Innocence of a child on 9/11

This is Alexander… … he’s my 5 year old son. This morning I was watching the 9/11 news and just sitting there awe-struck again. Tears streaming down my cheeks. My eyes big and wide. And just raw. I had the boys in the basement so they wouldn’t see or hear the news coverage… But then [...]

9/11 – REMEMBER by wearing Red, White and Blue

There’s not much to be said today… I’m having a very tough time watching the news and still trying to make sense of it all. Today… on this day to remember, wear red, white and blue. It’s a simple way of showing your support and remembering all the heroes of 9/11.  

10 years… how can that be?

It seems like yesterday… the sadness, the uncertainty, the sheer terror. How many of us were prepared for our country to be under attack? I know I sure wasn’t. 10 years later – I cannot believe it has been 10 years; it seems like yesterday – as I stare at a beautiful, clear blue sky [...]

My 9/11 Story…

Everyone’s 9/11 story is different and very personal.  I’ve heard so many people ask over the last 2 days, “Where were you on 9/11?”  It’s become a moment in time that is frozen. Matt and I got married on June 30, 2001.  We were living in NYC at the time on 76th and Broadway.  We [...]

Oh, oh.

Late yesterday afternoon, Audrey called and asked if I could go for a little ride with her and stay with the kids in the car while she popped quickly into a couple of places. It was raining.  The kids were antsy.  And Audrey was trying to avoid that dreaded unbuckle the seat belts, etc. for [...]