First day.

Tuesday. We wake up early of course because of the time changes,  It was 1:30 first, then 5:00.  We got up at 5:15.  Watched the sun come up over the Pacific. The apartment is great and the bed is pretty comfy too.  It rained a couple of times in the night but that didn't deter the Coqui (frogs) from really belting out their songs!!  It is going to be a wonderful day according to our devotions.  How could it be otherwise!  We take a drive around to look at the homes we will see later.  We kind of rule some out because of Location, Location, Location,  Joy arrives at 1:00 and off we go. We see 4 and narrow down to 2.  We help Joy find the homes and she laughs at us and herself for being directionally challenged.  We come back, take a rest and go into Pahoa to eat at Kaleo Restaurant, it was good.  Coqui aren't as loud tonight? I wonder why.

Air travel

Long flight from Chicago to Honolulu, 8.5 hours.  There was a contest to guess at what time we would be 1/2 way there. I thought of Christy first to figure this out given the speed, the head wind speed, the total miles and the starting time.  But I wasn't far off, only about 18 seconds!  The prize was a bag and a tour book, no big loss.  This is the first time we have flown from Chicago.  I think the break you get when you fly to the west coast is maybe better, especially with keiki. We will remember that for future reference. Finally landed in Honolulu. We needed to take a Wiki Shuttle to the interisland terminal and travel on to Hilo,  We had about a 45 min wait. Arrived in Hilo, picked up our car and drove go Verna's to get local food. Then we drove to the KTA store to pick up groceries and on to the vacation rental.  Arrived in the dark and Gary & Karen were worried a little, but glad to see us.  The apartment is perfect!  We are tired.

The Plan

We can make our plans but the final outcome is in God's hands. "The Good Lord" as my Dad would say, has given us the ability to work, to create and to plan. However, we should always pray and ask that His will be done. With this in mind we have been making a plan.  We would like to buy a home in Hawaii which we want to share with our family.  But we know that we have to count the cost before going forward.   So we have been doing our research and estimating, and now we are going to leave and look at some homes on the Big Island.  I think of my family and especially of the grandkids and my desire for them to be able to visit Hawaii.  It makes me think of God preparing a place for us in Heaven. And how much more glorious and wonderful that eternal home will be!! Eyes have not seen, ears have not heard,  nor has the  mind conceived the wonderful things which the Lord has prepared for those who love Him. October 21, 2013