I passed a TV on my way to breakfast. I thought the scene was from a movie or television show and thought nothing of it. The moment I knew that something was horribly wrong was when I came back to the room and checked the RinkForum.

I immediately went to a friend's room to stare at the news reports in stunned silence with tears flowing down my face.

My life changed forever in one instant. The attack on America was just the beginning of so much heartache in the past year. Yet through that pain God has blessed my life in ways which leave me no option but to fall on my face before His throne and whisper my thanksgiving.