Sunday September 10th

9.11 Memorial: Tawanna Griffin I met Tawanna Griffin today. I should say, I met her story. Tawanna Griffin was a 9.11 Victim. She was 30. She left behind a Husband and 5 year old son. Family Meant Everything Tawanna and Bobby Griffin met in the kitchen of a Wendy's restaurant in East New York, Brooklyn, where they had after-school jobs in high school. Romance blossomed over the deep fryers, and their life together began soon after. Theirs was a tight bond, said Mr. Griffin's sister Juanita Inniss, who saw it in the little things the Griffins did together, like the daily ritual of Mrs. Griffin's predawn trip to work. She had to be at Cantor Fitzgerald, where she worked as a cashier in the company cafeteria, by 6 a.m., so at 5 a.m., without fail, Mr. Griffin, a plainclothes security guard who worked evenings, got up and drove his wife the eight blocks to her subway stop. When she got home, Mrs. Griffin, who was 30, doted on their 5-year-old son, Bobby Jr., and when the weekend came, home was the only place she really wanted to be. ------------------------------------------------------ Tawanna, You are gone but not forgotten. You will live on forever in the hearts of your loved ones. Each day they think of you, your memory lives on another day. Today, I ask everyone who reads this to take just one moment from the many you are given today. Say a prayer for Bobby Jr. Pray that the world is kinder to him than those with a mother to come home to. Mom's love is sweet and forgiving. Mom teaches us compassion and forgiveness. Pray that Bobby Jr. forgives those that robbed him of his time with his Mother. Say a prayer for those loved ones that Tawanna left behind. Pray that their hearts are stronger this 9.11 and that they can celebrate the life and accomplishments that Tawanna had. Fill their hearts with Love and Purpose. I thank you for your prayers. They cost you but a moment. And yet, they cannot be bought. In her memory, a quilt has been made. Note: You can honor a 9/11 victim in your blog. Please visit: »www.jamulian.com