Goodbye Lovely Lahaina

This Bed and Breakfast has been the perfect place for just the two of us . . .

close enough to Front Street to walk the boardwalk 

or the beach . . .

I could not get enough of this beauty 

and sharing it with the one who has stood by me

loved me

fought with me

forgiven me

encouraged me

challenged me

and spoiled me

We watched the sailboats

and then did more than just watch.

Evenings we walked along the busy little main street with restaurants lined up
on one side to face the sunset . . .
art galleries, souvenir or beachwear shops and ABC stores
on the other side.

I had a fascination for the trees taking up a city block

or taking up room in the middle of a restaurant 

or shopping mall.

I loved the sounds of musicians' voices wafting through open windows and

 following us down the street,

enjoying ice cream as we watched the waves come crashing in,

the rhythm of which has really hit me this time,

We've had time to celebrate, reflect and talk about this stage in our life

realizing that, unlike the endless ebb and flow of the ocean,

life will eventually change  for us . . . 

causing us to realize even more our need to 

look to the One Who does not change. 

Blessed be His Name,

the Alpha and Omega,

the beginning and the end.