What a Difference a Day Makes 5 Years Later
Tuesday September 11, 2001
WEAR RED/WHITE/BLUE Monday, September 11, 2006…
DISPLAY YOUR AMERICAN FLAG!!

On Monday we emailed jokes
On Tuesday we did not
On Monday we thought that we were secure
On Tuesday we learned better
On Monday we were talking about heroes as being athletes
On Tuesday we relearned who our heroes are
On Monday we were irritated that our rebate checks had not arrived
On Tuesday we gave money away to people we had never met
On Monday there were people fighting against praying in schools
On Tuesday you would have been hard pressed to find a school where someone was not praying
On Monday people argued with their kids about picking up their room
On Tuesday the same people could not get home fast enough to hug their kids
On Monday people were upset that they had to wait 6 minutes in a fast food drive-through line On Tuesday people didn't care about waiting up to 6 hours to give blood for the dying
On Monday we waved our flags signifying our cultural diversity
On Tuesday we waved only the American flag
On Monday there were people trying to separate each other by race, sex, color and creed
On Tuesday they were all holding hands
On Monday we were men or women, black or white, old or young, rich or poor, gay or straight, Christian or non-Christian.
On Tuesday we were Americans
On Monday politicians argued about budget surpluses
On Tuesday grief stricken they sang 'God Bless America'
On Monday the President was going to Florida to read to children
On Tuesday he returned to Washington to protect our children
On Monday we had families
On Tuesday we had orphans
On Monday people went to work as usual On Tuesday they died
On Monday people were fighting the 10 commandments on government property
On Tuesday the same people all said 'God help us all' while thinking 'Thou shall not kill'

It is sadly ironic how it takes horrific events to place things into perspective, but it has. The lessons learned that week, the things we have taken for granted, the things that have been forgotten or overlooked, hopefully will never be forgotten again.

I received this email 5 years ago....Do you remember? Do you live as if we may not have a tomorrow? Do you know what you were doing 5 years ago as you watched the towers tumbled? What will you do to make a difference on Monday September 11th, 2006? Remember to thank GOD for every day we have, for all those that are around us, for life as we see it today! On this day and all other days Pray for our Soldiers that are fighting for us in Iraq and all over the world. Your friend in Christ, Kathie

My teenage kids have had blogs for years. Of course that is not what they were called a few years ago and who knows if teens call them blogs now. My daughter started posting on a site called xanga and live journal. Of course now she and my teenage son both have a Myspace site, along with every other teenager around. What I like about these sites is that I can randomly go to them and check out what they are up to. I can see who they are talking to, who they have been hanging with just by looking at the posts. It amazed me at first how complete strangers were asking to be put on their "friends" list. My son has his page set as friends only, so to view it you have to be added by him to his list. I do not have a myspace, I know parents have them to keep an eye on their children, I rely on my daughter to show me what my son's site says and at the age of 14 it isn't much. If I got a myspace and asked him to put me on his friends list and did not tell him hey it's me MOM....would this be an invasion of his privacy? Or does he not get that since he is a minor and living under his parents rules?