September 11 is a strange day for our family. I have a friend whose son was born on September 11, 2001. They named him Isaac, which I think is the perfect name for a child born in the midst of a national event like that. I’d imagine they feel a certain amount of emotional conflict…
I’m going to be honest here. I’ve been struggling with writing this post for quite some time. I don’t really feel like I have any real answers here. And I like answers. I like to have my posts tied up in a neat little package with a nifty bow to present to you, dear reader….
I was feeding my son. And while the world was crashing down, he ran around the room without a care in the world. I will never forget that moment. Where were you when the world stopped turning?
http://twitter.com/#!/mattdantodd/statuses/64876110181179392 See the time stamp? That’s right. Before the President was scheduled to make his announcement. That’s 23 minutes before Geraldo made his celebratory remarks. Now, I ask you: Why aren’t you following me on twitter?
I was at home. It was Tuesday morning and I was taking my time getting to the office. Aiden, one year old at the time, was sitting at the table, finishing up his breakfast. Christy, pregnant with Alyson, was in the bedroom and I thought she was asleep. When the Today Show returned from break,…
Much to the dismay of my wife and daughter, I’m not the biggest country music fan. I know, it’s shocking. That being said, I remember watching this performance when it first aired (on the Grammys?). It left me in tears. It’s a fitting song for today. So where were you when the world stopped turning…
Life is so fragile. Live it to the fullest.
Amazing. There’s already a Wikipedia article about the Virginia Tech shootings. My, how things have changed. I can’t imagine being a student there and trying to somehow go to sleep tonight. I had a hard enough time going to sleep after the 9/11 attacks because my mind wouldn’t stop racing. It would be even worse…
In late 1999, I attended a church leadership conference in Louisville. One of the seminars I sat through talked about speculation of the church’s future role in our culture. Most of it was not very memorable, but one statement stuck out in my mind – so much so that I remember it to this day….
I had intended on typing out my obligatory post concerning the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11. You know – what I was doing, how I felt, blah blah blah… Then I watched some of the footage from that day. It was the first time in several years that I had seen…