Name~ Hokule'a Kealoha
Short Bio~Hokule'a Kealoha is the Nom De Plume of a writer that formerly lived in Hawaii and is now living a life of adventure on the highways and byways of the American South . I am a Born Again follower of Jesus, as well as a wife, mother of cats and dogs,jeweler, entreprenuer, photographer and pilgrim...
Age~ Old enough to know better
Status~ Newly Single after 13 years of marriage,fur mom to the loving and devoted mini ShihTzu doggie Annabelle, born 6-11-2007 RIP 2-25-09, and the beautiful Abigail born 2-14-09
Hair Color~ natural brown/grey
Mood~ I ALWAYS have a mood, try me...
Loving~ Jesus, Hawaii, my furry friend, Abigail, my Pen Pals, Jewelry ,Blogging ,Writing anything,my Ipod,and being outdoors surrounded by my wonderful natural surroundings
Hating~ Boom Box Cars, Earspray, Abuse of Power,
Reading~
Bible
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Underwired! Louisville's magazine for Women
In Store~The Magazine for the American Jeweler
Books in Progress...
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
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Just Finished Reading
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Jesus, Divine Mercy ~
I Trust In You~
My Favorite Past Posts~Relive The Journey!~
2009~
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2008~
Be Thankful
Colateral Damage
Make Lemonade
Home Is Where The Heart Is
The Poor With Us
Because Its The Hardest Thing I Can Do
We Have All Become Victims
Lest I Forget
The Most Important Words
Family Values
Familiar Places
May Perpetual Light Shine On Them
A City In Motion
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The Quiet Storm
Fellowship of the Cane
Like Dead Unremembered: A 9-11 Tribute
The Medicine Machine
One Giant Leap
In The Steps of St. Francis
Too Much Information
The Un Choice
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The Holly and the Ivy
The First 9-11, Dec 7,1941
Small Moments of Silence
Peaches to Winnipeg
Dreaming of Hawaii
Memorial Day
Scattered Values
The White Line is the Lifeline for the Nation
Warnings of a New Civil War
I Will Be True To The Promise I Have Made
The Snowy Bloody Day
Cats in the Cradle
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The Journey
Rebirth of a City
For Posterity's Sake
The New Civil War
Every Mother's Son
And There You Stayed, Temporarily Lost at Sea
The Lone Rider
The Bible Is Not the Fourth Member of the Trinity
Rome Wasn't Built With Union Labor
Happy Birthday Mom ~revised~
A Beautiful Noise
Even Now
The Wearing of the Red
Night Ranger
The Joyful Traveler
Hoiliili "To Gather Up"
Ke Makakilo (My Observations)
He Giveth Sleep
Save The Children
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Lux Aeterna
December 2004
You're Joking, Right?
Ground Zero
I Am Not A Failure
O,To Grace, How Great A Debtor
Lost In Translation
One Small Step for Man
The Rainbow's End
Profanity
Taps
The Journey
Makoa's Song
No Aloha For The Weakest
The Paradoxical Comandments
The Time Is Now
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When No Fruit Is On The Vine
St. Edith Stein~Pray for Us
Religion Link List~
My Secret is Mine
Ignatius Insight-Online Magazine
Fr John Corapi SOLT
Dr. Scott Hahn St Paul Center
Fr. Mitch Pacwa~ Ignatius Productions
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Political Link List~
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Arkansas Link List~
Little Portion Hermitage
John Michael Talbot website
John Michael Talbot Myspace page
1st United Methodist Church Bella Vista
Northwest Arkansas Guide
Mimi's Cafe
Metro Woman Business Directory of NW Arkansas
River Grille
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Interactive Links~
Live WebCam Feed from the Mauna Lani Resort, Kohalla, Big Island of Hawaii
Click here for Aloha Joe!Live Hawaiian Music 24/7
St. Damien of Molokai'i, Patron of Hawaii and the Outcasts among us, pray for us....
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Volcano Updates (Pele's Mood Meter)Hawaii Volcano Observatory
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Volcano Watch Archives
Mauna Kea Observatory
Pacific Tsunami Museum
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Technorotica for Blogging~
Who Links Here...Click here to see who's linking to this site. Powered by WhoLinksToMe.com
Globe of Blogs~Blog search engine
The Blog Search Engine
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Wikipedia
Nuzio's Place on the Web
Commutefaster.com
PING ME!
MWBS Wordpress Edition
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Technorotica for Jewelers, and the Jewelry Trade~
Gemological Institute of America
The Drouhard National Jewelers School
The Conner School
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June 22, 2009
True Friendship
The empty pulpit First United Methodist Church, Bella Vista AR "A friend is you needs answered"... Kahlil Gibran I found this wonderful quote a while back, which I think sums up the feelings of many in my church at the departure of our Pastor and friend, David. We wish him and his family well in their new appointment, and will miss them terribly... A sermon seemed an appropriate send off even though it was written 700 years ago, by one of Italy's great preachers of the day, Blessed Simon Fidati, of Cascia... "A friend comes to the rescue in time of need,and if he is aware of the truth of friendship, he directs his friend just as if he were himself and puts his own members at his disposal if he has lost his. A true friend is better than a treasure, for he is not vulnerable to thieves and robbers. A friend is a lighted coal, and if placed beside it, it can rekindle a dead one. A true friend gives more attention to friendship than to the person that he is disposed to be friendly. For indeed, the person often disappoints, but the friendship is always the same. If a friend looks on a friend as the highest cause of friendship, he never can bring about a separation, even thought the person's bad behavior had deserved it, but he will wait for an improvement, or when the wrong doing merits it, for a suppression.
A true friend is a vehicle upon which the mind of the other friend invisibly carries, and the friend is carried, and it is remarkable to see how from the two of them there emerge two who carry and two who are carried. Christian friendship, which alone indeed is true, is a glorious crown of good deeds and gives trust in life, a protection and a staff supporting even those who have shown weakness, a sure refuge, a haven from the seas, release from prison, freedom from slavery, an invaluable abode of divine protection, a tower of safety, a vineyard of joy, an ever fertile field, a pleasure garden of consolation, a repository of perfumes, a full storehouse, a apiary of honey... a mirror of brightness and an intellectual vision, a bride by one's side whom the comfort's of life are shared, a pious mother, an obliging attendant, a ready handmaid, a convenient body guard, a favorable bathing place, a spring of living water, an unsleeping guard against evil, prudence in the midst of good...
a bond with life...
Christian friendship is very broad in its generality, for it is extended to all without exception or distinction, and with those with whom one cannot share one's life along the way one hopes rather to achieve this in the fatherland of heaven. One can move in this direction also though certain knowledge and frequent communication or through outstanding virtue, because virtue itself is indeed only another name for that which is the greatest of the virtues, that is love. But what is true friendship if not Christian love? For if true friendship is exchanged between God and us, between human beings and angels, between human beings and human beings, true friendship then is love. Godspeed my friend, and don't be a stranger.. our eyes already hunger for your face... Labels: Friends, UMC
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