- Sun-kissed cheeks.
- Bare feet and sand between our toes.
- One whole glass wall that opens, accordion-style, onto the lanai. Just the sound of a waterfall and warm Hawaiian breeze through the palm trees.
- Wondering how amazing the Garden of Eden must have been.
- Thinking how God must have such blessing for us in eternity!
- Singing Phil Whickam’s “I see Your face in every sunrise, the colors of the morning are inside Your eyes…” while running along the Pacific watching sun rise over Maui mountains. You’re beautiful!
- Accompanied in my 4am wake-up time by little monkeys still adjusting to the time-change…
- Pineapple ’til my stomach ached.
- Eating our suitcase of food–beans, beans, and more beans.
- Mango salsa.
- Table strewn with Legos.
- Lazy afternoons with nothing to do.
- Crashing waves. Kids tossed, turned, a little scared then coming back for more.
- Aloha Mixed Plate.
- Aaron & Candi so generous. Starbucks for the road. Sandwiches, trail mix, kept us fueled for the journey.
- Kids so great on the plane!
- Early morning runs.
- Her little legs golden brown.
- Obeying.
- Last few days of Discerning the Voice of God, so grateful that even though the study’s over we still get to hear from Him!
- Receiving, learning, growing.
- Pulling a chair into the bathroom for early morning quiet time.
- Squinting at the pocket Bible, no matter how tiny His Words are still rich!
- Kids squealing in delight.
- Oatmeal each morning.
- Seeing beneath the surface.
- Snorkel gear.
- Your encouraging words.
- Getting to know a few of you more…
- Anticipating some fabulous guest posts!
- That you share your life with me…
- Heidi holding ten stickers, one on each finger, waving them in the air, grinning.
- Her little striped boy-short jammies: Sunshine girl.
- Asking God is perhaps He’d like us to plant a church here… (just kidding!)
- Birds chirping.
- Hundreds of tropical fish.
- Ocean cool and warm all at once.
- Thinking of how I love vacation but most of all I truly just love home.
- Two hungry children, right now, asking for snacks.
- Signing off now to unplug…
Thanks for reading, and for rejoicing with us in this sweet little getaway for our family. Bless your weekend!