My Cinderella

As I was on my home from work this afternoon, a song came on that I had never heard before. Maybe it's an old song and you've heard it, but it was my first. I heard something about Cinderella and it caught my attention.  So I turned it up, and really listened to the words.

You guys? I cried through the WHOLE song.  The name of the song is "Cinderella" by Steven Curtis Chapman.

 Have you heard it?

 It is basically one of those daddy-daughter-time-goes-by-too-fast type songs.  Maybe it was because my lady friend AF came to visit, or because I was there not too long ago with my dad, or because I have a daughter. Most likely a combination of the three.

But, they get me. Every. Single. Time.

Here are the words...

She spins and she sways to whatever

song plays

Without a care in the world

And I'm sitting here wearing

The weight of the world on my 

shoulders.

It's been a long day and there's still 

work to do

She's pulling at me saying, "Dad, I

need you

There's a ball at the castle and I've 

been invited

And I need to practice my dancing, oh

please, daddy, please."

So I will dance with Cinderella while

she is here in my arms

'Cause I know something the prince

never knew

Oh, I will dance with Cinderella, I

don't want to miss even one song

'Cause all too soon the clock will

strike midnight and she'll be gone

She says he's a nice guy and I'd be

impressed

She wants to know if I approve of the

dress

She says, "Dad the prom is just one

week away

And I need to practice my dancing, oh

please, daddy, please"

So I will dance with Cinderella while 

she is here in my arms

'Cause I know something the prince

never knew

Oh, I will dance with Cinderella, I

don't want to miss even one song

'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight and 

She will be gone

But she came home today with a ring

on her hand

Just glowing and telling us all they

had planned

She says, "Dad, the wedding's still six 

months away

And I need to practice my dancing, oh

please, daddy, please"

So I will dance with Cinderella while

she is here in my arms

'Cause I know something the prince

never knew

Oh, I will dance with Cinderella, I 

don't want to miss even one song

'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight and 

She'll be gone

Are you crying? Because I am.

Now that I am a mother, I think back of what my dad must have went through.  When I started falling in love with another man.

Dude, it's hard being a mom, but being the dad of a daughter? 

I can't even imagine.

Now, don't misunderstand.  Dave is my soul mate and the love of my life, but my daddy?  Not one person in this whole world could fill his place in my heart.  I hold something very very special for him that I just can not explain.

And? I have a feeling the Mia is going to break her daddy's heart, unintentionally, just like I did mine.  But I hope that they always maintain a close relationship and that her daddy remains her #1 man!

I have a feeling that I'm going to need to be strong because I am going to have to be there for my husband when he gives our daughter away one day.  And that day will be here WAY too soon.

And poor Poppy is going to have to give, yet another girl of his, away...

Here is the link to that video, in case you want to sob...

Cinderella