Ten Year On...

Like all those who watched with horror as the events of September 11th unfold ten years ago, I will never forget that day.

The memory of standing there in my kitchen, washing basket in hand, watching in disbelief and confusion will stay with me forever. As a 16 year old, I couldn't begin to understand what was going on or why. To be honest, as an adult, I still don't understand why or how anyone could or would do anything like that.

When my brother visited New York a few years later, he took the photo featured in my blip. For my 21st Birthday, he had it printed and framed as a gift to me (because it features the cross, and I'm a Christian). Whilst I appreciated the thought, this isn't an image I want to look at every day. It does, however, sit in my lounge. It's deliberately placed so I don't see it every day, but when I do see it, I remember that day... and I pray for peace.