Tuesday, September 11th 2006. It is hard to believe that it has been 5 years since that horrible day happpened. My heart is heavy and it makes me sad. As I have said before in a previous blog....this day affected me huge. I am sure it did most people...I guess in my own head....it was harder on me and I wasnt even "directly" involved and didnt have anyone in my life die that day. But as an American I feel I was truly "there". After being evacuated from our buildings and crying all the way home and over the next few days....I realized how scared I was. Scared for this country....scared for Americans. With all the movies that are out now and through the book that I read about it....it is crazy to think that the government knew things about this and just didnt act. I dont think it was out of malice...but denial. I dont think anyone ever thought that kind of thing would happen on our own soil. I know it did in Hawaii....but the "mainland"? It still just makes me confused and sad. To think we were evacuated in Southfield Michigan and the people in the South tower were told to return to their workstations after the building RIGHT NEXT to them was hit with a plane?!?! I dont get it. Work cannot be that important. I think in the aftermath of this day.....we all need to look at our lives and find any place that we are personally in denial. Where are you (and me) aware of things that need to change...both in health and spiritually....but dont want to put the effort forth to change? Where is there even a small amount of awareness that something bad is going to happen if we dont change now? What is that thing you dont want to deal with so you push it down real deep and still know it affects how you live daily? We just need to face those things....before something we couldve hopefully prevented happens. We do not face them alone...we have God and each other. Just something to think about on this special and heart-felt day.

Remember to pray for the families today....pray for our President and government today. Pray for Americans today. And forever. Please God....bless America.