I woke up early this morning, not to a glorious sunrise, but to news reports that the terrorists are trying to attack us again. After watching the news for a bit, I attempted to get a little more sleep - to no avail - and that's when I heard it. Coming from the bedroom down the hall, Caleb, my son, my angel, is laughing in his sleep. So, on behalf of a mother, I have a few things to say.

Thank you to the Military, both the US and our Allies, who are fighting evil where it lives, often using innocent lives as sheilds. Thank you to the Intellegence Agents, who put together bits and pieces of conversations, current events and the minutiae of everyday life in an attempt to stay one step ahead of the plots these terrorists conceive. Thank you to the Law Enforcement Agents, who respond to every report of suspicious activity, even when we are just being paranoid. I know I don't say "Thank You" enough, but if you weren't there, standing between us and the evil which is trying with every fiber of its being to obliterate us, my son would not be sleeping safely in his bed, giggling while he sleeps. Thank you.