We Will Remember... And We Will Hope

We Will Remember

Never Forget

It's 9/11 once again.

And once again we remember, we cry, we try to explain...

In my house, I'm actually the only one who really remembers.  My kids are all too young-- not only did it happen before they were born, but they're young enough it's not something we've talked a lot about-- and my husband was actually out of the country on an LDS mission when it happened.  So not only was he not here (which makes a huge difference) he was also a missionary (not really a lot of tv watching) and 9/11 was right around the time he became ill-- ill enough to be hospitalized in Argentina, honorably released from his mission, and sent home within a couple of months.  His main experience with 9/11 was how awful it was to fly back to the US just months afterward.

It's a little weird feeling like you're the only one who remembers.

But it's not just that-- 9/11/2001 was the last birthday my grandma celebrated before she died (in October) followed by my other grandma in December.  It was a rough few months... a rough school year.



BUT (and I've posted this picture book every year I think) like the kids who wrote September 12th We Knew Everything Would Be All Right... I know everything is all right.

My kids are healthy (for the most part, lol) and happy.  Life is good.

Oh, and this little bundle of sweetness is a month old today:

So yes, we never forget.  We should never forget.

But we also remember that the sun came up the next day... and everything will be all right.

America Is Under Attack by Don Brown

5 stars
juvenile nonfiction
Beehive nominee

Wow.

This was a really emotional (little) read for me.

Of course, we all remember where we were, but it's so strange to me that my kids barely know what 9/11 means.

This book is a great way of explaining it.

(Actually, my husband doesn't quite understand either-- he was out of the country and honestly thought what he was seeing was a new movie preview or something at first.  Not being here, he didn't experience the same unity and emotional impact that I did.)

Overall, this is a pretty brief look, focusing on the towers, at what happened that day.  It includes names and quotes and human details that make it (all too) real.

Recommended, but you'll need tissues.

September 12th

We knew everything would be all right.

I know, I post this book every year, but it's worth it.

Never Forget

11 Years

Consider this a moment of silence.








9/11/2001

A Moment of Silence-- A Book About Hope

September 12th: We Knew Everything Would Be All Right