Christmas in Hawaii-

Was lovely. We have been having an exceedingly rainy winter, but Christmas Day has been nice and sunny.
We took Lucy in her trailer for a bike ride around the hood.

Here's hoping everyone had a very Merry Christmas!

Oh My!

What a busy time of year this has been!
Can I tell you what's been going on here? Well, we moved into a new house, I am now employed at 3 different establishments, and we hosted a Christmas party last week.

We love our new home, it's more roomy, and seems to be more fun for the kids to play. We have a large paved area where the kids can skateboard or ride tricycles, which has been great, too.

I am working at 2 different home health agencies, trying to juggle the hours and not be away from home too much. I am also working at a Cancer Retreat center where I give infusions(this one is very part time, thankfully!).

We hosted a Christmas party last week. We had a blast, especially the kids. Ella said the morning after the party that she wished it could go on forever. During the party, St John decided to dress up like Spiderman, and was running around with the costume on, mask and all, when he ran through on of our sliding door screens. Thankfully he wasn't hurt(except maybe his pride) and the screen had simply popped out, which we fixed the next day.

We got a Christmas tree this year. I think Mark got it at Walmart, the same kind you can get on the mainland. Lucy loved taking the ornaments off, playing with them and putting them back on. Ella made our star for the top, see pic....

Let us not forget this holiday season, the Tree of Life.
My dear friend Steve Malone introduced me to this lovely hymn:


Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

The tree of life my soul hath seen
Laden with fruit and always green
The tree of life my soul hath seen
Laden with fruit and always green
The trees of nature fruitless be
Compared with Christ the applle tree

His beauty doth all things excel
By faith I know but ne'er can tell
His beauty doth all things excel
By faith I know but ne'er can tell
The glory which I now can see
In Jesus Christ the apple tree.

For happiness I long have sought
And pleasure dearly I have bought
For happiness I long have sought
And pleasure dearly I have bought
I missed of all but now I see
'Tis found in Christ the apple tree.

I'm weary with my former toil
Here I will sit and rest a while
I'm weary with my former toil
Here I will sit and rest a while
Under the shadow I will be
Of Jesus Christ the apple tree.

This fruit does make my soul to thrive
It keeps my dying faith alive
This fruit does make my soul to thrive
It keeps my dying faith alive
Which makes my soul in haste to be
With Jesus Christ the apple tree.