On September 11th, 2001, my husband was backpacking with friends in the Northern California wilderness. Looking around on a mountaintop at their peaceful surroundings, they commented that the world could be at war and they would never know it. Little did they know, thousands of miles away, the World Trade Center was burning. I wish we could all be on that mountaintop, oblivious to the evil in this world. But the truth is, it happened and we have to try to deal with it and help our kids deal with it the best we can.

Some of my favorite bloggers have written powerful posts in remembrance of 9/11:

In Born on September 11: A Birthday Forever Changed, Parent Dish’s Julia Halewicz explores what it means to have a birthday on 9/11, including a moving story of a little girl who woke up to the sound of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center on her fourth birthday.

Flight Attendant Heather Poole of Gadling’s Galley Gossip, wrote this powerful post about trying to get stories of how 9/11 may have changed people’s lives in a positive way.

MetroDad posted a moving letter to a dear friend he lost in the terrorist attacks.

Take a moment today to remember all those whose lives were tragically cut short eight years ago today and don’t forget to tell your loved ones that they are loved.