Dear Friends,
For those of you who have already read this book, and been telling us "You have to read this book!!!," you will understand why it is going to take time for me to find a way to put into words a description of this book and the impact it has had on me.
For those of you who haven't yet read or even heard of this book, let me say that everyone could expand his or her understanding of God by reading it. Everyone has experienced, or will someday experience, loss and some "Great Sadness" in life. Young's story of one man's wrestling with God to grow and live with the "Great Sadness" in his life, and finally forgive God for allowing it and man for inflicting it, gives us all so much to meditate on and wrestle with as we try to find meaning and perspective on the difficult chapters in our own lives.
Most likely, I will not be able to really summarize this book. More likely I will choose some of my favorite quotes to share with you. I wouldn't want to spoil the plot, because then you might choose not to read the book for yourself, which would be cheating yourself out of a valuable experience. Be prepared to cry and have your imagination about God stretched.
More to come....
-Patti
Monday, November 26, 2007
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So long, farewell,...
Alviedersehen, good-bye
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Morning Shower
Ahhhh....coffee and sunshine!
When it rains in Maui...
it pours!
Standing water
Hope we don't float away
After the rain
Muddy ocean
Beach Advisory
Sorry no surfing in our bikinis today! :(
The cemetary flooded...
Oh No!
Rebecca on our lanai

The sun wants to come out!
Tropical Lovebirds
Choppy water, boat wreckage in background
Tropical Landscaping
Tim harvesting sugar cane
Resort Living
No Water Shortage Here!
View from the Ritz
Thursday morning drive
Pearl Hunting
Them there oysters have pearls in 'em!
Old Lahaina Luau

Ready to party!
Get your hula ready...

A romantic evening!
Luau band

Relaxing island music
Removing the pig from the "oven."

Anyone have a temperature probe?
Hula Girls

Shake those hips!
A passing shower during the luau

Steve donning his poncho
Hula Girls

Hula Men
On our way up...
Foothill of Mt. Haleakala
Mt. Haleakala
The Crater Rim
Mt. Haleakala
Brrr...feels like December up here!
The gods are angry...
Don't step back Steve!
Glimpse into the Crater
The fog lifted...barely
Scenic Vista
Coming down from Mt. Haleakala
Poinsettias
Just another plant in the yard here on Maui!
Hawaiian Sunset
Saturday
Road to Hana
Tropical Rainforest
Road to Hana
One of many waterfalls
Orchid Farm
They smell like chocolate...seriously!
Beautiful Waves
A scenic bay on the Road to Hana
Local game
A wild boar alongside the road to Hana
Mama's Fish House
Our last supper
Fresh fish
fancy
fish fresh
Tim's up-country style fish
Even Patti liked the fish
...and tasted some raw!
The Black Pearl
Pasty oyster shell, filled with chocolate mousse
1 comment:
I have not heard of it, but I will pick it up and check it out. Enjoy Hawaii!! If you forgot, the State fish is humuhumunukunukuapu'aa. That may come in handy!!
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