Americans across the country are remembering the terrible events of ten years ago today. In our family, we are lucky enough to have a happier September 11 event to recall-- the birth of our first child.
It's challenging to have a child's birthday on a day of tragedy. For the rest of her life, her birthday will be marked by flags at half-mast and the images of the towers falling on the various news channels rehashing the event. The miracle of her life will forever be shadowed by death. I will always feel inexplicably guilty for having a new life to celebrate when many can only mark this day with loss.
But today, for us, is about our newly six-year-old girl, who doesn't know yet that September 11 means anything but her birthday. We will have a picnic at the park, we will eat cake, we will watch the full moon rise over the lake.
We will celebrate.
As well you should! Happy birthday Nai!
ReplyDeleteYour words are so poignant and true, but you'll make the miracle of her birth exactly what it is...a day of celebration. Watching the moon rise over the lake sounds lovely.
ReplyDeleteI understand your quandary...today is my 18th wedding anniversary. :) Happy Birthday, to your oldest!
happy birthday to your baby girl....new life gives hope, celebrate!!
ReplyDeleteA very happy birthday to your lovely daughter. So well said and sshe is a bright spot for this day.
ReplyDeletehappy birthday, little one.
ReplyDeleteYour words are so touching. With your little one's birthday on this day it is even more reason to celebrate the precious gift she is and make it a joyful event. Happy Birthday little one!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your special gift. I'm not sure that it is such a bad thing that her birthday will always give her a reason to reflect on both joy and sorrow, ever more deeply as she becomes an adult.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Here, 9/11 is called Diada, the Catalan National Day, celebrating the end of the siege of Barcelona in 1714
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