Monday, May 24, 2010

Christie's Frustrations

Christie's Frustrations

"Mommie"!!!!!! Christie cries on the phone.

"Where are you? I've been left here all alone."

She says "I'm in trouble with you and dad.

I didn't do it I don't think."

How much more blame can she assume

without going over the brink?

"Mommy, I want to hug you,"

the conversation moves along.

"Are you in South Carolina?

Why can't I come home?"

Her mind is filled with questions

and there's no one to explain.

Instead her thoughts are re-directed

as she's left

to deal with her own pain.

She says "I'm sad"

and there's nothing we can do

when the tears invade her eyes

and she pleads,

"Please take me home with you."

She says "am I being punished?

Why can't I go home?"

She follows us with pleading eyes

as we leave her there alone.

And so she sits with crippled feet,

holding her teddy bear.

"She says where is mom?

But mom isn't there."

She says "I'm sad

It's a thing of the heart."

Won't someone help us bring her home

before she falls apart?

Written by Mary Hudson

Christie's Mammaw

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh Becky this breaks my heart.Wish there was something we could do other than pray and wait. But i guess thats all we can do til GOD gets the right Judge in place. So that we can getr her here and CELEBRATE BOY CANT WAIT FOR THAT BIG PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gina and mike

May 25, 2010 at 10:43 PM
Tracy said...

Becky - I can not imagine the tears that you have shed. I have shed so so many myself and I do not even know you. I wish I could just hug her and tell her that it will be okay! I do not understand why they can not see that she needs family, she does not need to sit in a hallway! I am sure she has nice people looking out for her that care for her, but they do not love her nor have the security that her family can offer her heart! Please know my thoughts and prayers are with you and Christie. - Just to let you know, I am not some kind of internet stalker, I do not ever write on any blogs or anything like that, my Dad saw the accident and it has stayed with me ever since then, he was on the phone with me as he sat in traffic. You have touched my heart! Tracy

May 28, 2010 at 9:21 PM
Anonymous said...

Becky, The poem is heart wrenching. We are still praying and hope God will bring her home soon.
Love, Sharon and David

June 1, 2010 at 5:44 PM
Brittani said...

i didn't think i could shed any more tears over christie but did when i read this i thought with it being so long and not hearing anything from anyone it wouldn't hurt as bad when bad news came but would still be a great joy when good new came but i was wrong and i know what i feel isn't half of what you feel just know that i pray for you guys all the time and hopefully she will be home as soon as possible

July 21, 2010 at 4:18 PM

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About Christie

I am Becky, Christie's Mom and I want to tell you about Christie. Christie is a beautiful, outgoing, and caring person. She loves outside, turtles, frogs, birds all kinds of animals especially horses. Christie has talked about maybe becoming a vet. Christie was injured in a car wreck on April 19,2008. Christie has a severe globial brain injury where they had to remove the whole left tempral lobe. This blog is to share Christie's story. She is a fighter, and she is making a recovery that no one thought she would.

MOTHERS


This is a truly BEAUTIFUL piece. Please Read this at a slow pace, digesting every word and in Leisure...do not hurry... This is a treasure...
>For those lucky to still be blessed with your Mom,This is beautiful. For those of us who aren't, this is Even more beautiful. For those who are moms, you'll love this.
>The young mother set her foot on the path of life. 'Is This the long way?' she asked. And the guide said:'Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it... But The end will be better than the beginning.'
But the young mother was happy, and she would not Believe that anything could be better than these years. So she Played with her children, and gathered flowers for Them along the way, and bathed them in the clear streams; and The sun shone on them, and the young Mother cried,'Nothing will ever be lovelier than this.'
>Then the night came, and the storm, and the path was Dark, and the children shook with fear and cold, and the mother Drew them close and covered them with her mantle, and the children said, 'Mother, we are not afraid, for you are near, and no harm can come.'
>And the morning came, and there was a hill ahead, and The children climbed and grew weary, and the mother was weary. But at all times she said to the children,' A little patience and we are there.'So the children climbed, and when they reached the top They said, 'Mother, we would not have done it without you.'
>And the mother, when she lay down at night looked up At the stars and said, 'This is a better day than the last, for my Children have learned fortitude in the face of hardness.Yesterday I gave them courage. Today, I've given them strength.'
>And the next day came strange clouds which darkened The earth, clouds of war and hate and evil, and the children groped And stumbled, and the mother said: 'Look up. Lift your eyes to the light. ' And the children looked and saw above the clouds An everlasting glory, and it guided them beyond the Darkness. And that night the Mother said, 'This is the best day of all, for I have shown my children God.'
>And the days went on, and the weeks and the months and The years, and the mother grew old and she was little and bent. But her children were tall and strong, and walked with Courage. And when the way was rough, they lifted her, For she was as light as a feather; and at last they came to a hill,And beyond they could see a shining road and golden gates flung wide. And Mother said, 'I have reached the end of my journey. And now I know the end Is better than the beginning, for my children can Walk alone, and their children after them.'
>And the children said, 'You will always walk with us, Mother, even when you have gone through the gates.'And they stood and watched her as she went on alone, and the gates Closed after her. And they said: 'We cannot see her But she is with us still. A Mother like ours is more than a memory. She Is a living presence.......'
>Your Mother is always with you... She's the whisper Of the leaves as you walk down the street; she's the smell of bleach In your freshly laundered socks; she's the cool hand On your brow when you're not well. Your Mother lives Inside your laughter. And she's crystallized in every tear drop. She's the place you came from, your first home; and she's the map you follow with every step you take. She's your first love And your first heartbreak, and nothing on earth can Separate you.Not time, not space... Not even death!
>I LOVE YOU MY BABY GIRL