All things are possible

When I created this card the day before the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the event was weighing on my mind.  As I watched the memorials taking place yesterday, I cried buckets.  I did, indeed, feel as if I were at a funeral.  It makes my heart very heavy to think of all that our country has lost since that day, and what American families and friends have lost. 

My husband is a great patriot.  He has told me countless times that when terrorists attack, we must not let them believe they have won.  We must get up and rebuild and move forward, because we are Americans.  We must never forget those who are lost, but we should not lie down in defeat.

I thought the Verve sentiment, "All things are possible", can reflect the courage we all share as humans. 

My sister went to school with a girl who lost her sister on 9/11.  She was 29 years old, worked on the 104th floor of the North Tower as a vice president for Cantor Fitzgerald.  Her name was Danielle Kousoulis.  On the news yesterday, I saw her sister and parents on television as they made their way toward the 9/11 Memorial.  My heart goes out to the Kousoulis family, and the thousands of others who lost someone that day.

Challenges entered:

• Mark's Finest Papers - use a punch
• Ribbon Carousel Challenge - anything goes

Thanks for joining me today.

Colleen

Stamps:  Here For You - Verve
Paper:  Basic Gray, Sahara Sand, Whisper White - SU
Ink:  Sahara Sand - SU; Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko
Punch:  Martha Stewart
Other:  Big Shot; Floral Doily Motifs die cut - Spellbinders; Vintage Wallpaper and Finial Press embossing folders - SU; gray satin ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbons; pearls; sponge