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Glad game #3: Our daughter Emi
Chuck, Michelle and I all have something very, very special to praise the Lord for. This gift of His love came into our lives in late 2008 and filled a void in each of our hearts that we never even knew we had. You see, since we don’t have children, the Lord in His wisdom gave us a little Emi to fill our void so that we could experience the magic and wonder of raising a tiny little human being in His nurture and admonition.
But for serious, Emi is a treasure that I’m truly thankful for and here are some reasons why.
1.) She’s very small. I like that. I don’t know why, I just do.
2.) She is chilled. She’s very chilled. But she’s also a hard worker. She’s a chilled, hard worker. She should be an RS.
3.) I find her to be hilarious. Here are some examples:
TallGoddess: you could totally be in leadership
Emi: no thank you
TallGoddess: ah hah, now it’s settled
TallGoddess: you will be
TallGoddess: only people who don’t want to be in leadership end up there
Emi: ahh so now i just have to “want to be in leadership” and by saying so will end up not
TallGoddess: it’s too late
TallGoddess: the Lord has you marked
TallGoddess: He just has to break you first
Emi: oh I believe he already has
Emi: in HALF!
Emi: which is my logical reasoning of why I’m short
And then today — she sends this email around to our loving Home seeings as her back is out and she must lie in bed all day (pray for her please).
In pondering about my “situation” and thinking of how I could speed up my healing process, the idea was brought up in how I would enjoy it if everyone would draw me “Get Well Soon” cards, I honestly believe it would cheer me up immensely.
I know it will take some time and effort, but the results of it would be fruitful, inspiring, unifying, and quite possibly make us bond even more as the Team that we are (no pun intended).
I would recommend drawing the card upside down with the card facing the opposite direction, and possibly with your left hand if you’re right handed and vice versa (with your right hand if you’re left handed) as that would portray a more childlike result and thereby exude more sincerity in the card you are drawing.
Speaking of drawing, if you happen to use color pencils or markers, in light of the recent economy and the constant need to minimize our spending, I want to emphasis the need to be sparse in your haphazard coloring. I would suggest drawing arrows to the desired colored object with the note stating the color. (i.e. Picture of Lamborghini. Arrow to Lamborghini saying “This is Electric Yellow” and so on…) As I believe the effort is two-fold, in that the Lord will continue to supply through your earnestness to be a happy Ragman for Him AND that I would know what colors you want your object of desire to be.
I will inform you that I am quite adept at reading colors; due to the daily toddler flashcards I have been doing, so there should be absolutely no glitches along that line…a real testimony in itself! PTL! TYJ!
I hope this explains it real well to make this card-making process a reality.
I will be praying for you desperately….while in bed.
Thank you.
–Emi
Yup. Emi brightens my life on a daily — and sometimes, when she’s really on a roll — hourly basis. I’m including a nice photo of her here because it encapsulates another prominent feature of hers that I like; she really, really enjoys beer.
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To paraphrase Dad’s words. One+one+one DOES equal (a very small asian)four.
Amen?
–Your ever “loving” daughter of love.
She is even cooler because I married her brother thus making her my sister in law…aren’t I one blessed individual. I not only get two cool, wonderful, and talented little person in my life I get a whole family of them. I LOVE ALL of YOU!!!
As much as this is going to sort of put a damper on the “We love Emi!!” drooling enthusiasm of this post, I’m going to have to say that I do not really care for Emi. Let me explain.
When I lived with Emi, she had all the cool stuff. She had the butterfly hairclip, the penny press crossword puzzle books, and the charm that fell from her like the crusties from an eyebrow. I, however, had nothing. Yes, my friends, nothing. And so I clung dearly to Emi, with all the strength my deprived, empty hands could muster.
It was at this point that she decided to leave for other lands, and I have decided to, as sort of a sour grapes measure, in order to avoid ever again being hurt by another of my loves going off to be a mercenary in another country, close off my heart to her. And so now I can say that I do not care for her. (Unless she sends me many penny presses, and possibly the butterfly hairclip.)
In my defense, it was the “rinsing of the floor” who daily enticed me out of the house to the nearby Tagoju to get random items in the sincere hopes that we could concoct something edible.
It was the “rinsing of floors” that put orange rum liquor into the cake, the whipcream, AND the hot chocolate “just for fun” thus spurring my hidden love for alcohol (AHA now i know who to blame!).
According to my fantastic memory it was you who had that super cool notebook with all these fantastic quotes that i would read daily and feel inspired, and if i remember correctly it was actually YOU who had the Penny Press hidden in your room waiting for me to discover it. But yes, I’ll admit, it was me who made you fall madly in love with it.
So as you can see, yes i did have charm, but you were the one that motivated me and cultivated my “inner self” to make me into the “awesome” person that i am today, because hey, you’re a good friend like that.
My only wish is that you start caring for me again. Open your heart once more like a petunia (begonia, tulip, lilac, chrysanthemum, whatever) once more and let me in your life! Admit that i was, and still am, a great, great, super duper, pooper scooper, influence on your life and that without me life would have no meaning at all! Feel free to adore me and shower me with daily intercessory prayers that i so desperately need in order to maintain the “uber cool” being that i am……THEN and only THEN will i send you many a Penny PressES.
But i will do every other page so that it makes it seem like i’m doing those crossword puzzles with you. hahaha
P.S. There is no butterfly hairclip. Sue me. 
NO BUTTERFLY HAIRCLIP? Curses.
I guess it’s a fair trade.
But HALT your rampaging accusations. Are you sure the Penny Press book was mine? What proof have you?
I remain cautiously,
Rinsing the Floor
I totally agree with Jules, thank you for coming and filling our void. Many prayers and intercessions were sent to heaven, (mainly from Maria) pleading for the Lord to bring you into our lives…
…..which leads to my next valid point. I am teething and i could use some wholesome flashcards and entertaining songs of what to do when i’m happy and i know it or what the wheels on the bus do. Mom(s?) help!
Oh poor baby, we must buy her some tequilla–I mean teething gel!
Ahh, i love the way my you guys are so concerned about me and my well being….
I know - I was up with her crying ALL night long.
I’m just so tired.
Its okay though. She’s just such a bundle of joy that my love overcame my tiredness.
oh wow, GBY long night—get some rest!
The night went like so.
Emi: waaaaa….
Chuck: oh please, go to sleep…sniff
Emi: waaaaa…
Chuck: for the love of Jehoshaphat, i beg of you. sniff
Emi: waaaaa…
Chuck: you are being so difficult!!
Jules: here Chuck, here are some earplugs for you. I’ve been using them for the past week, and they TOTALLY block out sound.
Chuck: thanks man, you’re the best.
You guys are silly! lol But I have to agree, Emi is a wonderful person/sister. Miss you Em, and looking forward to your next visit. Praying for you and your back…keep me posted.
me too, me too! I like Emi. She makes me smile! love you Emi xxx