[JellyJam]

I was on top of the world because our beautiful daughter was born five hours before the attacks. I let my wife and newborn girl go to sleep; I went home and cried myself to sleep after hearing about the towers collapsing. Three years earlier, we had lived three blocks from the WTC when she was pregnant with our son. That place meant an awful lot to us.

Our daughter is turning 6 today. She's the cutest, brightest, smartest little thing.

Not everything about that day was horrible.

[Gabz]

Not everything about that day was horrible.

God Bless you, your wife and your children.

Happy Birthday little JellyJam.

[Samwise]

Not everything about that day was horrible.

What a special girl she must be. A wonderful gift to remind you that there is good in the world.

[generally]

Thanks for posting. It’s good to be reminded that life goes on and there is still so much good in the world.

[Marie]

I was on top of the world because our beautiful daughter was born five hours before the attacks.

Wow! What a welcome to the world! *sheesh*!

I remember trying to get in touch with friends who lived in Manhattan. It took us two weeks to get through the busy phone lines and to finally locate them. They were in a bit of shock. They'd lost a few dear friends in the attack.

I felt so stupid crying when they weren't. I asked one of my friends (Henry) how he could be so strong. He told me that the measure of his grief was a blessing. "I could only hurt this much if I'd loved really well."

I'm humbled still by that memory.