Have you ever had one of those ideas that you just knew you had to put down on paper... Well this page or Lo is one of those ideas for me. I have spent most of the evening working and recreating this hybrid page. It fits into several challenges but the one I promised to share it with everyone was the Kirsten's Thursday's challenge. I scrapped a day in History that I will never forget. THe base of the layout comes from Smile box and I chose to scrap mine in all black and white as most of my memories of that day are silently resting in my mind in black and white. The photos themselves are actually cards that holds the hidden journaling of the story and memories of that day. The left side card is my DH's memories and the right side card holds mine. THE DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET...
For those of you who are interested in my story of the love and trust that my DH, My Heavenly Father & I have in each other, let me share a part of it with you... Please do not judge me for my words, because there is no way that I can convey or do justice to my feelings upon this matter...
As sure as I am, that I am here today, sharing this with you all, I know that my family and I have been very blessed because we chose to listen to the promptings of the spirit. On the morning of Sept. 11th, 2001 - My boys and I were scheduled to watch the sunrise from the top of the twin towers while my DH was managing a group of Corporate business meetings in a near by office. This would have been our first major event as newly relocated New Englanders. By about two weeks before we were going to make Our flight reservations My DH & I felt very strong impressions that we were not to move or be there at that time. As the days drew closer, the feelings kept getting stronger and after many strange happenings and several strong prompting, it was finally decided that only DH would fly, He would attend his meetings and spent the week looking for places to live. We decided to wait until Christmas break to Move. We felt good about the new decisions and we proceeded, so you can only imagine my shock as I arose this next morning to planes going through the twin towers. All I could do, was set on the end of my bed, filled with panic and cry! I was a teaching at the time and Our oldest son (age 14 at the time) was also just getting up and ready for school, came in to see what the matter was. He knew immediately what was happening and how scary this was for us all. We started trying to get a hold of my DH at the same time, trying to get ready for work, knowing that I had to say something to my boys before they heard it from some one else, also I had 24 first graders who would be asking questions with in the hour and not knowing whether my best friend was dead or alive and knowing that two of the students in my classroom also had fathers in NYC the same day, same meetings. I was so numb inside, so prayer driven. My morning just seemed so surreal, so undefined except for the thankfulness that we had listened to the spirit and had not stuck to the original plan. Later that day, when I was finally was able to talk to my DH and to hear the chain of events that had happened on his end that had caused him to end up in Boston that Morning instead of NYC, I really begin to understand how truly blessed we were and how chose we were to not being here on this earth anymore. My relationship and thankfulness for both my DH and my Father in Heaven have changed drastically since that day and I am fully aware that I truly am... ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES!
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009 GMT Views: 990
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What an amazing story you and your family have. I am so happy to hear it worked out the best for all of you. The page is absolutely beautiful too. I think the bw combo is perfect for this story.