Possibly Insightful Ramblings

Ten years ago today, my life changed forever. On that morning half my life ago, I arrived to my fifth grade class and was shocked by the stories I was hearing. To my innocent 10-year-old mind, such things as terrorist attacks were unheard of. Sure, people had been mean to each other during the World Wars and there were a few skirmishes since then, but in my modern world, people were civil to one another. That childhood illusion was lost that day. I suddenly realized that the world I was about to enter was not the friendly place it had once seemed. At the same time, though, I was humbled and moved by the stories of those who risked and gave their lives to save others. Human nature shone at its brightest that day, showing me that goodness truly conquers evil. As my nation turned to God, so did I, and I came to know Him through the events of that day more than I ever had before. My generation grew up a great deal that day. There was no way we could remain the same, not after what we’...

When the call came to go You answered. You left all you ever knew Because of what you’d come to know. You crossed rivers of icy depths And fainted from the sun’s smiting heat. You had left. And for what? To bury father, Mother, Sister, Child, But never your faith in God. For Him you had left. And for me. You were chased and hunted and hated, Forsaken on every side (Yet not by Him who meant most to you). You could have quit at any time – Gone back to friends and family, Lived out your days in peace. But you sought a greater peace And stayed the course. You brought me here. And you handed the baton to me. Now I live In the light of your legacy, Striving to be strong, To love my God as you did, To serve in all I do. I look at you, And I am humbled. I want to learn to live And sacrifice And love As you did, To continue where you left off. On days when I am too tired to go on, Too heart-broken to endure, ...