What?! It's right around the corner?!

Another year is being washed away into the deep sea of  memories.. It's amazing to me how fast this year has gone by...and all that it has entailed. Even as I write this some of us are remembering great things and others are overwhelmed by sadness. As I grow older, and as social media connects us with so many people I am constantly reminded that one person's day of joy is another persons day of great pain.  I am reminded that there are no pat answers, that life is truly a journey, and our choices make a difference.
This year was full of healing for us as we walked through our loss of Kirra.. and had to give the Lord back all of the dreams we had for her life with us. We did a lot of questioning and a lot of crying... and when we thought we had had gotten through the roughest patch the sadness would overwhelm us again.. but we promised to let every question, every tear, every part of our grief fall on that foundation that God is good all the time.. even if the circumstances suck. And I must say He has been faithful to heal. Of course we will weep for our loss through different times of our life but we thank God that we are not stuck in a pit of darkness or anxst.

We celebrated Kieva's 6 th year of life!! Our miracle baby.. full of joy, life and laughter! ( weeping, yelling, and overall craziness too!) He had the best summer and asks when summer vacation is coming again!!!

YWAM Kauai

one team from YWAM Maui

I had the most opportunities for teaching on the islands and it was amazing! I taught in the Honolulu Discipleship Training School (DTS), the Korean DTS in Kona, the Kauai DTS,and the Maui DTS ...twice! How amazing to be able to pour the truth of the beauty of God into so many young minds and hearts.
Bryan received a paddleboard for his birthday this year and has been having a great time teaching himself how to ride it. He has been working on a huge project of rebuilding one of the houses on base and was groomsman in one of his buddies weddings.

We had an amazing staycation on the North shore of Oahu. We house sat for some friends that live 2 blocks away from the ocean!!We were reminded of how much we love the country and small town living. we walked or rode our bikes to the store.. to Starbucks.. to the beach.. it was awesome!! Our friends blessed us by buying a real tree and real wreath so we felt the Christmas spirit as soon as we walked in!

 A day and a half left to make memories in 2011!!!!