| 09/12/08 12:45 PM |
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Linda Braden (Albert)
Roger, thanks for letting us know things went well. And thanks to Jon for keeping up with game time. And Debbie, a special thanks to you and your son. God bless him, and God bless the USA!
Gary, your story is amazing. God was certainly looking out for you that day.
On 9/11, I had just finished getting ready for work and stopped by my son's room to tell him bye. He was still groggy from just waking up but said, "Mama, something is going on. Come in here and look." He had the TV on and thought he was watching a movie, then had the realization that this was really happening.
I got to the office and found that one of the reporters had a brother and pregnant sister-in-law in New York City, both of whom worked near the Towers. One of the men in advertising has a brother at the Pentagon. No communications were getting through but we finally found out that all three of them were OK. I can remember so well, Melanie Tucker was typing up school menus and I was working on a feature about custom handbags that day, wondering just what the heck it mattered when people were dead and dying. But, you know what, it finally dawned on me that if we let these animals take away the little things that make up our big picture, we're already doomed. Mel and I do features, the good news, and that's what needed to be done in balance to reporting the "hard" news. It's hard to hear, hard to read, and has to be balanced with good, solid, everyday living so we don't all go bananas.
One thing that stood out to me in those hellish days was how much support each of us offered the other. It's a shame we can't remember that and let go of the petty, jealous, chicken-poop things that come up. 9/11 was a wake-up call and I fear we've gone back to sleep. The God-in-box has been put back, to be taken out for the next disaster.
OK, I'm done preaching now and will turn the pulpit back over to Gary. My break is over and my own duty calls. Just remember to keep praying for our country, for our leaders, for our soldiers and for each other, especially for the people on the Gulf coast.
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