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The last pearl to the necklace arrived at 7:00 something last evening and his name is Levi. He takes the character form of the other side of the family and not so much mine. That is how it has often come about for us as our family is multi-racial as so many pacific islanders are. He weighed in at 7 pounds 10 ounces and 21 inches tall with dark eyes and black eyes looking very similar to his dad and grand-dad standing by his bassinette. His GGPa (me) and GGMa (my wife) attended all day as did his grand mother and parents he took his time 10 hours, and came in quietly. He makes number 6 in the great grand child line the majority being boys. Just saw face book pictures and learned that his middle name is "Ikaika" (ee ky ka) which means in our cultural language, strong, powerful ie. His mother Chelsea is resting...his dad Cody is smiling and being responsible....Nice to watch, very nice. Of course we are on the list as care takers should the need arise and I already can feel what that feels like again. 6 great grands, 17 grands, 7 of our own. Mahalo Akua...Thank you God. Give us the opportunity and direction to do your will.
AS usual my alcoholic/addict son brought some of his own self centered lightning...just for a while....Serenity Prayer and St. Anthony Prayer...back of the just for today pamphlet. (((((hugs)))))
Feel free to come around and change a diaper or so. lol
If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see? (Lewis Caroll)
Ho'omaika'i Jerry!!! What a beautiful vision I have in my head. All of these generations of love waiting for the life of a new one to begin. How lovely. I don't mind changing diapers.
Hugs to you!
Love, love, love the name - welcome to our world Levi - may blessing be bountiful and love always be unconditional.
Thank you Jerry for letting us know he's arrived!!
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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene
Yeah, congratulations Jerry. So glad you can truly feel the gratitude thanks to your program and accept when an alcoholic behaves like an alcoholic xxxx
I am aware of that Thorn and was witnessing it yesterday in the hospital room. MAGIC!! I watched my Grand-daughter and Grand-son (in law) treating Levi with love and respect and tenderness while he was getting older by the minute and I looked at my wife and said "Are you aware that we are witnessing two generations in our line coming up behind us doing soooo nicely the things we hoped we might teach them" She of course straightened my thinking out a bit, "It's three generations Jerry...Levi's in the house". Sitting and watching these younger beings carrying on after us in ways better than we did at their age swelled my breathing...WOW!! both were sober and clean and sane and responsible and I asked my HP "How in the hell did it arrive for us like this"? My HP responded "It works when you work it Jerry F...Don't you know"? Truly that is what my wife and I were witnessing. These two young people, parents etc.. were working the program they knew and it was stunning...so stunning that I had a sense of loss...something was missing and actually not missing...they have detached from the troubles of their past for today and were running their own life process. I didn't do that and wasn't able to understand that I had a life process until I found the steps and traditions and the entire program of Al-Anon. Free at last from the insanity that was the daily part of my life. I love being outside now sitting in a relaxing chair looking in and smiling. I get to hold him and am trusted at doing it safely...go figure!! I am extremely grateful don't you know....(((((hugs)))))
Super, super cool Jerry - can tell that Levi has found a soft spot in your heart and so happy to hear to love in the room!!
(((Hugs)))
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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene
Your last post in this thread is so touching to me. God how I wish I had truly understood Al-anon when my lovely daughter was born. Thank God for allowing me to find it before it was too late and for allowing my RAH to find sobriety before she was gone.
How many lives are changed for the better when we work our programs, I wonder? So many people think alcoholism is hurting no one but the drinker, but as everyone here can attest, it hurts everyone it touches and ruins generations of people by its horrific hold on one person.
I pray for your wonderful family and the continued success of generations to come!
