Day 13 - September 10, 2012 - I am grateful for another day that I woke up and was able to... Go to work, share time with family, friends and co-workers, take a walk, watch tv, hear children's laughter and the countless number of everyday events/activities we take for GRANTED each and every day.
Day 14 - September 11, 2012 - Today especially as we remember the 11th anniversary of the attack on our country I am especially grateful to all the men and women who give so unselfishly of themselves to protect us and our families on a daily basis as firefighters and police officers.
As a person who knows how it feels to sit home and watch/listen to the news when there is something happening in our city/state/country praying your phone doesn't ring or there isn't a knock at the door. My heart and prayers go out to all the families who lost their loved one on that horrible day! I am pretty sure today is not any easier for them, than it was 11 years ago :'(
Until you go through it yourself you will never know that fear and terror you feel as you sit there and just WAIT!!! I kind of know how they must have felt on that day. On October 31, 2003 when they announced on the news a fire crew was overtaken by the flames in the Cedar Fire and one firefighter was confirmed dead, I burst into tears and prayed please don't let the phone ring or someone knock on the door. You just feel empty, helpless and hopeless. Yes I was fortunate and never ended up getting that call or knock on the door.
There are hundreds of families yearly that are not as fortunate as I was. According to national statistics there is one police officer killed in the line of duty every 53 hours which is an annual average of a 164 a year. Firefighters that die a year in a fire average 100. Combine both of those averages and that is approximately five deaths a week. THANK YOU again to all the men and women who go out daily to protect us all!!! I'm GRATEFUL for each and every one of you!
ALWAYS REMEMBER ~ FOREVER GRATEFUL
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