It's not an ordinary summer morning. I can hear the waves softly crash onto the shore. I'm in Hawaii, steps away from the beach, just steps. "Go, walk barefoot on the sand," my dad says to me. "It's good for you." It's humorous how the ocean is such the panacea for everything on the islands. So my … Continue reading When Hope Washes Away
Month: July 2014
Bittersweet Alaskan (Vancouver) Memories ~ Part Three
Sometimes everything becomes shrouded beneath the reality that... all life is grace. Just as we drove our little red rental car into Granville Island to meet up with some extended family for yet another touristy gig, my husband's mom called to say that she and Gung (my father-in-law) never did make it on their flight home. Gung was in the hospital, and he was in the … Continue reading Bittersweet Alaskan (Vancouver) Memories ~ Part Three
Bittersweet Alaskan Memories ~ Part Two
Well ... the weather in Seward, Alaska could not have been more welcoming. I was prepared for cold, but we barely needed a jacket that day. The five of us, along with my husband's parents, boarded the cruise and met up with other extended family folks and friends just in time for dinner. Juneau, Alaska was our first port stop. … Continue reading Bittersweet Alaskan Memories ~ Part Two
Bittersweet Alaskan Memories ~ Part One
The washing machine has been tirelessly churning loads of sun kissed, sweat drenched, dirt smeared, windblown, suitcase smashed clothes all day long. My husband, the kids and I just got back home after ten days of traveling through Anchorage, the Alaskan Inside Passage, Vancouver, and Washington state. In many ways, it really was a wonderful family trip. And it was such an amazing blessing to … Continue reading Bittersweet Alaskan Memories ~ Part One
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