Tag Archives: 9/11

Hope Is the Thing With Feathers

Posted on September 11, 2025 by mitchteemley

When all seems hopeless, hope takes flight. We learn this again and again. Hope is always there, waiting. And when it’s needed, it spreads its wings. In memoriam: 9/11/2001. Click on any image to enlarge it, to read caption, or … Continue reading →

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23 Years Ago Today

Posted on September 11, 2024 by mitchteemley

It was the worst terrorist attack in American history, and as a result, people born after 9/11/2001 have lived their entire lives in the age of terrorism. But what does that actually mean? Remembrances of 9/11 receive less attention every … Continue reading →

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82 Years Ago Today

Posted on December 7, 2023 by mitchteemley

Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941, a day President Roosevelt said would “live in infamy.” And for that generation it did. It was their “I remember where I was when…” moment, the event that changed their lives forever. … Continue reading →

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Shift Your Focus

Posted on September 11, 2022 by mitchteemley

“Although we tend to think about saints as holy and pious, and picture them with halos above their heads and ecstatic gazes, true saints are much more accessible. They are men and women like us, who live ordinary lives and … Continue reading →

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20 Years Ago Today

Posted on September 9, 2021 by mitchteemley

September, 2001, was a tumultuous month for my family. We’d sold our Orange County condo, the only home our children had ever known, and on Labor Day moved into a rented townhouse in Burbank, California. The next day I would … Continue reading →

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“Never Forget!” But Why?

Posted on September 12, 2019 by mitchteemley

“If stories weren’t told or books weren’t written, man would live like the beasts, only for the day. The whole world, all human life, is one long story.” ~Isaac Bashevis Singer Yesterday was the 18th anniversary of 9/11, the worst … Continue reading →

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Awake, O Sleeper

Posted on September 11, 2017 by mitchteemley

“Awake, O sleeper, arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” ~Ephesians 5:14 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” ~Galatians 5:1 P.S. For those of you who are following the news on my feature … Continue reading →

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Remember 9/11, Live 9/12

Posted on September 11, 2015 by mitchteemley

September, 2001, was a tumultuous month for my family. We’d sold our Orange County condo, the only home our children had ever known, and on Labor Day moved into a rented townhouse in Burbank, California. The next day I would … Continue reading →

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