HOPEful girl

  Well it finally happened. My worst fear.  I’ve caught the fever.   No, not Covid.  Island fever!  Yet,  I do have covid to thank for it.   Don’t get me wrong, I still agree with my friend and lagoon buddy, John who says the worst day here in Hawaii is better than the best day anywhere else.   John is from Alaska by the way.   But I miss my family.  So I finally broke down and bought tickets to see my family back home in Cali in November.   Meanwhile, back on the rock, Covid life continues.  My youngest Micah is in distance learning, planning to go back soon.  My older two boys attend in person at their private high school with strict safety precautions around every corner.  We are nearing the end of our second lock down. And it couldn’t come soon enough. I miss going to our community pool. I miss eating in a restaurant. I miss shopping at other stores besides groceries or Walmart.  Thankfully the lock down has ...

  My latest Bible journal entry comes from Jeremiah 29:11 after I stumbled upon  some notes I found in my old sketch journal from a pastor’s sermon I heard almost 20 years ago. ‘For I know the plans I have for you, , says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. ‘ -Jeremiah 29:11  This is verse that gets often quoted, but yet really misunderstood. As I dug deeper into my study, it amazed me how the message is so relevant today.  So join me why don’t you in my time machine back to the year, 2001 on Sunday, January 7.   Ever been at a crossroads in your life? When you knew you had to make a difficult decision, that would forever change the course of your life?  Well, that was me on this particular Sunday.  I was listening to the first sermon on the  first Sunday of the new year at Westside Oikos church in West LA. This is the church I attended while in medical school and where I became a new believer....