Sep
05
2005
The air seems cleaner, the people smile brighter and life moves slower, much slower, on Lana`i.
No traffic. Heck, not even a single traffic light exists on the entire island to delay your commute along the 1-mile stretch called Lanai City. It was pure bliss.
Although this was my third trip to my father’s hometown in the past few years, this had been the most significant. You see, my father is an alumnus of Lanai High & Elementary School, class of 1955. Graduates gathered to celebrate their 50th class reunion, most appropriately held in their hometown where memories and friendships were rekindled. Continue Reading »
Sep
01
2005
I’m flying to Lana`i tomorrow. I hope to provide some updates via camfone — that is, if I can get a signal over there.
Have a great Labor Day weekend.
See you on the flip side!
Aug
13
2005
I’ll be up before the chickens tomorrow morning. Hubby and I are heading to the Big Island with his family for a quick jaunt to celebrate the life of Hubby’s uncle who passed on recently. It was his desire to be laid to rest in his birthplace. His ashes will be scattered in the waters at Laupahoehoe.
Memorial services remind me that we are mortal beings, here for just a brief while. As the song “Who Am I?” by Casting Crowns says, “like a wave tossed in the ocean, a vapor in the wind.”
Don’t wait for death to celebrate the life of those you love. Embrace them and celebrate each day we’re blessed with, because we never know when it will be our last.
I will be updating my Flickr Foto Blog remotely from my cell phone.