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It plunged everyone I know deeper into the poor zone. The attacks were meant to damage the USA economically and did that and more. Terrorism is meant to keep people living in fear. I grew up saying, "I'm not afraid of anything." But I tell you honestly, 9-11 shook me to my bones and made my skin crawl. I found my strength in Jesus to set my mind free while my hands shook with fear.

I remember waking up nagging because the alarm was on country music and was supposed to be on classic rock. I wanted to be at the car dealer at 9:00 AM to make my first car payment. As I pulled in the car lot I heard on my radio that we were under attack and it was the same twin towers that had been targeted before. I walked in the door and asked the dealer if he heard about the attack. He had on his desk a phone and remote control. He called the car lot across the street and asked, "Is you TV on? Turn it on." I watched two men in the parking lot across the street run into their building. He made a call to his wife and said, "Turn on the TV, we're under attack." I sat down in front of his TV and watched with him for a few minutes. I never will forget him saying, "I have water, I save all my jugs and they are full of water." We country folks are prepared for a lot or we think we are, but how do we prepare for something of that magnitude?

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