This morning when I woke up I scrolled through facebook and saw all the status updates about 8 years ago... at the time i did not realize the date but when I checked my phone this wave of emotion just came over me. WOW! I do remember 8 years ago so well... i was teaching my first class in a small little private school with 9 second grades and the principle came and pulled me and the other teachers into the hall and told us what had happened. At the time I had no children of my own so those 9 little ones were all i could think about; thankfully we were all safe but all i could think about were all the others that did not have that same thought.
I have been to ground zero twice during my trips to new york and all i can say is that it is the most somber place i have ever been. It is amazing the emotions and feelings you feel for all those people who were killed. I just stood there in shock really. When we were there my first time there was a man sitting in the streets playing God Bless America... and honestly I could not think of a more perfect song. God really does Bless American even in a tragic situation like 9/11!
So today, take a moment and say a prayer for those families who lost loved ones 8 years ago today!
And I leave you with a few more pictures of The World Trade Center, Ground Zero, the Cemetery that many are buried, and just the surrounding area where the Twin Towers were!
It is crazy to think that it was 8 years ago..I remember it well too..that was my first year teaching at CB. What a day you'll never forget.
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