O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood [and sisterhood]
From sea to shining sea.
September 11 is always an emotional day to remember. This morning I took a moment to honor + salute.
Smoothie for breakfast – to help with the dehydration…
Raspberries [frozen], banana, 1 cup milk, chia seeds, and Peanut Butter puffins –
With Lipton
Look who is back from summer camp! They brought Miss Lilly the Ballerina with them – she wants to meet Faith!
-And then they packed their house into their cars.
I agree on the 9/11 thing! God bless all those who lost loved ones! <3
Emotional is right — have a safe day Kath!
Never forget!
I’m looking at you pictures of a smoothie in a bowl while I eat mine with peanut butter puffs on top. Must be that kind of morning!
Thinking of and honoring all those noble soldiers today…
It is a very emotional day. The coverage on tv is difficult to watch.
Your breakfast looks amazing! Must go make myself a smoothie. 🙂
I can’t believe it’s been 10 years already. Good luck moving!
beautiful first picture. Today is very emotional for so many people, yes. I hope the move goes as smoothly as possible for you Kath!
I cannot believe it was 10 years ago! Never forget. Glad to see the bears are back 🙂
Watching the coverage is difficult. Reading the notes above makes me tear up. Have a good day!
The memorial is so hard to watch. My heart aches for all those families. 10 years now…so hard to believe.
Mmmm…smoothie….
Welcome home bears!
Beautiful, simple post.
Good luck with that rehydration. 🙂
I LOVE peanut butter puffins! Good luck with your move today
can’t stop thinking about 9/11 today. wish i didn’t have to work so i could reflect more with my husband. we were living in nyc then and it was the craziest day of our lives.
Thinking back to 9/11 gives me chills. My family had just moved to the Middle East about 1 week prior and I remember coming home from school to find my mum watching TV. I thought it was a movie, but it turned out it was the news. God bless all the families of those involved.
And on a happier note, welcome home bears!
Beautiful way to honor our fellow Americans. Always glad to see the bears back from camp…and that great bike mug!! So glad you like it!! Good luck moving!
Beautiful picture to show your remembrance……
It still breaks my heart to think of all the lives lost + families who were affected. They’ll be in my thoughts today!
Beautiful photo. Random question: where did you get that bicycle mug? I would LOVE to buy one for my mom! Thanks!
It was a gift from a reader from a NY gift shop
LOVE peanut butter puffins! Not so much as cereal but awesome as a topping/snack!
Good luck with the move today. I hope you get tons done.
Have a productive day!! Hope your move goes well 🙂
Hard to believe 10 years has already passed, never forget!
Your smoothie looks amazing, peanut butter puffins are my favorite!
Good Luck with the move! 🙂 I spend my morning glued to the TV watching the 9/11 service at the new Memorial. It was so heart breaking. It never gets easier to watch it.. 10 years later.
Good luck with moving today! Hope the bears pull their weight 😉
It must be a little upsetting/disorienting for the bears to be moving almost as soon as they get back! You may have to promise them their very own room in the new house.
I told them they were getting their own room. I hope I didn’t overstep, but they are very excited!
I love Puffins too. A little sad remembering today, but SO THANKFUL for those that protect, service and fight for our freedom & safety.
My heart goes out to all of those who have lost loved ones and to all the ones that still go on to keep our country free. Today and every day, I am humbled.
I love the understated nature of this post…. so many blessings and thoughts with all those who lost someone, but also a moment to remember the difficult things that happen all over the world.
Life is such a blessing and yet filled with so many struggles… xox
God bless America!! It is a great country to live in, and we should never take that for granted!
Tribute to all who give/gave their lives to help, as well….. 🙂
So hard to believe it’s already been 10 years!!
P.S. pretty bowl! Love green.
I tried the chocolate and peanut butter puffins and I think my heart is with the chocolate ones. They have the most delicious cocoa flavor compared to the peanut butter which seem to have an underlying corn taste.
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PB Puffins are so good!
And I dig the 1st picture with the sunlight and the way you can just “feel” the sunlight in that pic.
Hope you’re having a productive day packing!
Kath, reading your tribute was a great way to start off the day. It inspired me to write a little tribute, as well.
Wishing you luck on your packing AND just wanted to thank you for your tribute to oatmeal (I just got a killer cold and your oatmeal inspired my comfort food dinner last night!)
God bless the men and women who lost their lives on 9/11, and their families as well!!!
The Bears had a long summer camp! They looked like they had fun, but seem a little pooped out 🙂
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Thank you for this post. It is an emotional day but I’m grateful for the unity it creates.
Hugs, Kath.
Kath- You set such a GREAT example of how to slow down and appreciate a moment, appreciate a meal… It is not so easy to do these days considering the ultra busy lives we all lead! Thank you for reminding us all how important it is to stop, enjoy and trudge right on though all we need to do with ease and grace! Good luck again with your move!
Thank you!! <3
Love this remembrance post 🙂
And I love that I finally found a blogger who eats PB Puffins! They’re my favorite cereal, and I eat ’em just like that too on top of my smoothie!! 🙂