Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Healing Power



The healing power of a baby. Eleanor has the power to do things that I could never accomplish in a lifetime. She broke down barriers, and melted years and years of crusty bitterness. How does a small 7 or 8 LB baby do such a thing? (I have yet to do the UPS style weigh in)

She just sits there, moves her arms and legs and my parents just become different people. The noble austere Pastor Chon becomes a babbling idiot for lack of a better word. hahaha.
Eleanor is powerful. We took eleanor with us to visit her grandmother. We wanted to wish her well, and remind her why she must fight. Why she must do her best to live and to live with passion.

Baby power = Love.
Love breaks down barriers and years of coldness. I know that our little miracle is already performing her own miracles. People who used to frown and be so opposed to physical contact have become loving caring grandparents. I love it.

I already know that Eleanor has profoundly affected me. Effected? (QUICK someone bring me a Warriner's) Remember that little devil book from school? I burned my copy when i got my disploma! (actually i think its propped up underneath a desk somewhere making it even) Woo hoo! i bet there is some warriners.com now. So lazy kids can just look it up.

Eleanor has changed me. Slowly. Breaking my crusy crispy layer of properness. I am not a crier. (there is 1 scene in sound of music that always gets me) but i am not a crier by any means. But now, even hallmark commercials get me choked up.

Healing power and she smells so good! Baby fresh!

God designed this beautiful masterpiece. And I SHOUT: It is Good! Very good indeed, VERY JOLLY GOOD, VERY JOLLY DANG Good, VERY JOLLY DANG STINKIN GOOD.

Whenever i think of that verse: We are God's Workmanship... i think yeah. Some people are definitely a "Piece of work alright" hahaha.

When God said, "It is not good for Adam to be alone" and gave him Eve, i wonder if he knew seth and other kiddies was also what he meant... It was not good for Sambo to be alone. God gave me lisa. Trust me God gave me her. I was wasting away in some dark dingy warehouse in north philadelphia, and due to some miraculous hysterical blindness, God allowed Sora to be temporarily clouded in her judgement and she accepted my wedding proposal.

Then God allowed us to conceive this amazing little human poop and pee machine. On the first try people! Rhythm method or whatever, we had fun making the baby. You know when you conceive a child, it kind of lets you know your "boys" down there can swim and make "the magic happen" Makes you feel like more of a man somehow. but now that I am someone's father, i know stepping up and being a man is more than just feeling, but action.

I still work in that dark dingy humid warehouse, but life has more meaning now.

Eleanor Hae In Chon, I salute you, and i want to kiss you, and hug you, and cuddle you. But i salute you for your miraculous power. Out of the mouth of babes comes spit up... and miracles.

Mom is going in for cancer surgery today. Should be a long day, but i've got Eleanor Power. Love Power.

Proud Papa Emotional Weepy Mooshy Sam

2 comments:

purple said...

i knew this baby would soften you up! :)

Anonymous said...

Eleanor is such a beautiful little girl!! We can't wait until Joshua meets his second cousin. Yes, parenthood is simply amazing. We heard the news and are praying for your mother's smooth recovery.