Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Stinky Beach


We love this beach. Mack calls it stinky beach, others call it dog beach because they can exercise their four legged friends there. It is a place between Hickam and Pearl. The kids love it there cause they catch crabs and little minnows. As we were walking off the beach from our family photo shoot we were graced with a rainbow. I wonder what Tim is thinking here. It was the day before he left on deployment. Almost to the half way point.

Thursday, May 06, 2010


My friend Jenn went through 2 brain surgeries this past week. She had her old shunt taken out and a new one to go in. She is now recovering and doing well. My friend Shane and I have been taking turns being by her side until her mother was able to be here. We were there for six days before mom came.
My kids were awesome and I have great friends who allowed me to do this. Some days the kids went to a friends and other days they stayed home occupying themselves. It is a true testimony to the life skills we have learned as a homeschool family. I told whoever came to sit with them that Sydney could run the house, she just needed someone over 18 to make it all legal.
I didn't have to leave instructions or tell where things were, it just got done. I am truly blessed and grateful to of had the opportunity to serve Jenn while her husband is down range. She is such a great patient and one of the most considerate people I know even under great amounts of pain.










Ashley Lind came to stay with me for a month. While she was here we greatly benefited from her talent in photography. One of my favorite places is a place we call stinky beach. It is a marshy area on Hickam where the kids see tons of sea life.