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If You're a Parent and want to appreciate your kids more than you already do....

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Mortgage and Lending with Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 NMLS ID# 158606
Not sure how many of you have heard of this song, Cinderella. It's my girlfriend song that I share for only my 8 year old daugher, Claire and myself.

It's a daddy - daughter song,

HERE'S THE MOST AMAZING PART

He had adopted two "princesses" from China. This is just a conviction for he and his daughters. Stunning....really. He lost his daughter two years later, at the age of 5, from an accident in 2008. Tomorrow is my 8 Year Old Claire's first communion. Each of the 5 of us have a special song. Claire and I.....this is it. We've sang this together 100 times, together but tonight, this stands as my prayer to you!

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Comments (18)

Carolyn Kolba
Serving Mentor, and all of Lake County, Ohio - Mentor, OH
Keller Williams Realty- Mentor, Ohio

Larry, it sounds like you and Claire have a very special daddy-daughter relationship.  You are both very blessed.

Apr 29, 2011 04:58 PM
Catherine Ulrey
Keller Williams Capital City - Salem, OR
Equestrian and Acreage Property Specialist

I have heard this before, and his story.  So sad.  

Blessings to you and your family tomorrow.

Apr 29, 2011 05:16 PM
MichelleCherie Carr Crowe .Just Call. 408-252-8900
Get Results Team...Just Call (408) 252-8900! . DRE #00901962 . Licensed to Sell since 1985 . Altas Realty - San Jose, CA
Family Helping Families Buy & Sell Homes 40+ Years

It's a lovely song - and I have dear little girl in my life having her first communion tomorrow, too.

Apr 29, 2011 05:46 PM
Sondra Meyer:
EXP Realty, LLC - Corpus Christi, TX
See It. Experience It. Live It.

Larry, congrats on the first communion tomorrow.  It sounds likes you are a wondeful dad.  Thank you for the reminder to make sure our kids feel appreciated.   They grow so fast.  I have two boys....

Apr 29, 2011 05:47 PM
Larry Bettag
Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 - Saint Charles, IL
Vice-President of National Production

C....I do!

Cath....ditto to you as well!!!!

Michelle....kudos to you.  Thanks for the re-blog!

Sondra.....They flash by quicker than a snap of a finger.  This is just a stop and smell the roses video!!!!

Apr 29, 2011 05:59 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

What a wonderful song. .Sounds like you have a wonderful father/daughter relationship.  Congrats.

Apr 30, 2011 12:15 AM
Joanna Szwyd
StoneHouse Properties - Great Barrington, MA

Larry, it's great to be a parent, isn't it?  It sounds like you have a wonderful bond with Claire. Thank you for sharing the song. Have a great time with your daughter tomorrow on this special day for her.

Apr 30, 2011 12:33 AM
Kristin Johnston - REALTOR®
RE/MAX Platinum - Waukesha, WI
Giving Back With Each Home Sold!

Larry, never heard this song or the artist and I don't have kids (just furbabies), but it is inspiring anyway...thanks...great find again!

Apr 30, 2011 02:35 AM
William J. Archambault, Jr.
The Real Estate Investment Institute - Houston, TX

Apr 30, 2011 03:18 AM
Sally Dunbar
Lyon Real Estate, Fair Oaks CA (Sacramento Area) - Fair Oaks, CA
Fair Oaks Realtor - Fair Oaks Homes for Sale

Larry - so sweet.  I had never heard this song.  My hubby and I have two daughters.  when they were little, I bought a coffee table, with visions of us playing games on it through the years.  but it ended up being their dancing platform!  We still dance together, and they are 24 and 26!

Apr 30, 2011 07:57 AM
Don MacLean
New England Real Estate Center Inc. - Easton, MA
Realtor-Homes for Sale- Easton, Mass 02356

Never heard of the son but I loved it. Brought back memories of those father daughter dances and such

Thanks

Enjoy the day

Apr 30, 2011 09:06 AM
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty - Spring, TX
Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro

Larry, I have always loved Steven Curtis Chapman but I did not know the story of his daughters.  That is just so very sad!  Congrats on your daughter's first communion.  They grow up so fast my daughter is now 29. 

Apr 30, 2011 09:41 AM
Cindy Edwards
RE/MAX Checkmate - Johnson City, TN
CRS, GRI, PMN - Northeast Tennessee 423-677-6677

Larry,

So sweet the song and your connection to it with your daughter.

Apr 30, 2011 11:37 AM
Alice Linahan
Voices Empower - Argyle, TX

Larry,

I have not been able to come on Activerain for a while. Today I did and today I was blessed because this was the first post I read. 

THANK YOU!!

Alice

Apr 30, 2011 01:53 PM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
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Larry, I have 3 beautiful daughters, they grow so fast - my youngest just had her first child.

Lovely that you cherish your special relationship with your daughter.

Apr 30, 2011 02:07 PM
Larry Bettag
Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 - Saint Charles, IL
Vice-President of National Production

Thanks for all of the comments.  We have a great relationship, but my hope was to crank it up a notch for you, just like I had have happen to me.

Apr 30, 2011 10:38 PM
Roberta Kayne
Dublin & Central Ohio Homes - Dublin, OH
CRS, ABR, SFR, RRS, Realtor, Re/Max Affiliates

Thanks for sharing Larry.   I don't have any children but it's still a lovely song, and a sad story. 

May 01, 2011 11:00 AM
Leslie Ebersole
Swanepoel T3 Group - Saint Charles, IL
I help brokers build businesses they love.

This was a truly heart-breaking story. I saw an interview with them a year or two ago. All we can pray for is that our faith is strong enough to trust and believe.

May 02, 2011 03:57 PM