Bad Things Happen to Good People

This day is a day in American history that none of us will ever forget. I think 9/11 is etched in every Americans memory. Everyone remembers exactly where they were that morning 10 years ago when the first plane hit the World Trade Center in NYC.

I was in my 2nd period typing class at Taylor High School. I was in my senior year, and I remember the "rumors" started that a bomb went off in the WTC. We shortly learned that it was not a bomb, but actually a plane had flown into the towers. After my typing class I went across the hall into my Ag teachers classroom. I knew Mr. Schroeder would have on the TV, and would not be worrying with petty things like where the letter "s" was on the keyboard like my 195 year old typing teacher. She refused to let us turn on the TV. She thought that learning to type with an old record player playing some 1940's music was WAY more important than American history in the making. Of course in the Ag room the TV was tuned into the Today Show. I arrived just in time to see the 2nd plane crash into the second tower. We all knew at that point that this was no accident, our country was under attack. No one got much done for the rest of the day. I left at noon for work release, and went straight home. I remember my Dad, brother Brent, and my Mamaw Boeer where there watching too. I sat there rest of the day glued to the TV in complete surprise on what had just happened.

Here is a picture from the original 5 Boeer family vacation to New York this past December. We went to the look out point to see the construction of the WTC memorial:


Dustin and I woke up this morning and watched the opening of the WTC memorial, before we got ready for church. I don't think it will ever get easier to watch footage of what happened that day. It still brings tears to my eyes. At church the sermon was "Why Bad Things Happen to Good People". Our preacher had a really good sermon on the fact that God did not want the terrorist to high jack planes and kill thousands of people. He did however let it happen. Things happen to us, and at that moment we do not understand why it would happen to us. God lets things happen to make us stronger individuals, and to make us come together to help one another through the tough times. He wants us to learn from things, and see that he will always be right by our side in tough times guiding us. He helps us find a way to be stronger, and over come obstacles in life that are not always pleasant. It was a very good message, and really helped me understand a lot of whats going on in our life right now. Makes me think back on why I would lose my job right now. No it was not the "right" thing for them to do, but they did it anyways. I think that this experience WILL make me stronger, and hopefully help me find a better job that I appreciate more.

Kaylee is still holding tight. I did not get the test results back on my platelet count, so I am going to call in the morning. Hopefully it did not drop anymore, and we can plan on going in on the 20th with an epidural. Unless she has other plans before then. Here I am 37 weeks and 2 days: