sick baby
Yep, my little girl has got a cold. She started coughing on Friday and most of the weekend she just took long naps. I went out yesterday to get a movie to cheer her up. After looking for Polar Express at three different stores I finally settled on "A Christmas Carol" with the original Rudolph cartoon as a special feature. She likes Rudolph, but Scrooge is not her cup of tea. We tried to watch the black and white version first and she soon got bored. Oh, well maybe when she is a little bit older. I have been reminded of how much I enjoy Dickens' storytelling. I need to go back and read some more of his stuff.
Despite Corban's sickness things are going pretty well for us. Corban is starting to walk which is an amazing thing to watch as a parent. I hold my hands out and she ever, so carefully walks to me. This whole process reminds me of a passage in Mere Christianity. I gave away my copy of the book, but I managed to find a manuscript on the net. Here is the quote which is really Lewis quoting his master, George MacDonald.
As a great Christian writer (George MacDonald) pointed out, every father is pleased at the baby's first attempt to walk: no father would be satisfied with anything less than a firm, free, manly walk in a grown-up son. In the same way, he said, "God is easy to please, but hard to satisfy."
Lewis, in this certain chapter is talking about God's command at the end of Matthew 5. "Therefore be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect." He argues rather convincingly that God aims to make his children perfect. The only help he will give, Lewis says, "is the help that leads to perfection."
Seeing Corban walk makes me happy. Every new step is a delight. However, if she never progressed from this point I would be disappointed. She pleases me now with her effort, but I long for her to walk strong one day. I want to chase her around in the backyard.
I suppose it will all come soon enough....after she gets over her cold. Time to give more medicine. Benadryl and lots of sleep. I am a blessed man.
Despite Corban's sickness things are going pretty well for us. Corban is starting to walk which is an amazing thing to watch as a parent. I hold my hands out and she ever, so carefully walks to me. This whole process reminds me of a passage in Mere Christianity. I gave away my copy of the book, but I managed to find a manuscript on the net. Here is the quote which is really Lewis quoting his master, George MacDonald.
As a great Christian writer (George MacDonald) pointed out, every father is pleased at the baby's first attempt to walk: no father would be satisfied with anything less than a firm, free, manly walk in a grown-up son. In the same way, he said, "God is easy to please, but hard to satisfy."
Lewis, in this certain chapter is talking about God's command at the end of Matthew 5. "Therefore be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect." He argues rather convincingly that God aims to make his children perfect. The only help he will give, Lewis says, "is the help that leads to perfection."
Seeing Corban walk makes me happy. Every new step is a delight. However, if she never progressed from this point I would be disappointed. She pleases me now with her effort, but I long for her to walk strong one day. I want to chase her around in the backyard.
I suppose it will all come soon enough....after she gets over her cold. Time to give more medicine. Benadryl and lots of sleep. I am a blessed man.
posted by Arthur Alligood....Husband, Father, Songwriter, and Student at
10:10 AM
2 Comments:
I know how your daughter feels. I too am sick and could hardly walk today.
I love that passage. I'm reading Mere Christianity right now. LOVING IT!
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