9/11
-
Normal
“I just can’t wait until this is all over and things can go back to normal.” I felt the fatigue and worry in my friend’s voice as she spoke these words, and I feel it, too. I want to see my preschool music students face-to-face, want to gather with my friends and family. I want…
-
Real
I remember one morning from a few years ago. It was very early, before the sun was even up, and I was driving my high school daughter to a waiting bus for her Washington DC class trip. I hugged her and watched the bus pull away, and on the way home, saw the sun was…
-
Crown
I’ve never seen anything like it in my life. Not even in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when the sky was empty of planes and no one knew just what horror might come next. Back then, it took a few days for me to feel safe and appropriate about bringing my babies out for a…