I cried this morning when I listened to Christina Green’s father talk about her as a special little girl whom he adored.

Along with 5 others, Christina was shot and killed by a 22-year old man in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday. With neighbors, she attended a meeting with Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords.  She was just a little girl who was interested in politics and wanted to meet her state representative.  Outside a grocery store. In the middle of the day.

The anguish I saw in this father’s eyes was heartbreaking. As a mother, I wept with him, as I’m sure thousands of others did this morning.

She was precious and adorable. The photo of her in her ballerina outfit and her gorgeous brown eyes will stay with me for a long time.

Her father loves her and he and his wife and son will miss her for all time. He said that we (the general public) will remember the “bookends” of her life: she was born on the tragic September 11, 2001 and died a tragic death in 2011.

But he said with tears, I’ll remember the 9 wonderful years in between. I’ll remember the book of her life. It was an amazing book and I loved every minute of it.

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One Response to “Tucson Tragedy”

1. Margo says:

   January 10, 2011 at 1:42 pm

   How profound that the 9 years this little girl lived began and ended on such prolific days in the life of our nation’s government. It touches my heart and makes me thankful I know a living God who cares and has a plan even when in my human understanding I do not grasp the bigger picture and how God will use the significance of that loss. It’s good to know He hurts when we do, we can trust him with the depth of our pain and give out of our hurt. My prayers are with this family.