My daughter Raven had a school project called creative writing. She decided to write a short story about her life. We didn't even know she was doing this until she came home with it the other day. It's one of the heaviest stories I've ever read and it was written by a SEVEN YEAR OLD...

MY LIFE
by Raven Hall

One time I was living in Murrieta. One
morning my Dad was in a terrible car accident on his way to work. My Mom
woke me up very early that morning. My Mom dropped me off at my aunt's
house in Riverside. My mom thought she would pick my Dad up from the
hospital but he was too hurt to get picked up. He wasn't even awake, so
my aunt took me and my sister Willow to my mom in Palm Springs. We
stayed in a place called the Hanson House that was next to the hospital.
I had to live there for two whole months. It was hot and a small room
with two beds and no TV. I cried there because my Dad was in the
hospital. One day my Mom took me to see my Dad for the first time.
When I saw him he was in bed with tubes in his mouth and a tube in his nose,
he also had tubes in his arms and a halo to keep his neck still. He
couldn't talk yet or move but he could blink his eyes and I could tell he was
happy to see me. My Mom said not to be scared but I wasn't because I
could see he was still my Daddy. That night my Mom had my new baby
sister, her name is Lily and she is very cute. Now my Mom and Dad were
both in the hospital. It was hard to have both my parents in the
hospital because I'm used to having my parents taking care of me. My
aunties and Grandma took care of me and Willow while my parents were in the
hospital. One day my Dad came home from the hospital. He was in
the hospital for four months so I was very happy to have my Daddy home
again. He told us he couldn't move yet so he couldn't give us big hugs
like he did before so he would have to give us a bunch more kisses
instead. So everyday we still get a lot of kisses from Dad. One
night a nice boy named Hal and his Dad came to our house to visit us.
They told us about a place called Project Walk. Project Walk helps
people get better who are in a wheelchair like my Dad and Hal. Hal and
his Dad said they have a foundation that could help my Dad go to Project
Walk. It's called Be Perfect Foundation. My Dad goes to Project
Walk now and is getting better and stronger. He can almost wheel himself
around now and almost squeezes me tight when he hugs us like he used to.
My Mom takes care of us all now until my Daddy can again and our family is all
together again, so now I am happy .

The
End

Thanks Hornedquad and thanks Raven. That's a touching story of love. Many thanks.

oo I agree, it's just so wonderfully touching that even a small child can be so positive and understanding about what her family has gone through, she must be such a blessing to you

what a fantastic little girl, so mature for her years, it was a real pleasure to read her inspiring story, you must be so proud of your little girl, she'll go far

thank you for sharing that with us....now excuse me while i wipe the tears from my eyes....toni

AWWWWWWE! So sweet and what a perceptive little girl and positive too! Thanks for sharing the story with us.

ok....gotta go call my daughters

Thanx everyone...yes her beautiful little face along with her two sisters and her moms make everyday sunny with puffy clouds in the sky

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"... her beautiful little face along with her two sisters and her moms make everyday sunny with puffy clouds in the sky"

Ohh Amen to that ! Thanks for sharing- you will all do just fine !

Wow!

There is only one problem. This post needs to come with a Kleenex warning. LOL

That's very heart warming to know that she's that happy just to get a hug from you again.

Couldn't reply when I first read your post,,,, a bit choked up.

The best indication of your worth as a parent is the children you raise. You seem to have done well.
ed

Thanx a lot for that Ed... nothing makes me prouder than to yap on and on about my beautiful daughters and smokin hot wife I am truly a lucky man!

Cheers,
Mark H

That's a wonderful and well-written story. Thanks for sharing it with us!

A strong motivational force for you definitely
Inspiring family !

And all she wanted is just a hug from daddy…

Thanks for sharing.

AAWWW! What a strong smart lil girl......Can you tel me more about the orginization that helped you go? We have been saving money to go to project walk....its looking impossible

Thanks! The foundation that has been sponsoring me at Project Walk is the Be Perfect Foundation. All the info on them can be found here: www.beperfectfoundation.com

What a choker,
Lovely story give that girl a hug from me, she does you credit..

thanks for sharing..

Aww,I'd love her to know what a huge inspiration your little girl is to us all.How wonderful,brave and intelligent she is..
Me and my partner are desperate to have a child after 2 miscarriages.
Tonight i spoke online to my cousin 13yrs my junior who had a little boy 12weeks ago,Alfie.She expressed her concerns on how me and my fiance would manage.Tommorow i shall be showing her all these posts on this particular subject along with this wonderful story from your daughter and her thoughts about everything...
I can't thank your little girl enough.
Please tell her just how many ppls hearts she has touched,and ppl she has inspired...
many many thanks
Tanya and Steve xx

This was beautiful!

Thank you so much for your message … I read it to my little Raven tonight to show her how her story has an effect on people all over the world … It makes her mother and I so proud And warms our hearts to know that any of us can bring a smile To others by simply telling our story … Post SCI life is hard but we are managing and couldn't do any of it without each other. Sorry to hear about your troubles Regarding the miscarriages , I sincerely hope you two are blessed With a child of your own . I'm sure you two will be wonderful parents … Good luck

Mark H

thanks for sharing..

Mark,
Thank you for sharing your little girl's story. My heart is touched.

Wow - I read your story on your blog, after reading Raven's letter/story. The very bottom is your pic from New Years 2009 - seeing your eyes while with your girls is just inspiring. Your family is the embodiment of strength! So inspiring.

this is a great poem!