"A Wink and a Smile"

Thinking about yesterday's reading ... Luke 6:27-38 Jesus said to his disciples: "To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. To the person who strikes you on one cheek, offer the other one as well, and from the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold even your tunic. Give to anyone who asks of you, and from one who takes what it yours, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you ... be merciful, just as also your Father is merciful." I'm reminded that on this day 8 years ago , life as we know it CHANGED . Almost immediately you saw acts of kindness, charity, and love ... even to the stranger ... even to the enemy. If we can remember THAT day and live each day to come with just a bit more of our love, our time, and our prayers ... I think our world might just be the better for it.

A day of reflection .... After dropping my oldest off at 1st grade. I then went straight to the mall with baby {M} and my almost 4 year old {K} to pick up my portraits at JCPenney. AS I drove on Route 1, I saw the flashing sign on the highway that read ... ALL ROADS TO NY CLOSED. I knew something was not right. The mall was very close and as I parked (mall not yet opened) I saw people talking in the parking lot. Minutes later I walked into JCPENNEY and saw employees watching television. As I picked up my pictures, Scott called me to tell me to ask me if I had heard what happened. I had caught some of the story from the lady who rung up my pictures. I quickly left and drove home listening to the radio. I went to my house and then to my neighbors where I left {K} and {M} with my neighbor Heather, as John (Heather's husband) and I went to pick up {E} and Alex (her son). I wanted my children with me as did many other parents. Scott came home from work shortly after. We spent the day wa...