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    Oh, My Child: The Cry of Rachel Today
    Oh, My Child: The Cry of Rachel Today
    Oh, My Child: The Cry of Rachel Today
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    Oh, My Child: The Cry of Rachel Today

    By R.L. McGee

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    "Oh, My Child" is about a group of small town Christians, who, knew each other in church, but did not know each other's secrets. They all stood next to each other in Church each Sunday, but a strange twist occurred and thy all ended up in out patient psychology therapy. Leola was diagnosed paranoid/schizophrenia, Alice was suffering from Post Traumatic Disorder after being raped by her step father when her mother was hooked on drugs, Helen was confused about being gay or straight, Pastor Wright was a wife beater who straightened up after serving time in prison and Butch, the town drunk, was in love with the missionary.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateMay 19, 2014
    ISBN9781496909664
    Oh, My Child: The Cry of Rachel Today
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    R.L. McGee

    I was born in Chicago Illinois to Lloyd and Rosie McGee, who brought a total of 12 human beings into this world. My father was a Baptist Reverend and also a brick mason by trade. My mother was a home maker since the age of 13 years old when she married my father. Back in the old days, it was not unusual for girls to marry young. My parents found my father for my mother and he proved himself to be very respectful and upstanding. My mother did fall in love with my father and they married immediately. My father had a congregation in Tupelo, Mississippi where my mother was born. They moved from Mississippi to Chicago after their 10 born children and that is where I was born...right at home. Being next to the last child gave me the opportunity to observe too much. I chuckle at some of the things that I remember seeing my siblings go through., but I am sad at times when I think about some of our hard times, after my father passed away. The story that you are about to read is a great deal, in part about my family. Some of the things that you are about to read may be shocking to you. One thing that I will tell you to expect is...anything and everything. Although my father was a Reverend, our family was not the worst, but it was not the best. He did pray for us all though. Have you heard the saying that clergymen have the worse kids. Well, it may be true in some cases, but that doesn't mean all of them. You decide. After my father passed, my brothers and sisters took on new roles in the household. My oldest brother had passed away in Chicago shortly after moving there. He had luekemia. Shortly afterward my father passed away. My mother was under a vast amount of sorrow and had a nervous break down. We all stuck together and we made it past that. Shortly after that, my uncle helped my mother find a home in southern Illinois and we moved there. I made a few bad and got pregnant early, but, I still continues school the hard way and on to college I went. Shortly after that, I joined the Navy. That is where I decided to write this book. I hope that you have on your seat belts because this is going to be a wild ride.

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      Book preview

      Oh, My Child - R.L. McGee

      © 2014 R.L. McGee. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 05/16/2014

      ISBN: 978-1-4969-0967-1 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4969-0966-4 (e)

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models.and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Introduction

      Prologue

      Acknowledgement

      Oxygen Tears

      Scene I

      Scene II

      Scene III

      Chapter II Scene IV

      Chapter III Scene V

      Chapter IV

      Scene VI

      About Alice

      Pastor as a Preacher

      Pastor as a man

      Jessie

      Pearl

      Ruby, Regina, Helen and Bobby

      Dedication

      Introduction

      This is a story based on the lives of real people, who never knew… The question still remains in their mind; Who knew . . . What made them snap?

      Prologue

      Live your life, but learn a lesson that comes with living. While you can breathe, you should hope. While you hope, you should expect to keep breathing. One doesn’t work well without the other. We take charge of our lives to some extent, when we work these two sidekicks together. Never give up on seeking a spiritually rich life. Reach for the greatest relationship in the world. Of course, I mean reach for a relationship beyond humanity. Remember… man will fail you, but there is one, beyond man, who never will fail you. He just continues to write new lesson plans for us until we reach a higher ground.

      Emotions run very high in many segments of my book. Please prepare yourself to laugh, cry, feel weary for some of the characters, cry for them and get angry about some of the situations. You will need to have, by your side a few things. Those things are: Your cell phone; because you will want to tell someone about what you are reading right away, a cool drink, a snack, and a box of tissue to wipe away your tears of laughter and your tears of sadness.

      You may see someone that closely favors one or more of the characters depicted in this book. I have heard many say that they have seen themselves in this dynamic piece of work. You will enjoy this book because it is about real people and today’s living experiences… you’ll see.

      Acknowledgement

      I know, that there are broken homes all over the world and my heart truly goes out to those of you who are trapped in that hell. I know that there are women being abused and killed by the second and I am sorry that people don’t have compassion for life the way they should. I know that there are children shut up in homes who are afraid to tell someone that they are being raped and misused. This is the one thing that I truly HATE!!! Leave our children alone! Women… you better bash mister in the head and ask for forgiveness later (that quote comes from and is accredited to the movie, The color purple (it is not my quote, but it is my feelings) To the men; God created you to look strong and not weak, to provide for others, to be a giver of life and not a taker. He gave you charge of naming living creatures, including Eve. He gave you power to tread over serpents… why on earth would you be willing to trade that power for a weaker stature? Hold your position by doing what you are created to do. Man, stand up and be the man that the Almighty God has ordained YOU to be; strong, compassionate and courageous! If you all read this poem, it will get you ready for the emotions within this story:

      Oxygen Tears

      Now we hear about the fate of an innocent woman, who thought she was safe in a strange man’s hands Who heard her struggling? Oh, no one did!

      She had to be quiet, for the sake of her kids

      In his hands, she was as scared as could be

      Every night she thought, Will it be him or me?

      The odds were against her; she had many fears. She cried, but no one saw her hot oxygen tears

      We didn’t know just how this would end

      This was a message to all of her friends

      We don’t know our final day or the hour

      We do know that we depend on God’s power

      On their faces was oxygen, big oxygen tears

      The groans of their voices was echoing in our ears

      She won’t break down, no! He won’t see her cry No, she won’t let him see wet tears in her eyes

      Scene I

      The Devil’s play ground—the mind

      Belinda, the receptionist is close to tears at her desk. She is the person who works for Dr. Gilroy, the psychologist in the hospital. She is on the telephone attempting to calm a patient who is frantic. She can feel his energy flowing in through the telephone. The therapy room has chairs of different colors and styles spread around the room. Dr. Gilroy enters the office for a discharge review of patients.

      (Belinda is talking to Leroy, a patient’s son)

      Belinda

      You are going to have to get control of your father.

      (Dr. Gilroy She sees Belinda’s frustration and sits in a chair across from Belinda)

      Leroy

      Now, how am I going to do that? This full grown man is hopping on one leg, going around in circles screaming quack, quack, I’m a pink Cadillac. (In the background you hear someone shouting, Quack, quack three times)

      Belinda

      If you can’t control him, Leroy, you’ll have to get him down her for an exam.

      Leroy

      Can’t y’all send one of them patty wagons to get him? I am scared of this joker… What if he gets in the car with me and thinks he is a stunt man or something and jumps out of the door. Oh, Lord! Please help me

      (He’s almost crying now)

      Belinda:

      Leroy I need you to call 911 and get him to the hospital right away. The staff will be waiting for your arrival.

      Leroy

      Yeah, that’s what I will do. They have restraints in the ambulance and they are trained to do this kind of thing. Thank you, Jesus. I will call you when we get to the emergency room drive way.

      Dr. Gilroy

      Are you alright Belinda?

      Belinda

      I am fine Doctor. This is routine.

      Dr. Gilroy

      O.K, you are good at your job, Belinda

      Belinda

      Doctor, that’s what your mouth says. How about saying it with a raise?

      (Belinda stared at her briefly)

      Dr. Gilroy

      Don’t I have a group discharge session this morning?

      Belinda:

      Yes, doctor. They are on the way

      Dr. Gilroy

      And is their Pastor confirmed to be here? You know he is coming to reconnect with them and invite them to the church today.

      Belinda

      I thought that Church was the final field day in the program.

      Dr. Gilroy

      It is, but, we don’t want it to seem like we are forcing religion on them.

      (Pastor Wright enters the room)

      Dr. Gilroy

      Good morning, Pastor Wright. Please come with me.

      (Dr. Gilroy and Pastor Wright went into the lab room)

      Dr. Gilroy

      Will you also transport them to the church with you?

      Pastor Wright

      Yes, Dr. Gilroy, I will take all those that will come with me. You know that the Lord gave us choice.

      (Everyone enters the back door, one at a time and stops briefly at Belinda’s desk to sign in)

      (They are all sitting and suddenly they began talking)

      Ruby

      Who knew… that one day I would look at my daughter with sorrow and fears? Who knew that she would run away from me, leaving me home with nothing to remember her by, except tears and fears? I didn’t consent to her leaving, she ran away from me! Now she returns beaten by poverty, loneliness and abuse? Who knew?

      Butch

      Who knew that my innocent and sweet son would follow the wrong crowd and desert his real dreams of becoming a successful powerhouse in business? He once counted his pennies from selling his bubble gum from his gum ball machine and he was killed counting dollars from selling white balls of crack from a pack. I hurt so badly, man. I drink to keep my head straight. Who knew?

      Mary

      Who knew that my baby girl, who continued to proclaim that she wanted to become a nun since she was a young child, would find herself locked up in

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