As I sit here in tear-soaked silence, the pain and heartbreak is still as real as it was 20 years ago.

BUT, as bad as it hurts, I find myself thanking God for bringing good out of even the worst circumstances.

Those beautiful souls did not die in vain as many, like me, made our first steps back to God that day.

Amid the rubble of our lives, I finally looked up and began searching for the right church for myself and my then 8-year-old daughter. Not only are we still members of that church today, but my daughter is on staff there and we are both living out our God-given purposes.

As we continue to answer that 911 call to our hearts with passion and purpose, I  pray we make a real difference for the Kingdom of God. I pray we all do, in honor of the Almighty as well as all of His children who He welcomed home on September 11, 2001.

We shall never forget….