A Trip To Kauai!

This trip was quite spontaneous and unexpected! We went there to spend a weekend with the Pearls! Michael and Debbie Pearl whose ministry influenced our lives significantly. We picked up a couple of their books (To Train Up A Child and Created To Be His Help Meet) at church in Kapa'a we used to go to. What a blessing their ministry has been to us in child rearing, marriage and Bible teachings!  We always wanted to meet them but were never able to make it to any of their Shindig camps. They are from Tennessee. 

When we moved to Oahu last year we learned that both of their sons live in Kauai and go to the same church as we did while living there! 

So great!

I love how the Lord works!

Mr. and Mrs. Pearl came to visit their sons and also teach seminars on homeschooling, parenting and marriage last weekend! 

We surely did not want to miss our opportunity!

So here we are on the way to the airport!

 

It was raining most of the time but we had a few sun breaks and got to swim in a hotel pool. The beach was too rocky and  waves were too strong  for little muffins and pregnant mama at 32 weeks! But we enjoyed the morning strolls on the beach! So blessed!

And yes we ate at a few nice restaurants. I so much appreciate this and we surely are not shy and enjoy every bit of it! Here is Lucie finishing up her "Restaurant Bday cake" as she called it!

 Love the colors!

The kids sat through all the seminars! What troopers! 

Mr. Pearl, a 3 time World Champion in knife & tomahawk throwing, put up a little show for us. It was great and the kids got to try it  too!

We were so blessed this weekend! It was truly wonderful to meet them and we left encouraged and inspired.  The Gospel was preached and we prayed for many people to be saved! 

To God be all the glory!

We also got to see my friend Sumi and her little boy. Her daughter Maila used  to play with Eli a lot while we lived on Kauai. It was really nice to see them again! 

 Sumi's husband makes OUT OF THE WORLD Japanese style shave ice. The kiddos were super excited to try! 

Waiting for her first shave ice ever!

 A strawberry shave ice for Lucie!

A sour sop special for Sofia!

Cannot go wrong with coconut, Eli!

Tim tried popular green tea with ice cream. Yum!!! 

All made with real fruit and organic sugar. 

We were blessed!