As one Journey ends Another's begin
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On New Years Eve 2014, I sat down to reflect on the year. With great anticipation, I was ready for the new year to begin but wanted to take a moment to give thanks and grab hold of the treasures that should not be forgotten. My thoughts took me back to the beginning of this journey ten years ago.
2003-2013
It was the birth of Devan Meakala, our third daughter that marked the beginning of this journey. Last January, I happened to flip to a page in my Bible that was dated 4/2003, the month Meakala was born. Written beside it was “Meakala’s name”. The scripture Isaiah 42:9 was given to us to name her. It reads, “See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.” Devan’s Hawaiian name is Meakalaokeolaanuiloa. She was the announcement or the proclamation of the abundant life to come and she did that by entering the earthly realm at a whopping 11lb, 9oz! We had no idea back then what was about to unfold in our family’s lives. We contentedly lived in our cozy house on Uluʻeo Street, smack dab in the heart of suburbia. “Our” plan was to raise our kids, live a normal, happy-go-lucky life in a happy-go-lucky neighborhood, work the 9-5 and then maybe when all the kids graduated, pursue some of our dreams. Funny how we thought we had it all mapped out. That year, after Meakala’s birth, the plan suddenly changed. There were a series of undeniable events that compelled us to sell our house and begin an adventure into the unknown to follow the collective dream that had been implanted in both our hearts long ago.