure that Lisa caught the bus, Jasmine was still sleeping and he made sure that I was in front of the TV/computer screen we had so I can email my family as phone calls triggered nausea. I only managed to talk to Charlie.

When I saw the plane crash into one of the towers, I got Jasmine out of the room and just prayed with her. I wanted to get Lisa from school and Charlie from work, but I know that like most people, the waiting game has just begun…
I remember feeling so emotional when Lisa walked in the door and let her tell me all that they did in light of 9/11. Most of the day, the school just had their radio turned on and broadcasting. Charlie was a little late coming home as traffic was awful in the afternoon on Baseline Rd in Gilbert.

You are right; no matter how much time passes by, 9/11 stands as memorial that we as people need to be more united and faithful that there is a God and that He alone understands all… It taught me to be more prepared also.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:48:00 +0000

I remember 9-11 also. I was in my 12th grade science class when my teacher came in and told us what had happened. School pretty much stopped. We went to our classes, but all we did was watch the news. I think Americans became a lot more patriotic that day!

By: Jake and Stephanie Perrin

Jake and Stephanie Perrin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:06:00 +0000

Wow.. What an amazing post!! I remember when 9-11 happened. It was so scary and sad. I was just barley graduated from Highschool. We were packing to move to Utah within 4 days. We had planned on flying Grandma and Grandpa to Utah where my Aunt and Uncle would pick them up, my dad and Brothers would drive in one car and mom and i would drive the Van.. We had the van PACKED full except 2 seats! Well when this all happened, the airports were closed and Grandma and Grandpa were going to have to drive with us. I was crammed in the back of the minivan between boxes. Made for one long trip from CA!! But i remember laying in bed, wondering what wouldhappen next. It is a day we will all remember for the rest of our lives. Your blog brought tears to my eyes! Thanks for sharing!!