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Jacqueline Kennedy – AKA – Jackie ‘O

Did you watch the ABC special on Tuesday evening?  I did.  I loved and admired Jacqueline Kennedy.

I was very young when John Kennedy became President.  To young to know anything about politics, or the presidency.  Of course, like everyone in America, when JFK was shot it was an episode of  shock and horror, probably my first taste of how the world can be an evil place.


I remember clearly the funeral service for our President, her husband.  I actually kept a scrapbook… photos of the funeral, photos of Jackie and her family.  I still have this scrapbook, with newspaper clippings that are turning yellow from time.
It was at this time, during the funeral ceremonies, that I began to admire this woman.  She stood tall.  Her two children by her side, they were so tiny.   I was to young to realize how sad this was for her children, I only focused on Jacqueline Kennedy.

John F. Kennedy Jr. salutes at father's funeral

 

 

The newpapers compared her look, at the funeral, to the Madonna.  No, not Lady Madonna. The original Madonna, the mother of Jesus Christ.
The two hour special was based on tapes of an interview, uncut interviews.  Jacqueline’s daughter, Caroline, released these tapes to the public.   I commend her daughter.  Caroline released the tapes uncut,  did not hide what her mother said, even though some of  the comments are considered not politically correct.  PC was not in existence in the 60’s.
 I loved her voice, she spoke softly and lovingly.  The special revealed how she loved and admired her husband.   Jackie placed her husband before herself… always making sure she made him happy, and admitting that it was a little Victorian, but that is what she wanted for him. (JFK).  I realized, as I watched the show, that Jacqueline Kennedy did not disappoint me in the least.  She was exactly the type of person I imagined her to be.  She possessed class.  She gave truth to the saying, “You cannot buy class, you are  born with it.”   Jacqueline Kennedy was born with it.
  
OK,  she did disappoint me when she married Onassis, the Greek tycoon.  But, I do believe she did this to protect her children.  She feared for their lives, they were Kennedy’s.  And wanted to get them far away from this land.  The world was not so small than.  You could  escape from your surrounding.  Of course she did come back home when the time was right for her.
When she died the world lost a beautiful person, I mean beauty from inside out. She was only 64 years old when she passed on to meet her husband.  She was young when she died but, I am glad she was not alive to see her son, John Jr. die.  He died in a plane crash.
Jackie Kennedy in Capri - August 24, 1970
So, if you did not get to see the special, or maybe not really know who Jackie ‘O was.  Go ahead, catch the repeat. Get it on the web.
Learn about this  timeless woman, Jacqueline Kennedy…she was history in the making.
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Jackie’s portrait drawn by her fashion designer Oleg Cassini
Shopping, Time of the Season

Take From Me….My Lace

Now that autumn is almost here, I’m thinking  lace and I’m determined  to wear white until my tan fades away completely.I really like this 3/4 sleeve lace dress.

I love silver and this lacey necklace.

 

Get wrapped up in a friendly boa.

If you must wear stocking….make them lace top thigh highs

A white lace front button cardigan…perfect for day and night

For a perfect ending here is a lace sheet set in lovely soft colors…..someone has been listening to Stevie Nicks.

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Flight #93 – God Is Great!

I watched in agony, on Sunday, as the news showed the planes crashing into the Towers.  Oh, how the pain resurfaced, and tears, once again began to flow.  I honestly forgot how painful that day was, watching the Towers get hit and then gone.  My heart wrenched as all the emotions came flooding back to me…we all still feel the sting…9.11 is our Pearl Harbor.

But, it is flight #93 that I would like to talk about.  This  plane crashed in Shanksville,PA, never reaching its destination….Thank God!

I need to talk about  Todd Beamer and the passengers of that flight.

I believe that on that fatal day( 9.11.01) flight number 93 aircraft wings were transformed into the wings of angels.  The name of one of the angels…Todd Beamer.

Todd Beamer was just like me and you.  Just like all the people, who on that day expected no change in their daily routine.  Up at dawn, brushing teeth, swig of coffee, dressed, and out the door,  went to work, or caught a plane, everyday it is done, without a second thought. And Todd, I am 100% sure, did not give that day a second moments thought.

I will  presume neither did the terrorist.  They never gave the passengers of flight # 93 a second thought.  They just assumed that they (the terrorist) would be in complete control.   Little did they know that Todd was a passenger on this flight, and that he, along with others, would be in control and bring down the plane, not the terrorists.

I would guess it did not take the passengers very long to realize this was a flight to hell.  As they made connections with the outside world they quickly became aware of the attack on  the World Trade Center.

Todd Beamer, tried to contact his family, but he only connected to  GTE supervisor, Lisa D. Jefferson.   Only!  It was Lisa, a perfect stranger, who gave comfort to Todd in his final moments.  As Todd explained to Lisa that the passengers were getting ready to overtake the terrorists, he asked Lisa to  recite  the Lords’ prayer with him.

It was after completing this prayer that the infamous words were said,

“LET’S ROLL”

This was the signal to ram into the cockpit and overtake the terrorist.

These passengers formed a voluntary army.  They fought for control.  In doing so they prevented the terrorist from accomplishing their evil, evil plan.

LET’S ROLL...simple words, after a simple prayer.

I believe that Todd’s and Lisa’s prayer was answered.

Did the passengers want to crash?  NO!  Of course not!  But, they had to have known that they would not make it out alive.  It took considerable strength, as well as courage, to go down fighting.  These passengers were not military, firemen, or policemen, who dedicate their lives to protect, and by God many firemen, and policemen, died doing their duty on that frightful day.

No these passengers were everyday folks, remember like I said,”Just like you and me.”   They were  aware of the bomb that the terrorist had strapped on him.

Where did this strength come from?  You can make your own assumptions, but I say it came from the God that Todd Beamer and Lisa prayed to.  God  responded to the prayer.  Not by saving their lives, but by saving the lives of others.

Flight #93 was presumed to be headed for the White house.  I shudder at the thought if the terrorist had completed their mission.

I do not know if Todd  lived a life of faith, but he died in faith.

Todd and the other passengers gave up the most precious thing they had…LIFE...and that decision was theirs.

The passengers of flight #93 showed, you don’t have to accept the presence of evil…for when good people stand up to evil, it always fails…history has recorded that many times.

It has also been said that the flight recorder also recorded a  terrorist yell  “Allah Akbar” (God is Great)…Yes, I am in full agreement with this terrorist…GOD IS GREAT!!...

Thank You, Great God,  for  blessing us with Todd Beamer, who today is celebrating with you in heaven.

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