Today, I got a hard question from little Luke on the way to school. I'm positive he did not understand the magnitude of what he had asked, but I teared up at his question and while answering.
Luke- "Mommy, that flag is not all the way to the top."
Me- "You're right Luke. That was done on purpose."
Luke- "Why?"
Silence...
Me- "Because lots of people are sad today."
Luke- "Why?"
Me- "Some people got hurt very badly several years ago. People are sad when they remember, and they don't want to put the flag all the way to the top. We don't raise the flag all the way when we are sad about something."
That seemed to be enough information for him this year. God bless everyone today as we remember 9-11. Everyone remembers in their own way, but this day is a sad one for us all.
Lucy
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