This is one of my all time favorite pictures that I have ever taken. This is also a New York City picture, but it is much more than that. I love reading, and most people who know me know that to a degree. One of my favorite authors is Karen Kingsbury. She has a few series that I like, including the Redemption series, the Firstborn series, and the Sunrise series. All of those series have to do with the same basic family and there are 14 books in total! They were awesome to read. Another of my favorites of her series is the 9/11 series. This is a touchy subject for authors. Do they go there and, if they do, how deep do they go? This series was awesome. It basically, without giving too many details, gives the stories of a few families involved in 9/11. It follows one family in particular for a few weeks before, a little during, and the majority is in the aftermath. A whole host of things happens in the first book and in the second book, healing begins. That is where this church comes in play. I read these books before I went to New York City. The second book talks of a little chapel across from the site of the World Trade Centers. THIS is that chapel. I have many more pictures of what is inside it, from the badges found at the scene to a large candle memorial that burns inside. I love this picture because it made this tragedy real to me. I watched what was happening on television when the attacks happened. It felt real then. It even felt real when I would walk my dog outside at night and NO planes would be flying overhead (that was actually kind of creepy). But I visited New York City 6 years after the tragedy. The rubble is mostly cleaned up. They have started rebuilding the area. This church made me feel I was there. Like I was not just on some class field trip with junior high kids. Inside of this church, people are constantly going through. There is constant music playing- inspirational classical music (which I am not usually fond of). It just seemed to be a place of reverence. So this is my picture for today. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Real..
This is one of my all time favorite pictures that I have ever taken. This is also a New York City picture, but it is much more than that. I love reading, and most people who know me know that to a degree. One of my favorite authors is Karen Kingsbury. She has a few series that I like, including the Redemption series, the Firstborn series, and the Sunrise series. All of those series have to do with the same basic family and there are 14 books in total! They were awesome to read. Another of my favorites of her series is the 9/11 series. This is a touchy subject for authors. Do they go there and, if they do, how deep do they go? This series was awesome. It basically, without giving too many details, gives the stories of a few families involved in 9/11. It follows one family in particular for a few weeks before, a little during, and the majority is in the aftermath. A whole host of things happens in the first book and in the second book, healing begins. That is where this church comes in play. I read these books before I went to New York City. The second book talks of a little chapel across from the site of the World Trade Centers. THIS is that chapel. I have many more pictures of what is inside it, from the badges found at the scene to a large candle memorial that burns inside. I love this picture because it made this tragedy real to me. I watched what was happening on television when the attacks happened. It felt real then. It even felt real when I would walk my dog outside at night and NO planes would be flying overhead (that was actually kind of creepy). But I visited New York City 6 years after the tragedy. The rubble is mostly cleaned up. They have started rebuilding the area. This church made me feel I was there. Like I was not just on some class field trip with junior high kids. Inside of this church, people are constantly going through. There is constant music playing- inspirational classical music (which I am not usually fond of). It just seemed to be a place of reverence. So this is my picture for today. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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