She said Cinderella...

It was beautiful...but I don't think she knew what it meant to me. We were walking around the mall and I stepped into the Disney store thinking about the two little people in my home who crave all things Disney. Rebecca walked in and said, "You know, I feel like Cinderella (because of what happened this week)." She went from doing all the chore and being depressed to having a life and a say in what happens in that life. I literally had to hold back the tears my heart was bursting forth! It was as if my little Maddie had said, "Mommy, I am a princess!". All these years...all this time and my baby sister finally feels like the princess she was always meant to be. She even mentioned her own wedding and making it a Cinderella wedding. Weeks ago my mother told her she would never get married because she was too ugly...now she dreams! Beauty in it most precious form... I was blessed by another thing my sister said. We talked about Mikaila and Rebecca was expressing a lot of worry about Mikaila being upset that she'd moved. She didn't want Mikaila to think she was angry at her. I inquired further and Rebecca mentioned how much she cared for Mikaila because she "was the one who raised her". I always felt that way towards all four of the kids. In recent months, after the things my brother had done were revealed, I have felt like I hadn't been as much a part of their lives as I had thought. I obviously hadn't protected them like I thought. I may have been the "whipping boy" so-to-speak but other things were happening. Anyway, when Rebecca mentioned she had the same connection with Mikaila...I guess I felt validated. I just needed that...thank the Lord!