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Awesome trail this past weekend. Sunrise hike #3, so far so good! Minimal editing on pics, no time these days. =(
My world has flipped upside down and is now covered in red ink, dry erase pens, and lots of paper. The work is constant, and free time a thing of the past. I sleep at midnight and rise at 5-something to prepare. I am constantly thinking about it and worrying. I miss exercise. Friends have told me that God is at work, and that in retrospect, this will have been a precious time of growth and desperation and increased faith. Maybe so, but for right now it kinda sucks to go through! I feel stretched thin and living day by day… but I suppose the point is, that day by day, I am getting by. I rely on daily bread. I ask for strength. I tell myself that God is bigger than my anxieties. I praise Him for the prayers of friends, the support of parents, and the unconditional love of an amazing husband. I am deeply blessed amidst a challenging time. I am tired and I am drained, but God is good.
I start teaching next week. (Read: Goodbye, free time. Goodbye, blog updates. Hello, grading!) I am excited. (Read: I am nervous.) I figure I’d better get any random thoughts off my chest now, before lesson plans and homework take over my life!
On New Years Resolutions: ours are simple this year. 1) Sleep earlier. 2) Go hiking at sunrise at least twice per month (every weekend if possible). 3) Love more. 4) Pray more. And 5) for me: Accessorize more. So far so good with #2… last Saturday we hiked Koko Head Crater, which was a monster of a climb… 1000+ steps to get 1200 feet above sea level! It was torture, but in retrospect, it was fun. Google it, or better yet, google map it! It’s crazy.
On Hawaiian Wedding Photos: just a few pics of our friends Janice & Todd, who actually got married last May in Chicago, but slipped into their wedding attire once more for an at-home reception over the holidays. Of course we had to go take a few pics of them under the beautiful Hawaiian sun! Love the dramatic silhouettes!
On Family: last Saturday, we went to lunch with my grandma & many cousins. Following lunch, my hello-kitty-wearing-cousin and I watched The Princess and the Frog, while the boys watched Avatar. It’s been ages since I watched a Disney movie on the big screen, and it was so refreshing! 
Not in much of a writing mood, but I do want to jot this down so I don’t forget… “live in the tension”… a phrase from Sunday’s sermon that resonated with me and I’ve been thinking a lot about ever since. Maybe I’ll blog about it one day…
I want to lock this moment into memory: Jan 3, 2010, surrounded by loved ones, all healthy and happy, breathing the fresh, cool air of the majestic Ko’olau mountains. Love you guys. Kevin, we will miss you!
