"Turn on the TV." Those were the first words I heard on September 11, 2001. I was fast asleep in my when the first plane hit. My husband, who was a newspaper reporter at the time, called to wake me up and tell me what had happened. I clicked the TV on and stared in groggy confusion. A few moments later, the second plane hit. The shock of what I was watching was like being hit by an emotional bolt of lightening. Shock. Terror. Heartbreak. "What's happening, honey? Is this really real? Are we under attack?" Looking back, it's amazing, how vividly I remember those first few … [Read more...]