Facebook

Well, I finally did it. I was just sharing with Kanani when she was here about a month ago that I would never get involved with Facebook despite the urging of family & friends. I was quite proud of the fact that I had held out for so long. She hasn't made that move either & we had that in common. I guess I had a baaad impression of ---- I can't remember the name. Oh yeah, MySpace. I felt there was too much stuff on there that was often negative & anyone could have access to it. I could be wrong but I'm glad I never was interested in that.

So I was encouraged to join since Keiki was going to create a Higa Ohana page. I did it. I'm still cautious about the whole thing but was able to post an encouragement to Keoki today. It was two weeks ago, after our Joy Luck lunch at my house that Ashley got the call from Keoki that his good friend & mentor had just died from a heart attack. Bob was such a good guy. He took their wedding videos, helped at Logan's first birthday party & many times inbetween, before & after. Those were the two times I had seen him. I picked some rainbow plumerias from my tree to take down to the Relay for Life. I saw the flyer for Bob's Farewell on facebook & people were encouraged to bring a fresh lei. I realized that I had been blessed to have so many beautiful blooms to share for such a time as this. I knew it would be a special time--both Keoki & Ashley & those involved in the Hawaii film industry had spent countless hours preparing a fitting tribute to Bob's life & contribution. I even saw some pictures of Bob on Tim Savage's facebook page.

Went to our church (Hope Chapel West Oahu) & felt called to sign up to help with refreshments for early services. They have a nice selection of breakfast type things for before & after the first two services & then lunchie stuff after the 11 am service. One guy has been doing it by himself for several weeks now. So I introduced myself to Jeff who's been doing it & will make cinnamon mini bagel toasts--or as Logan calls it, Circle Toast for next week. We exchanged phone numbers & even mentioned facebook & he said lots of church people are on there too. I'll have to check it out.

Our new church will tentatively begin services on August 1 & 2. The building is awesome. God has provided & He is to be praised! Clifford has helped a lot in some of the construction of the stage & is relied on heavily for electrical wiring. He's spent many hours on the lift, cutting wood & setting screws. It's a blessing to see how God uses each of us in different ways when we're willing.