DISCLAIMER

This blog is where I record a limited depiction of my feelings, family, and faith. My blog was recently under intense scrutiny, and so I feel this disclaimer is necessary. I try to tell my story as openly as I can, but this blog represents a cropped and narrow-viewed version of my story -- like all social media -- it is NOT the full story. Many events happen behind the scenes that are not recorded or written about, due to the sensitive nature of others involved. Life has many layers. Many layers can be shared and many cannot, and this blog is simply a layer of my life that I allow others to view, but it is not an accurate depiction of all the layers of my life.

Nearer My God to Thee, 9/11.

A 9/11 Musical Tribute. My mother is on the piano, with me and Sammi singing. The images in this movie might not be suitable for young children. I tried to be tasteful, but I would give it a PG rating. All images are from Google search.



It was September 11th, 2001. Charles and I were living the student life, managing the Hoyt building, in Anchorage, Alaska. Sammi was a little over a month old.

It was 12 years ago, but I can still recall the moment that Charles woke me out of bed, early in the morning, and said, "Mari, someone bombed the Pentagon."

I was shocked. I immediately jumped up from the covers, and ran out to watch the news. The TV was flashing unbelievable images of destruction, and the events were still unfolding right before our eyes. Many of the tenants in our building gathered in our apartment, and we all watched together, with hands over our mouths, in disbelief. Our hearts were racing, and tears were streaming down our cheeks.

America had been attacked.

It was on that day, that my view of the world changed, forever.

I will never forget.

God bless America.

Comments

  1. You guys sound beautiful together!:) I think most people remember where they were that day. I was in the shower and Tyson came in and said some planes had just flown into the World Trade Center. I quickly hopped out and we watched in disbelief as it all unfolded trying to make sense of what was going on. Definitely a day Americans will never forget.

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