Post Election

Tweets from 

Paul Washer...

The most Christ-like man I ever knew went to heaven yesterday - Bob Jennings. A great preacher whose his life was greater than his sermons.

The death of a single child of God is more significant to heaven than all the elections of an ungodly nation.

My heart is troubled by the misdirected hope of Christians in America: "Stop regarding man whose breath of life is in his nostrils." Is.2:22

Jer. 17:5 - Thus says the LORD, “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind & makes flesh his strength & whose heart turns away from the LORD."

The judgment of God against this nation will not be turned by a more conservative President, but by the repentance of its people.


The church's task for the next 4 yrs is the same as the last 2000 yrs - 

Preach the Gospel to every creature and live it out before them.  

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Excerpt from...

Remember Who Sits Over the White House

from R.C. Sproul Nov 06, 2012 Category: Articles

As we look at the newspapers every day and watch our televisions, we see and hear all sorts of concern about the presidential election in the United States. We are electing a president, a vice president, senators, and congressmen. 

In a proximate sense, it’s very important who sits in the White House. 

But ultimately, the most important matter is not who sits in the White House but who sits over the White House. 

The one who sits over the White House is the King of kings, the Lord of lords, and our Savior. 

 

Fall 2012 is here

Pop Pop & Nana with the kiddos

Fall came so quickly, and we are as busy as ever.  Where did the summer go?  Having a baby in the home again adds just enough of a twist to our normally abnormal schedule that we are all still getting our bearings.   

I am at a loss to find more hours in the day, and so, we are working hard to make the most of the hours we do have.

We were so happy Pop Pop and Nana came to visit us from Florida a few weeks ago!  

We tried to get some nice photos...that is always a bit challenging.  

I’m always worried about the littlest ones making it through, but this time the baby did great!  It was the little boys that weren’t ‘in the mood’ shall we say.

Kaleoaloha (17)

Keoni with Kaleo

Kainoalani (11)

Koa (9)

Kilimailani (5)

Kapena (6)

Kawika (3)

Keoni (6 months) with daddy

 

Happy Birthday Kapena!

Kapena has come such a long way. He has been through so much in his short six years of life.  

3 months

4 months - with Grampa

5 months - with Tutu

6 months - with Koa

9 months

1 year - with Mom

1 year - with Dad

3 years - with brothers

3 years

5 year - with Dad

5 year - with brothers

When Keith and I look back on the early days of when Kapena came into our lives...and all that went on as he remained in the foster care system...and all that he endured emotionally...and all that we endured emotionally...there were many dark days filled with confusion.


We look back at how we struggled to trust the Lord with the reality of our situation...and the outcome that we couldn’t control...

And we see now how the Lord carried us all through it...and how we survived...and how much we’ve all grown...and we see how faithful the Lord is.

It took four long and difficult years to finalize his adoption.

We look at this precious little boy today, and we are amazed.

Kapenaikapono

His name means Righteous Captain


We are humbled and grateful that the Lord placed him in our home, and in our hearts. Our hearts burst with hope and joy knowing that the Lord has a future and a hope for this quirky, talented, precious little boy.

Happy 6th Birthday Kapena!

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.

Jeremiah 29:11-12  

Christmas Day 2011

 












Normally, I stay up quite late on Christmas Eve wrapping presents for the kids.  This year was a bit challenging.  Our master bedroom is in what is normally the living room.  It is a thoroughfare, and has no closet space (no place to put shoes or hang clothes, let alone hide presents!)  So I had to put the presents for 6 kids in bins out in the garage.  Out in the garage is also where gift bags and tissue paper etc are stored.  Sounds easy enough.  

Except that we recently unloaded our storage rental, which held 80% of our things since we sold our house.   Everything from storage went into the garage.  It is pretty treacherous out there.  

By the time we got home from Christmas Eve evening service, I was exhausted (six months pregnant.)  I could not fathom making my way around and over things in the garage to get to what I needed.  It would’ve meant many trips in and out of the garage, and I was just too tired.  

Normally, I would’ve pushed myself over the edge to get this done, but we had dealt with some serious attitude issues in the little people, so I wasn’t really motivated.  I just went to bed.

In the morning, there were some confused children. We didn’t get up to greet them at the crack of dawn, but did hear them come down,  and understood later that they were a bit stunned to find nothing under the tree, and so, went back to bed.  

We made a wonderful Christmas breakfast, and Keith and I pretty much acted like, ‘What presents?’ all day. We attended Christmas Day service, and later Keith occupied the kids so that I could haul everything into the house and finish wrapping.  (When I say hauled ‘everything,’ don’t get the idea that our kids got a ton of presents.  They didn’t.  But I could only carry so much on each trip – navigating the obstacle course in the garage -  and had to rest after each attempt!  It took forever.)

We finally gathered together in the late afternoon and had a heart to heart chat about attitudes, being grateful for what we have, and most importantly – what God had done for us through his son Jesus Christ. That alone is enough to be grateful for – for a lifetime!

And then they opened presents : )

Kaleo made this cute bag for Kili

Kaleo made these great hats for her 3 brothers

Kainoa made her brother straw swords

One of Kawika's favorite gifts - a football!

Kainoa made Kili a cute sock doll

Kiddos made ornaments for the grandparents

Koa, better known as Sleeping Beauty, got a helpful gift from Nani

A beautiful music box from Auntie Judy

    














We were so happy that Tutu was able to join us for dinner.  It was such a blessing to gather together for a special meal – four generations!

We are grateful to the Lord for each day.  Grateful for each other.  Grateful mostly for God’s mercy and grace towards us, and that through His son we have been saved.

Kiddos

Kiddos with Nani

God shows his love for us in that 

while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us. 

Since, therefore, we have now been 
justified by his blood, 
much more shall we be saved by him 

from the wrath of God. 

For if while we were enemies 

we were reconciled to God 

by the death of his Son,
much more, 
now that we are reconciled,
shall we be saved by his life.

                                                                   
Romans 5: 8- 10