keep it simple

that's the theme of my 6th day of reorganizing my life. So, I am going to carry that into this christmas as well as to the year 2011, Lord willing! Interesting thing is my kids feel the same all the way from Japan, and a friend of mine in Australia feels the same way. Keeping it simple means for me to stop the unnecessary shopping and shop only when needed, which is if I look around I have too much right now and most of the things have not been used for awhile. hmmmm, that's not good, so decluttering is needed.

a Merry Christmas to all the readers of this blog. I pray that you be in good health and become prosperous also.

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas...

5th day of my reorg journey..
beautiful moon this evening shining brightly over the villages... our yard smells of fresh cut grass. The xmas lights are so beautiful on our street, our kids called today and our grandson was excited about his xmas present, even though he only saw the box but have not opened it yet. God is so good. Inlaws stopped by with xmas presents for us, and it was nice having breakfast this morning with very good friends. One of my nieces said there will be many changes in 2011 and I believe that too. Changes will be in the spiritual as well as in the natural way. So, if you're wondering what's the next thing in my reorg it's going to be, let me see, do more reading and writing... it's a wonderful way to let out steam and express yourself. hahahahahaha....

a hui ho

Redigging the old wells

I believe I am at the 4th day of my reorganization? I'll check later..but, today the sun has come out and it's nice to feel the warmth of the sun after a few days of rain. Did a bit of work around the house, of course not much, but now I have to do this for my reorganization plan for 2011. On Sunday our Senior Pastor said, he wants commitment from everyone and in remembering what he said, I am applying that to my reorganization plan. Commitment, that's a big thing because a year is a long road to travel. So, here goes nothing....Isaac revisited the old wells his dad Abraham dug and these old wells became a lifesaving thing for him and his household. Even in the face of conflict, Isaac was determined to commit himself to the task of redigging the wells his dad dug. Isaac knew, that there is wealth to the man who owns many wells in the dry and arid desert land they call home. So, on this fourth day of my reorg plan, I am reassessing some of the old things that are good that I neglected, God forgive me. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! I know that if I commit myself to the task of redigging old wells in my life I will come up able to help someone else. Truthfully, in redigging one of the wells, I have found that if I commit myself to keeping this well clean and digging it deeper, the water from it will quench the thirst for me, my family and many others.

good day for contemplating things....

it's now the third day of my reorganization...
I'm listening to the pat, pat, pat of the raindrops on the tent right outside my window. The weather has been unstable for the last few days, but, because I live in one of the driest spots of the island, I'm grateful for all the moisture we are getting. I have not had breakfast yet, been doing some sharing with my other half and now he is snoring while I am still thinking. I don't know why but, this morning I woke up with a song in my heart and a thought in my mind, which in actuality was a question. I kinda don't want to state the question because it's a controversial one and everyone has a different answer to it. Nothing bad, just too many arguments when folks hear the subject. I will just keep it to myself and meditate on it a bit more. But, if you are really curious about it, the question has to do with the order of things.

have an enjoyable day in the Lord.

what's an alcoholic?

watching this movie where the mom is an alcoholic, the dad is a pilot, they have a nice home but no one knows the problem the mom is having, the only ones who know are the children. Later when the truth came out, the dad finally realized his wife needs help, what he did not see was, mom's problem has affected the children, especially the oldest one who received mom's anger. The other thing he did not see was he is also affected by mom's problem. Although this is only a movie, it's the exact picture of what's happening in many families around us.. sometimes even in our own. God has made each one of us unique, and each individual has different needs. I'm thinking do we even take the time to know what the other person's needs are? do we know our own family members at all? I'm wondering if our prayers are making an impact in our families and in our neighborhoods. This is the second day of my reorganization project in my own life. God is making me see things in a different perspective, HIS.

I love you Jesus, thank you for giving me another way of looking at my situations.

First Day of Reorganization

Thank God that His mercy endureth forever....
for me, for my family and for everyone...

Did you know that fear makes us think of the ultimatum instead of the otherwise? Fear makes us also think comfortable instead of risk. Fear paralyzes a person. So, what am I saying here? I will not let fear stand in my way. I cast fear down in the name of Jesus. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

my first step in reorganization

I woke up this morning thinking about many things, my Jesus must have thought, tsk, tsk, tsk... actually I was thinking about going to Ace and buy a vacuum and containers then to a grocery store to buy cereals as well as baked cheetohs for my kids in Japan. As we get closer to the ending of this year, I see many things beginning to change, many incomplete tasks that I need to finish and so begins my first steps to reorganization. Truth is, to begin to make changes without taking care of these incomplete things and decluttering my surroundings will slow me down more then help me.

What is accountability?

This is a question that most of the Christians in the modern Church shrugs its shoulders to, or they would rather not deal with. The interesting thing about this is, if we are bible reading Christians like we should be, we will find that from Genesis to Revelation, accountability is the subject most discussed in there, maybe not naming it like being stated here, but the word of God given to each individual comes out to one understanding for all, be ye holy! meaning, hey! repent! be accountable for your actions! When Adam lost his head over Eve's beauty and conniving ways, God held him accountable for his actions and the result, we are all sinners come short of the glory of God. The man Noah kept telling his generation for 120 years to live righteous, no one listened, in the end, the actions of the man and his staying accountable, saved him and 7 family members. Moses had a hard time trying to save the Israeli slaves who came out of Egypt, the slaves were actually God's people who never knew they were blessed and stands to inherit everything good of the earth and heaven by just staying accountable to the unseen God Moses was telling them about, they were so rebellious that in the end, the journey that should have probably taken a year, took 40 years of going round and round like people without a tomorrow in the wilderness and a whole generation of young able bodied men and women were lost to the desert. Skipping that to Jesus time, Jesus told his disciples to be accountable too, if we read his teachings, Jesus said, if we love HIM, we will keep his commandments. What is that? I don't know about others, but to me, it means staying accountable. I have to be accountable for my actions, not for myself but because not being accountable has a domino effect, it will affect others and by the time we are sorry, it's no use. What do I mean by saying that? It means, if I say I love Jesus, it means I love the Church, Pastor and his family, my family in the Lord and my own family, anything that has Jesus stamp on it. What I say or do will affect them drastically and there will be heavy consequences felt everywhere if I do not pay attention to what I am doing. Now, here is what happens if God is using you to bring the word of accountability to this generation of the modern Church, when Herod the king of Israel, married his brother's wife Herodias, John the Baptist confronted him about that, John wanted Herod to be accountable to how he is living his life, the result John was beheaded. Jesus preached accountability to his own Jewish people and he was crucified. Jesus' disciples followed his leading, they preached accountability to their generations and each one of them suffered martyrdom. Recently, the ABC President spoke to the student body of this College and asked, how is your spiritual life? The question was simple but very important, because you see, our leader was calling us to once again look at our lives, are we being accountable? for if we look at the effects of accountability, it should give us an understanding of what the word means. Accountability actually is holiness, without which we will not see God. So, what do we say? if we are asked to stand accountable, are we going to be the ones who behead the messenger or are we going to be like David, he admitted his fault and sought God for forgiveness? As students of the Bible, I would like to think that we will be like David, confess our faults one to the other, ask forgiveness, make up our minds that we will end this year stepping into the new year as people who by faith will live accountable lives in everything small to big, that God will be pleased with us.


"Lord God, we have sinned against you and you alone. In humility, we come asking for your forgiveness. Please give each one of us a new heart and put a new spirit within each one of us; Please remove from each one of us the heart of stone and give each one of us a heart of flesh that we will hear, receive and obey what your Holy Spirit is saying to us your people now." In Jesus' name we pray.... amen.

making changes

it's quite around our house, everyone's gone, each one has something to do. Our neighborhood looks so beautiful with all our neighbors homes decorated beautifully with xmas lights and things.. At first I was feeling kinda down because my kids are faraway as well as my siblings but, then I thought, I will not feel down but I will lift my head up and enjoy my time with my Lord Jesus. We have so many things to talk about. I thought about the many changes I have planned to do in my daily lifestyle, changes to improve myself in many ways, it will be a fun time, why just yesterday, I looked at my bare garden and thought, wow, the soil is soft from the rain, I need to get roses and gardenias to grow in my garden, I have been planning to get a japanese maple tree to go there too. Then, there's my room, we have been planning to build shelves and refloor it, last but not least, I have to finish my schoolwork... to that I say ...yuckkkkk! hahaha... so I will be quite busy this year ending going into the New Year, Lord willing! oh my gosh, it's actually busy, busy, busy...Lord Jesus, send your Holy Spirit to please help me with these things. I love you Jesus! you always know how to get me up!...

God is still the same

We are getting close to the ending of another year.. it's now the 4th day of the last month of 2010. I don't know about you but as for me, I need to tap into heaven's portal and have a talk with my Dad. He knows exactly where I should be and has all the answers to my questions. He loves me more than anyone and he loves my family much better than I can. There are 3 things that Dad gave me and all my brothers and sisters to do, when we do them he will give us the answers to some of our unanswered questions and doing these 3 things will also point us to do the right thing. In the Book of Daniel 9:1, 3,21, 22. - (a)verse 1,Daniel went to the word of God, read it and started to meditate on it, (b)verse 3, Daniel fasted (c) vs. 21.. Daniel prayed consistently and while Daniel was in prayer and fasting, God's answer came. You know that's what I like about Dad, He's the Almighty Creator of heaven and earth, He's the Only God, He's the King of the Universe but, to Him, I am still HIS little girl. So, when I go to His Word, Fast and Pray, I will hear His voice telling me don't run around like a chicken without a head, remember I have a plan for you and as you delight yourself in me I will direct your path. Dad has never changed I tell you.... He's Dad, with great plans for me and my siblings, plans for us to succeed and be in good health, plans for us to prosper.

aloha pumehana...

when you have done all

was listening to a presentation this evening on the apostle Peter and how he died. Interesting thing is I have listen to the same story for many years but, never did it make more meaning to me then today.... when the student was speaking of how Peter was crucified upside down because of his not wanting to be crucified the same way like his Master Jesus, I felt as if Peter was showing that even if we die because of our belief in Jesus Christ, we are still not worthy of Jesus.

a hui ho malama pono..