Been Awhile...

It has been quite some time since my last post...even longer since I said something with any substance. Sorry gang. It may be just a bit longer until I really get on this thing. Suffice it to say that life has bee pretty busy these past few weeks. We had a friend stay with us for nearly a week just last week. It was a much needed vacation for her as she has two teenage kids and a husband with early onset Alzheimer's; he's considered at stage six, so it's progressed quite a bit. We just wanted to make sure she got spoiled rotten, as her last visit out here was all about everyone else getting refreshed - everyone, that is, except herself. She was yielding at their every whim to ensure everyone stayed happy. Needless to say, she is the one who was in the greatest need of the vacation, and the one who benefitted the least from that round. This time however, we did it up really good! It was all about pampering her. She called this week and said she's going through "Uyehara withdrawals".

This upcoming week we will be hosting a major ministry event in our county. It's going to be Hawaiian Luau theme, "God's Aloha tu da Max!" Half of the state will be coming together. Walter and another gentleman are going outside the box to take on the Children's Fellowship portion of the day. I will be working with another lady to coordinate group contests/activities for a two hour time slot. Should our timed activities come up short, I have a back-up plan to teach some basic hula dance steps/motions...did I say "basic"? Yes, that's precisely what I meant to say, "Basic with a capital B." I'm ready to teach the kao, kahalo, hela, havela, kui, and ami...show some hand motions that are commonly used, and perform one of the most elementary dances that most toddlers start with, "Pearly Shells". David says I'm getting pretty good now . (Boy, I've got hime fooled!) The main thing is to not bob up and down, but to stay as level in your dance (knees gently bent, lift heel and hip at same time) as possible, all the while, making sure you smile really big, and perform graceful hand motions (viewing hands while dancing - the body performs the dance, but the hands tell the story). At least you can "look" like you have a little bit of aloha with this bit of knowledge/ability. It is fun, I must admit.
So, a big weekend...praying for sunshine, but light rain is in the forecast...we are prepared to do our activities under a pavilion (worst case scenario). We'll break bread together, have musical performances, teachings of the Bible, worship, activities - basically, a whole lotta godly fun!