Songs of Sunday - Special Edition

9/11 - We will never forget...

I still remember where I was ten years ago today.  I was a high school student standing in the student lounge of our local community college with my friends in Governor's School.  We were huddled together watching the tragic events of the morning unfolding on the televisions there.  We stood in silence - in disbelief - most of us with our hands on our heads or on our mouths.  The horror pumped through all of our veins as our heart rates increased with each passing moment.

With those memories in mind, it was appropriate that the ten year anniversary of 9/11 fell on a Sunday.  In church today, we had a wonderful tribute and we lifted the victims' families and friends up in prayer together and individually.  We sang songs about reaching out to complete strangers because Christ's compassion doesn't play favorites - about expanding our scopes to include all the people of the world as our neighbors.

I've been pretty busy the past week, but I wanted to share a couple of the songs that we sang in church today to get your week started off right.

Matthew West - My Own Little World

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Matt Redman - We Could Change The World

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It's been an amazing albeit bittersweet day for me - Comanche and I have been hanging out with friends watching football (my Redskins and his Cowboys - I know, it's insanity), eating steaks we grilled, and having fellowship with our church family.  We know how lucky we are and therefore, we must continue to be mindful of those folks who are hurting today.  If you can spare five minutes, lift them up, everyone!  It'll be worth it!

Until next time,

TODAY: The Upside

After the last post, I'm sure most of you are wondering - what upside could there be to today?

Well, I'm a glass-half-full kind of gal and there is an upside to today. I'm choosing to be mindful of the downside, but more consumed by the upside.

You ready for this???

Today is Mr. Chicken Wing's 28th Birthday!!!! :-) So, I am choosing to put more focus on today for him, because his birthday was deeply affected in 2001, and subsequently, every year since then.

Here are some snapshots of your very own birthday boy!!! Enjoy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. CHICKEN WING!
I LOVE YOU, BABE!!!

Always,
Miss Chicken Wing

TODAY: The Downside

Today is September 11th. Today marks the anniversary of the largest tragedy in United States history - the day when we were attacked, and 2,993 people lost their lives.

While it is a depressing thing to remember, due to the loss we felt that day and the loss we feel every day as the war rages on and on, it is exceptionally important to recall the happenings of that day. It was a day for the history books, and I remember exactly what I was doing when it occurred. I was in high school and on a break, when we saw the first Tower burning, and then not too long afterwards, we saw the second plane hit the second Tower. Then, we were informed of the attack on the Pentagon. Finally, the last plane went down in that field in Pennsylvania. We were young and naive to attacks on our country, but we all knew the gravity of the situation. There were tears and flashes of anger, but mostly disbelief - "things like this don't happen." Well, they do happen sometimes, and it's just the reality of the world we live in.

So, I would like to send a prayer up to heaven for all of those who were lost that day - for their families and friends, who have to carry on today after experiencing that pang of loss for the 8th time. I would like to pray for the survivors and their families and friends, for today is a reminder of just how fragile life is. I would like to pray for the heroes, and there were many. The policemen, the firefighters, the EMTs, the doctors, the volunteers, the passersby, the legislation who were put in an impossibly vunerable position that day, the passengers of the last hijacked plane, United Airlines Flight 93, who were able to stop their attackers from doing more damage - and giving their lives in the process. I would like to pray for the troops, who have been fighting to protect us since the beginning of our great nation, and especially for the past 8 years. They have fought, they have been wounded, they have had to be apart from their families, they have died.

9/11/01...we must never forget. We must always remember.

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I am a proud American. Out of all of the feelings that this tragedy caused, the most dominant feeling was love. Pure love. That is why we are who we are...we are Americans. Americans are some of the proudest folks in the world, and we should be. We live in a pretty great place, and while we might encounter struggles while trying to survive, we have a whole lot to be thankful for. Enjoy the video above, and pray for those I mentioned above today...add on anyone that you'd like! The power of prayer is unmatched, and if there was ever a day to do it, today is it!

God Bless America,
Miss Chicken Wing