He Had a Dream...

I had always thought to myself, "Wow, that'd be really cool to have the first black president if Obama wins." But last night, when it became official, I saw my husband's eyes water up and it really hit me.

I thought of my parents-in-law, who LIVED the civil rights movement, marching along side Martin Luther King, who were treated poorly time and time again, yet welcomed me into their family with open hearts and open arms.

As we were watching everything on t.v. last night, Steve finally said outloud what I knew he had been thinking..."I wish my mom were here to see this." Something tells me she knows, and I bet she's singing gospel hymns right now, as I would so often hear her do.

We looked at our little Alex last night, so oblivious to everything going on. Yet our hearts were so full to know that the possibilities before him now seem so much greater because of the history that was made last night.

No matter who you all voted for, I hope we'll all pray for our new president, that he'll be safe and will in turn make a safer future for our families.