Helen Elkin
My 9/11 Remembrance
I was in a training class near work. The instructor used a lot a humor in his lecture. A style I appreciate. But as the morning passed, rumors kept drifting into the room. If they were true, I did not want to laugh. I left the class early and went back to the office. There, on the large monitors, over and over again the planes flew into the World Trade Towers.
I was eager to go home and be with my husband and church family. But this same day, my husband’s uncle died, after a prolonged and difficult illness. To be with his family, as soon as I arrived home, we packed quickly and drove the 11 ½ hours to Georgia. Because of our need for this quick departure there, I was unable to grieve with, give to, and draw strength from my BRUU family. Having missed this time with BRUU I still feel a missing spot in my heart. BRUU brings me all of this and much more.