It is written daily

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...