Eighteen years ago, our country was violated by Fear. The rape was brutal and violent and caught us completely off guard. In the court of public opinion, some said we deserved it by the way we were acting. Others chimed in that we were pitiful and too stupid to understand the signs. As is common … Continue reading We Choose Healing
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Lessons of 9-11
I awoke in the wee hours of the morning to a sky that was crying. It seems to me each year it weeps on this day, as if the heavens are grieving all those lost 17 years ago. The clouds hang low, full of tears which overflow. The gray blanket covers the land creating a … Continue reading Lessons of 9-11
September 12th
There is a lot of attention given to September 11th. Rightfully so. It was a day that changed the way we see the world. As a country, we are still looking through the lenses of fear we were given on that day 16 years ago. We can’t help but remember the event which stunned and … Continue reading September 12th
A Reflection
Reflection- 1. to show an image as seen in a mirror or on a shiny surface. Glass surfaces capture the pictures, as in a mirror. Two towers represent strength and power. Giants amid a skyline of giants. Shiny images on a sparkling clear day. They gleam in the morning sun. They hum with the … Continue reading A Reflection
Fourteen
Fourteen years since our world changed forever. How can that be? I am now teaching children who were not born yet on 9-11. Some of them know about it, and some of them don’t. That fact is hard for me to even wrap my head around. How can they NOT know? As a teacher, I … Continue reading Fourteen
Michelle's Mosaic 