This morning was one of those mornings I had to tell myself Landen was not here...I woke up excited from last night's Superhero Nite at church with the kids, picked up my phone to call my brother and tell him all about it...but ...I can't. Strangest thing when you forget that your brother is dead...kind of leaves you feeling strange for the entire day.
I knew he would seriously appreciate Superhero Nite. Landen quietly loved superheroes... As a little boy he had all kinds of little figurines that he would play with outside...one of which being a Wonder Woman figurine which we had received in a Happy Meal or something...I can not remember where we got them (because we definitely both had one in our mix of toys!). I remember playing in the sand or at the park with these little figurines ...(Wizard of Oz characters, a little man that looked like a pastor with moving arms and legs, Wonder Woman, and a few little GI Joe Men)... The figurines would find themselves being thrown down the slide, drowning in water, or buried in sand or leaves but Wonder Woman was always there to save the day! She was always heroic...I think it was the red boots!
Anyway, not long ago I was going through a difficult time in life...Landen was always quick with encouragement ...One day, I received a package in the mail...it was a little blue hand mirror with Wonder Woman on it! He had a special little card which accompanied that read something like: If you ever question how wonderful you are look this mirror and see the Wonderful Woman God created you to be!...we liked those kind of cheezy things:)
...all of that to say...he would have appreciated Superhero Nite!
I knew he would seriously appreciate Superhero Nite. Landen quietly loved superheroes... As a little boy he had all kinds of little figurines that he would play with outside...one of which being a Wonder Woman figurine which we had received in a Happy Meal or something...I can not remember where we got them (because we definitely both had one in our mix of toys!). I remember playing in the sand or at the park with these little figurines ...(Wizard of Oz characters, a little man that looked like a pastor with moving arms and legs, Wonder Woman, and a few little GI Joe Men)... The figurines would find themselves being thrown down the slide, drowning in water, or buried in sand or leaves but Wonder Woman was always there to save the day! She was always heroic...I think it was the red boots!
Anyway, not long ago I was going through a difficult time in life...Landen was always quick with encouragement ...One day, I received a package in the mail...it was a little blue hand mirror with Wonder Woman on it! He had a special little card which accompanied that read something like: If you ever question how wonderful you are look this mirror and see the Wonderful Woman God created you to be!...we liked those kind of cheezy things:)
...all of that to say...he would have appreciated Superhero Nite!
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