How Wonderous Your Works Are

In celebration of our 20th wedding anniversary, my husband and I took the literal plunge and dove from the sky!

I don't know if we will ever do this again but what I can tell you, is that if you love God, this experience will take you to another level of fully appreciating his awesomeness! Sorry, for the slang.  I was, after all, hanging with a "dude" that jumps out of planes for a living.

The heavens are declaring the glory of God; And of the work of his hands the expanse is telling.

Psalms 19:1

To the Fullest

Life is full of beauty.

Notice it...

Smell the rain, and feel the wind.

...fight for your dreams.

Summer Bliss

Happy Anniversary - Day 2

After our gluttonous eating endeavors of yesterday, I felt the need to balance things out.  So I ordered a "Healthy Breakfast".

I forgot to pack sunscreen and was too "cheap" to pay the higher-than-normal hotel price for a tube of it.  Due to being sunburned from the previous day, I encouraged hubba hubba to go with me to the fitness spa on property for a little workout.

Afterwards, we took the shuttle to the Makena Clubhouse which belongs to the hotel but located off-property at the golf course.  This, too, was another great experience.  It was very peaceful and we had a view of both the course and the ocean.

I forgot my camera in the room, so this photo is from buzzhawaii.com

The hill on the left is called Pu'u Ola'i (Earthquake Hill).  It divides Makena Beach into "Big Beach" and "Little Beach" (famous for its clothing optional dress code).

After a light lunch of sandwiches and reflection, we walked back to the hotel along the golf cart path instead of catching the shuttle. 

For dinner, we went to Mulligan's on the Blue which is an Irish restaurant and pub in Wailea.  Tonight, the featured entertainment was Willie K.  If you are ever in Hawaii, seeing a live performance of Willie K is an absolute must! His crazy mad strumming (for a lack of a better word) skills will absolutely blow you away! And while he may not look it, the man has the voice of an angel.  I am not catholic but after his rendition of "Ave Maria" the floodgates of heaven poured down my face.  Who needs the Metropolitan Opera when we've got Willie K right here in our own backyard?

Happy Anniversary - Day 1

Hubba hubba and I celebrated our 19th anniversary by checking into the Makena Beach & Golf Resort for a couple of days.

This was the view directly outside of our one-bedroom oceanfront king suite:

The first thing on our agenda was their famous Champagne Brunch!

After brunch, we rested a bit, then headed to the beach for an hour of SUP (stand-up board paddle) activity.  The water was absolutely perfect!  Before heading back to our room, we stopped by the poolside bar for a drink.

For dinner, we went to the Duo restaurant located a few hotels away in the Four Seasons Resort Maui Wailea.  The service and staff was exceptional, attentive, and very polite!  Can you believe that five (5) waiters served us our dinner?  One each to serve our individual entrees, one to serve the potato and fixings that my husband ordered, one to serve the brown rice I requested (which was not on the menu but they were so happy to accommodate), and one to serve the salad.

We later realized that we had previously met some of the wait staff last year when we participated in the Day of Hope 5k event sponsored by the Four Seasons for the American Cancer Society Maui.

To top off our dining experience, we were surprised with a complimentary tray of sweet desserts and cotton candy (not shown).  After which, the Mr. and I felt the need to ROLL our way back to our hotel, either this, or suffer from internal combustion! Or perhaps I meant external combustion -- you know the kind I mean.

Life in Paradise

Outside the window of Cheeseburger in Paradise, Lahaina, Maui

Along the boardwalk in Lahaina, Maui

Crazy Karaoke

Finally got to spend some quality time with family before my return to Maui!

Lovely Leis

I'm on Oahu for a 5-day professional development workshop.  At the end of the first day, I arrived at my sister's and received a lovely lei greeting from my nephew and niece.  He had just graduated from preschool and used all of his leis for my greeting.  Sweet!

All Play Makes a Girl Dirty

Look at what came streaking through my back door earlier today. I think it's my dog.




A chewed up laundry hose and a freshly dug hole make for a fun canine playground indeed!

My Superman!

When he is not working as a firefighter, hubba operates a window & sliding door screen service. Today, I joined him on a couple of home installations.

My job was to leave the screens in their appropriate locations around the house, then follow him around and assist by handing him a screen, holding it in place, getting any necessary tools from the truck, and providing service with a smile to the customers. Somewhat similar to a surgeon's assistant you could say...except in the operating room the customer (a.k.a. patient) would not see my smile.....umm, yeah.


Sometimes, his job involves climbing the roof to get to a balcony. Actually, he could walk into the house and walk up the stairs but hubba feels that it's faster to pretend he is Superman and cause me great anxiety as I watch from below.