But how do you go on? It's an age-old question everyone faces during a time of grief. Crying is one form of release that enables people to begin healing. On 9-11, it seemed all of America cried. And so it is that a book got its title: 911: The Day America Cried and another form of release and healing was created out of the ashes of despair.

More than 80 authors from across the nation and a few from Canada, including several groups of children, wrote to release their pain about the events of 9-11 and compiled their collection of poems, letters, and stories into a book that will continue to bring hope to our nation now more than one year after that tragic day. The proceeds of the book will benefit The Todd M. Beamer Foundation, an organization founded by Beamer's wife and family to begin "a new era of hope" and to continue Todd's legacy of hope, courage, and faith. The book is called 911: The Day America Cried, A collection of poems, letters, and stories on an American tragedy, ISBN 0-9713266-5-7, 288 pages, $15.95 U.S., published by Obadiah Press—and it is all about healing the pain.

It is the authors' hope that as their writing about their feelings helped them to heal, so, too, will reading these stories that reflect the fears, pain, grief, and anguish born of that day—and then also the hope, patriotism, and pride in America and in being an American that also came forth from the rubble of devastation—give many others tremendous comfort and further their healing, as well. The book's editor, Tina L. Miller, says she hopes it will bring Americans even further—"by bringing them hope."

"The Todd M. Beamer Foundation was created with hope," she says. "This book was written and published in a spirit of hope. And reading the stories written by our nation's children—and others—reaffirm for me that there is indeed a great deal of hope for all of us."

"…You will be especially touched by the short stories written by the children," agrees Doug MacMillan, Executive Director of The Todd M. Beamer Foundation. "Their unique perspective on the events of September 11 reminds us that today's children are tomorrow's heroes, capable of positively impacting our world for the good of others."

911: The Day America Cried is available at Amazon.com, direct from the publisher by calling toll-free 1-866-536-3167, or through your local bookstore. 

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