This is a beautiful bamboo forest in Hawaii!

Are you this creative? This pic is from Country Living, and I love the originality, and the display! It looks like it is just 3 benches stacked on top of each other. How cool!
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I have gotten a little behind on my “That’s A Beautiful Thing” series…imagine that !?! So, I am playing catch-up while I’m away.

This is how I look today…I am on a flight right now…heading to Maui!
I DO NOT plan to do this…
I DO plan to do this…
I plan to SEE this…
I plan to DO lots of this…
I hope I SEE lots of this…
I plan to SEE this…
I plan to WEAR this! Not really!
I’ll give you a detailed report when I return…ALOHA!!!

I do value the friendships I have made with so many dear, sweet souls through this blog. God has pointed me in the direction of some friends that feel as close to me as if we sat down face to face and talked daily. So, I will freely ask you for a favor.

There are several things that cause me to be a little anxious about this trip. Moving…packing…school…health, etc. But those will be what they will be. I am sure the builder has all the info he needs, and if not he has our number. Got my meds all filled, and I’m expecting to have the strength I need to enjoy this trip. But, Alex is the thing that concerns me most. I am blessed to have Mom and Pop to look after him. Also, Adam and Suzanne, and Ian. And Joy and Tommy. They will take care of whatever he needs, and I trust them to do that. Would you pray with me please, that he will have some good days while we are gone? Pray that his pain will lessen. It has been at an all time high lately. Pray that he will rest at night, and that he keeps on his strict med schedule. Nothing could make me enjoy this trip anymore than to know that he is doing well at home.

I thank you in advance, because I know you are praying friends! I will talk to you soon….Aloha

I am so excited about my trip to Maui…big surprise, huh? BUT…it is really coming at a bad time. I am feeling so overwhelmed by the prospect of moving…and finishing up the packing. Plus there are still so many decisions to make. Today we had to go and pick out another sink and fixtures for the pool bath. I have wanted this bath to be fun…and a little different from the rest. And one of the things I have been looking for is a funky table to set a vessel sink on. I have looked everywhere I know to look. When I opened my eyes this morning…they stopped on a perfectly funky old table…..right there in my bedroom! Why, oh why am I looking the town over for what is right under my nose! I suppose I am thinking about finding something else…instead of looking at what I already have. I know there is a big, important lesson in those last 2 sentences. And, I am sure you, sweet friends, can pick it out. But, at this point, I have to go and unload that table, get it into my car…get it over to the Creek House…but first I have to unload the 8 bags of clothes that are in my car to be taken to the thrift store…and Scooter needs to go to the vet this morning…and I have to be at work by 8:15. Something’s gonna be left undone…and I need to finish packing before I leave on Friday AM!

Maybe this is a good time for a trip to Maui after all!