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This morning as the alarm rang next to my head (yes, it was the fourth one I set, and hit the snooze a couple of times), I sat up and hooked myDarlin’s iPhone to the iHome. I’m not sure how or why, but it begins playing songs randomly from his music playlist, and this morning it was this song by Brother Iz..
I saw you in my dreams
We were walking hand in hand
On a white, sandy beach of Hawaii
We were playing in the sun
We were having so much fun
On a white, sandy beach of Hawaii
The sound of the ocean
Soothes my restless soul
The sound of the ocean
Rocks me all night long
Those hot long summer days
Lying there in the sun
On a white, sandy beach of Hawaii
The sound of the ocean
Soothes my restless soul
The sound of the ocean
Rocks me all night long
Last night in my dreams
I saw your face again
We were there in the sun
On a white, sandy beach of Hawaii
We were playing in the sun…. that reminds me of Robert Kenui Pope's cameo with Elvis in Blue Hawaii. When he asked Elvis, “Can I play with you?” he responded, “Come back when you’ve got a girl.” Well Elvis, he got a girl (me) and we were on the ten year plan to play on the white sandy beaches of Hawaii every day. I know that when I get there, that’s where he’ll be waiting for me.
The beach theme came crashing like a wave to the shore again this evening as a young, up and coming band named ‘AndLove’ played regae at the Aloha Open Mic at our favorite restaurant Ronnie John’s Sunset Grille. I said to Lesli and Steve, I just need a drink with an umbrella and my toes in the sand, then closed my eyes only to see myDarlin’ grinning from ear to ear.
Tonight I flipped through photos on myDarlin’s iPhone and found this one he took of a beautiful beach in Florida this past Memorial Day. Robert was happy to be around any large body of water, whether it be Hawaii or Florida. Today I am grateful for times we spent on white sandy beaches and having seen the ocean’s reflection in his eyes and his soul. I love you Kenui.
#KeepLookingUp
"Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,"
Psalm 148:7 NIV
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