Waiting for Superman

It is the last day of November.  This is the month where we typically take some time to reflect on what it is we are thankful for.  

I am thankful for so much....

My little love was singing in the car tonight to "Waiting for Superman" by Daughtry. 

After James died I really had a hard time listening to the radio because every single song reminded me of him.  So I listened to 3 major artists.  Justin Timberlake, Michael Buble, and Daughtry.  

Love each and every one of them to this day...

So here she is singing to this song and as I am listening to the lyrics I just start to tear up... Heck I am about to cry now just thinking about it...

I was that girl in the song.

Did you catch that?

WAS that girl.

I was that broken girl. I was the one who was waiting. 

You want to know what I am thankful for?  I am thankful that I have a God who loves me enough to send me my own Superman.

... And she smiles....

My family

This is my beautiful family.

You wouldn't know it by looking at this picture, but all of us are just a little bit broken.  3 of the kids lost their dad at a young age.  One of the adults lost a spouse.  One of the adults got divorced.  One of the kids, was taken in and loved as one of the "family" because their mother couldn't care for them the way they needed to be cared for.

Together, we make a whole.

4 kids have a father AND a mother.
2 adults have each other and the knowledge that they are loved for who they are completely.

Does it always work?
No.

Do we fight?
Absolutely.

Do we love each other?
Without a doubt.

This is my beautiful family.

Thank you, God.

(* photo credit goes to Echoes in Eternity - visit her FB page here *)