A few of my favorite things...

After a truly horrific 36 hours or so, it was really nice to go out to a "joint" with friends. (Our nook of Hawaii is particularly odd in its contrasts. You can have a $150-$200 dinner in a place where they have to remind customers "no tank tops after 5PM" and "please wear shoes".) I feel so incredibly blessed by the good friends God has seen fit to give us; and am particularly grateful for them at times like these, when tragedy has struck my family and I am so far away.