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My life is not perfect. I have my days of joy & laughter and I have days of challenges & trials. Either way, my life is a growing one. The past few days, I've experienced the latter.  I'm sitting on my couch, having received the most valuable photo from my husband. 20-minutes later, I find myself on the ground with shots to my lower back. I feel stuck . I groan  (great emphasis) and move my waist down from side-to-side to alleviate the pain. I try to dig my knuckles in against my lower back to temporarily relieve the pain. Evening comes and the pain is now accompanied by a fever & not too long after, chills right before bed. I feel stuck . I cry out to God from my bed, first asking him to take away this pain. After a moment of reflection, I am reminded of the words spoken to me by God through my Pastor..." Fall in love with the will of God ". My prayers have shifted to praise. Through my pain, I will praise thee God! Am I stuck...

It is November and the state is slowly opening up. Some locals are very fearful, others are anxious. What most don’t realize is, they are confused. For the past 8 months, we’ve been told to social distance, not gather, wash your hands, wear your mask, and also to the point of reporting high number of cases to instill even more fear.   Somehow, as the state is reopening, we learn we are allowing visitors to come. Huh? How? Why? If we, the residents of this state are restricted, how will the state allow outsiders to come in and    enjoy the home we have no liberty to enjoy?  This virus, which at this point is not even COVID-19 anymore has been renamed: FEAR , and it has divided the people. It has shaken the Christians. The ones who believe that God is in control of all things. The enemy has used the virus as an open door of tactic to come in and rob the joy of the children of God. It took the opportunity to attack the faith of a believer. Simultaneously, it is a test ...

It was a normal day in the hotel world. As I sat in the office, I answered every possible question, from those that were housed in the resort as well as those that had plans for a future stay. I sat and listened to every complaint, worry, and opinion of the current & future visitor.   “Are you shutting down?” “Are airlines flying out?” “If we need to extend our stay due to canceled flights, can we get a distressed rate?” “Can I get a refund?” “Should I cancel my reservation or wait to see what happens?” “This is ridiculous! I spent all this money and you’re telling me we have to leave early?” THIS … was the beginning. In March 2020, there was a virus that made itself known in the state of Hawai’i- one that was starting to evolve and one where every decision made was evolved around.  As the days went by, our hotel occupancy dropped to eventually 0%. I sat in the office alone, clocking in to ghost town, day in/out…Throughout the pandemic, handling and filtering every call, b...

I’ve  learned when you say yes to something, you’re simultaneously saying no to something else .   Distractions seem to have come in at all angles as of lately.  There are a lot of attacks specifically on marriages. In the midst of the times, don’t forget to spend time with your spouse. We can easily become distracted in our marriage. Anything that will divert your time/energy away from your marriage is dangerous. Energy poured out into ministries, voluntary work, careers, kids (yes, even kids… especially kids), friends, etc. These are essential and important but not as vital as investing time and work into your marriage. If your focus is on any of these AT THE EXPENSE of your marriage, it would be best to reprioritize and realign. Our family is a blended family. My husband and I have 7 children altogether. So, we’ve had our share of having to reprioritize every single time there’s a hiccup in our marriage. Naturally, it feels “right” to put our children first, especi...

Do you know you? I mean, truly know YOU. I thought I did...until I went through the roughest season in my life several years ago. It was a dark season. A season of the unknown. I found myself to be a single mom of 2. In those moments, I had to re-prioritize my life, and had a chance to get to know me; who I was. Getting to know yourself is not always the easiest because when you’re in a relationship, you become accustomed to “sharing” your life, to labeling yourself as a part of someone else. In that lonely season, it was dark and confusing. I had to get to know me again. The whole me. It wasn’t as easy as I had thought. A friend often said “date yourself”. You start to question yourself in the mirror during those dates. “Who are you?” “What do you like?” “What makes you happy?” “What will people think?” “What does God think of me?” ✨ To know your worth is to be able to know who you are, then love you for all of it, flaws inclusive. Flaws are what make you beautiful. Don’t offend Your ...

Scar | a mark remaining, indicating a wound that was once there. An old wound that has healed. A scar tells more of one’s story beyond what we see. Scars mark the wounds that a person has been inflicted with. From the outside, it looks like it has closed, mended and healed fine. Sometimes, we look at certain scars and the same feelings come flooding back. There are feelings attached to the scars you have. Often times we want to forget about them and move forward. But, the scar serves purpose. Think back on how you got the scar. It may hurt to think about it but God had trusted us with a task, given us the assignment and held us in the palm of His hands throughout the entire obstacle. At the end of that trial, it left us with scars. These scars are not meant to be forgotten. These scars are meant to be a testament of God’s work in our lives. These are merely testimonies that will reach the highest mountains and the lowest valleys. Jesus has scars too. Nail-pierced hands, feet, side and ...