Baseball and Bobby

One of my co-workers asked Bobby if he would be interested in playing in a baseball league. So naturally he said yes. And when he was asked "How good are you?" - he sure was not modest at all, and said, "I'M GOOD!! and on a scale from 1-10, I'm "10" good." He sure wasn't modest. 

I've known Bobby to be athletic. He plays basketball. He's can golf. He knows how to surf. He can bike for hours. He can run miles... on a treadmill. He can hunt - rifle and archery. Teach him how to waterski, and he can do that too. I knew he played baseball. But when I saw his expression on his face when he looked at some bats, it was different.  When he held that bat, he had that sparkle in his eye. I asked him, "i thought basketball was your thing?". And he said, "if i had choice, i would rather play baseball." You think you know someone after so many years. And realized I'm still learning a lot about him.

Brighton - charm braceletsi

I've been reading a few books, and coincidently a charm bracelet has been involved. Not exactly a big part of the story. But the idea that someone - normally the daughter would want when their mom or aunt died. Each charm of the bracelet had a story behind it. And it got me thinking. You see, I'm not a big jewelry person. I don't have anything 'antique-ish' - something i could past down to my kids or something they would want of mines. So i thought, for this to happen in case none of my children would want my sewing machine (grrr..), then I need to allow something to someday call an antique right? 

I went into the Brighton store with a friend to pick up her watch. A watch which was given to her from her mom - 10 years ago. A piece of watch that will someday be an antique, . . a watch which one of her daughters would want. So then i came across their charm bracelets, and saw this. (photo above). I contemplated, and contemplated. Even talked to Bobby about it which i later found out that his own mom has charm bracelets. Hmm.. am i the only one who doesn't have one? So I told Bobby that I don't want this bracelet, but that I NEED this bracelet. So I bought this bracelet.. And this is the beginning of a story for my charm bracelet. A charm bracelet that someday Jadeline will want -  hopefully.

FIREPROOF

I must be the last of the bandwagon to watch the movie, "Fireproof". A good friend of mines highly recommended the movie, so of course I rented it. And it was great!! Tear jerker? More like give me a box of tissue and I'll cry through the entire movie thank you. ;) 

Say "I do" all over again? OK. Argue about housework, finances, and hobbies? Absolutely. Having faith in God? um.. YES!!! Realizing that marriage is hard work? I believe it. Do I still love Bobby even if he makes me laugh, cry, and giddy for 8 years? Without a doubt I still love him! 

L.O.V.E. defined

Our church is going through some changes and is hoping we will find 'love' with this change. Yesterdays service focused on LOVE. And although the focus was on these changes, i found it very deep in ways I would like to use in my life.

Love is:

• a choice and committment
• unconditional
• hard work and long term
• transparent and trusting
• unselfish
• lived out in actions

Love is not:

• easy/instant
• based on feelings
• a dating mentality
• self-focused
• just talk

Love applied:

• Accept God's assignment
• choose to be a team
• lay the groundwork (be flexible, give respect, embrace changes)
• committ to the process
• experience the results

LOVE'S RESPONSE:

"SIMPLY LOVE" - a covenant with God and each other

Happy Mommy's Day!

Mother's Day - I'm a proud mom of 2 boys and 1 girl. Its the greatest feeling and honor to hold this title. Mother's day mean more to me than my own birthday. Not everyone can be a mom and not everyone wants to be a mom.. I love being a mom. Each of my kids have their special name for me: Troy calls me 'mommy', Ashton calls me 'mom', and Jadeline calls me 'mama'. I respond to all 3.

For my own mother - thank you for showing me what its like to be an honorable mother - i am who i am today because of you. And for my mother-in-law - thank you for showing me that there are many different ways to be an unconditional mom.

Happy Mother's day to all the moms out there. Its our day!

Getting back into the routine

My mother in law was in town for a few weeks. It was incredibly nice to have her here. .. but now that she's back in Hawaii we have to get back to our routine. We were all spoiled to have her here. Its amazing how mom's can get things done better than we can.  She was always up to make breakfast - normal right?? but not when she's the last person to fall asleep.  I admired that. She always had some sort of snack we grew up with, or made a meal that brought back my childhood memories. I personally loved that when I was under the weather, she was able to fill in with the household chores while i slept in. She's back in Hawaii, and we need to get back to a routine... sigh....