Good Morning, The following message was sent to me via another list. The author is my dear friend and has given me permission to repost her original message. List Administrator > [MOOREGON] We are One > Date: > Wed, 12 Sep 2001 10:11:53 -0500 > From: > "Lanita M" <ozarkn@southwind.net> > To: > MOOREGON-L@rootsweb.com > > > > You know we're always talking about documentation and our family history and > how we wish that our ancestors could have written all the important history > events down on a personal note.. > > We are experiencing this week historical events. Even though we are raw with > nerves, anxiety, anger, and sorrow, let's put feelings and our actions into > words. Let's document our feelings, and actions during this time by writing > it down in a diary, a letter to our family, whatever you feel... Yesterday > has been compared to Pearl Harbor, and I imagine as the days follow, we will > be overwhelmed by the loss when the death tallies come in. We can document > this historical moment on a personal level. If you attended a prayer > service, if you gave blood, if you were nervous about a loved one, if you > stayed glued to the tv, if you dug out your flag to fly, if you bought a > flag,......where were you when you heard about the first plane... What were > your thoughts during the day.....Whatever you felt, did, or wanted to do, > write it down, for your family's history... > > It's tough waiting and watching, praying and crying, and maybe genealogy is > the last thing on your mind. We can show our family's future generations, > however, our strength, as we show them that we as a nation and their > ancestors, came together and did not let the hatred of this world against > America weaken us. In fact, this attack only made us stronger! Let's show > our future family members what America was built on during this time...not > buildings... but a strong spirit and resolve, to right the wrong, to comfort > the sorrowfilled, to help the hurting, to rebuild the damaged, as we turned > to our faith and prayed for the leaders and for ourselves. We will get > through this, and while we are going through this tough journey, it will be > clearer than ever to our friends and enemies, that WE Americans are ONE! > > God bless America! > > Write it down! > Lanita > > ______________________________