Life on the Big Island

I have been working now in Hawaii for almost 2 months. Every day I go to work the scenery that surrounds me on my drive completely takes my breath away. I live in a complex that is situated pretty much on the beach. When we go into our back yard there are huge sea turtles that swim up to the kids to say hello. My 10 year old loves to snorkle and watch the fish in the ocean. He is so in love with Hawaii that he says he never wants to leave. From his bedroom he can see the ocean and listen to the waves. From the balcony early in the morning and late at night we are able to see the volcanic glow from Kilauea. Kilauea is the most active volcano in the world. What a wonderful educational experience we are giving our children. I really think this was a true blessing from God that we were able to have this opportunity. Now it is time to seek God and pray for wisdom for the next step in this adventure. I have been asked to stay at the hospital I am at for another 13 weeks, but there is so much more to see. Danial and I will be praying over the next few weeks for the right decision.

Crabs and sea turtles are easy to spot at Carlsmith Beach Park- just out the back door of our building.

Sorry I have not written as much as I would like. The one downfall with this position is that I am working so many hours! So between working sight seeing and spending time with the ones I love most, I have not had much time to write. I have been asking my better half to upload pictures hopefully he will be able to soon, but I know he is just as busy as I am and his job is much more important than uploading pix. He has the wonderful job of home schooling the kids and that is more than a full time job.

The boys love to climb in the Banyan trees, here is a 100-yr old Banyan tree at Hilo's Rainbow Falls.