unconditional love
once upon a time there was a person who swore they would love you forever. their love moved on but your love stayed in the same place. consider the opportunity to love the greatest of all blessings, even when love doesn't go your way. the love you give is the love you get and it is all good no matter where love takes you. let the ability to love another belong to you forever and ever because real love stories never end.
~ philosophy
We just enjoyed a wonderful Mother's Day + I was reminded of how blessed we are, so I'm dusting off one of my favorite posts to share a message that is still close to my heart...
Having grown up with just a younger sister, I was not prepared for having two boys. They constantly surprise me with the things they do + the way they think - never a dull moment! There truly is something to that men=mars/women=venus theory.
It's been just the three of us (+ my parents) since my boys were 1 + 3 years old, so we are especially close...they're 13 + 15 now, but I still feel so blessed that we have in incredibly special bond. We're an affectionate ʻohana that frequently says "I love you" + fills each other's "lovetanks."
When my sister had her first child, my niece filled a space in my heart I didn't even know existed. She's my sweetiegirl + I'm her auntiemommy...she's come to church with me since she was three months old, and my choir director loves that she's the "keiki alto." She's my little shadow, a true child of my heart. She now has a little brother who's really great at filling lovetanks...I feel so blessed to have these four keiki to bring so much joy, laughter + love into my life.
ʻAe, mahalo ke Akua no nā keiki. I am so grateful for such precious blessings!
he makana
A valuable and lasting lesson from my mommy: "catch your child doing something right." Focus on the positive, not the negative.
Mahalo ke Akua no kuʻu makuahine, no nā makuahine i keia ao...thank you Lord for my mommy, and for all the mothers of this world.
