We Haven't Forgotten {A 9/11 Tribute}

 

Today, I'm joining ten other ladies in remembering an event that happened nineteen years ago today.

"It'll never happen to us," we say. "Nothing that tragic and horrifying could never happen to us."

On September 10, 2001, maybe that's what some of the first responders thought as they ate supper and prepared for bed, watched the news, said a prayer, not knowing that they would be killed the next day. They thought they'd be doing what they did best—saving lives.

Or maybe the thought never even entered their minds. Life was normal.

On September 11, 2001, I was too little to remember what I was doing when three thousand Americans were killed by an attack that no one expected. It's never expected.

We said we'd never forget.

On September 11, 2012, a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, was stormed by a militant Al-Qaeda group, where the main building was set on fire, killing four Americans:

Do you think they were expecting to die that day?

The fear and pandemonium incited by these two events made for the famous date that would never be forgotten. When we hear the phrase, '9/11,' a picture of horror enters our minds. Of terror.

We said we'd never forget.

Yet some of us have.

It's okay to not think of it 24/7. It's okay to not want the hurt that comes with this date.

Just don't forget. Don't let it happen again.

We're never promised tomorrow, y'all. Don't waste today.

Stand for the flag out of respect for those who have gone on before us and given their lives for our freedom. Don't let their efforts go to waste.

Learn from the past. Look to the future. And don't forget.

Other ladies joining the tribute:

Ryana

Kassie

Amanda

Laura

Abigail

Hannah

Kaitlyn S.

Abby

Faith

Jesseca

God Bless America

"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?  Forbid it, Almighty God!  I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" ~Patrick Henry

"Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but what we ought.  Let us have faith that right makes might and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it." ~Abraham Lincoln

"There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty that makes human nature rise above itself in acts of bravery and heroism." ~Alexander Hamilton

"Patriotism means to stand by the country.  It does NOT mean to stand by the president or any other public official save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country.  It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country.  It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country." ~Theodore Roosevelt

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." ~Thomas Jefferson

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.  We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream.  It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." ~Ronald Reagan

To all who have fought, and continue to fight, for our freedom—thank you.

God Bless America

Hi people!

The 4th of July has come.

To start the post off with a little humor...

Now.  On to the more serious stuff. ;)

Why do you love America?

I love America not only because of the beautiful scenery, but... it's a place to worship God freely and without fear.  

President Trump's slogan is "Make America Great Again".

But really, the one with that slogan should be God.

Lord, make America great again!

God Bless America, 
Land that I love. 
Stand beside her, and guide her 
Thru the night with a light from above. 
From the mountains, to the prairies, 
To the oceans, white with foam 
God bless America, My home sweet home.

~Kaitlyn