Happy Anniversary Baby!

It's a Friday in Maui nei, beautiful, bright and shunny as my niece used to say! Like I posted on my Facebook I woke up this morning overwhelmed by the presence of the Lord. I actually woke up in tears and cried even more when I realized what the day was bringing forth. There's a song that sort of explains how I felt when I woke up it goes like this....

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate
I feel I'm moving to the rhythm of Your grace
Your fragrance is intoxicating in the secret place
Cause Your love is extravagant

Chorus:
Spread wide in the arms of Christ there's a love that covers sin
No greater love have I ever known; You considered me a friend
Capture my heart again

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate
I feel I'm moving to the rhythm of Your grace
Your fragrance is intoxicating in the secret place
Your love is extravagant

Spread wide in the arms of Christ there's a love that covers sin
No greater love have I ever known; You considered me a friend
Spread wide in the arms of Christ there's a love that covers sin
No greater love have I ever known; You considered me a friend
Capture my heart again

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate


I am so overwhelmed by the power and love of Jesus Christ and so glad it's His hand in my marriage. We would not have made it this far or any further if it were not for the Love of Christ and the power of Christ through forgiveness. We are truly blessed to be His children... I know it's not going to be easy but as my pastor says it's not easy to face an uncertain future but to place our uncertain future into a certain God. Though I love my husband with all my heart - he and I don't compare to Jesus. I openly proclaim that our marriage is held together by Christ and not of ourselves. I pray that will continually be so for the rest of our lives. If there be any sin in our marriage I pray the Lord expose it and deal with it because as far as I am concerned my heart and body belongs to my husband he is my earthly partner appointed by Jesus Himself. If it were not so we would have not come this far... I love you Manu Tu'ifua and I love you Jesus!!!!

Christmas & One Year Anniversary

Christmas is here and though I am so ecstatic because it's a time where most of the world is exposed to Jesus and what happened on that blessed night I am still a little sad, yet hopeful! I don't have work right now and I think that's what I want for Christmas... Not gifts but work to help my husband help us! He works with no gripe, he helps with no gripe and I am so grateful to and for him. I don't want him to do it alone I want to work beside him in contributing to our home. Thank you Jesus for meeting our needs though we've been scrimping by just barely but God has been so good!!! I'm thinking of getting my husband some fins and goggles for Christmas... he's been mentioning it that he wants to go diving so I guess that's what I'm gong to scrimp for- he goes for food so it'll lessen his grocery list lol!

Along that note my one year anniversary is coming up and I don't know what to do! it's in 16 days! My how the time has passed!!!! I love my husband he's a good man thank you Jesus! Lord bless my husband Manu!

QT

So my husband and I are coming up on our one year anniversary, that was really quick! December 17 is our one year anniversary being married to each other and it has been one lovely roller coaster ride. We don't have the luxury like a lot of the people I know to have courted for a long time. We did court and that was fun although being secretive about it felt childish. So I won't mention a lot about courting except that it is important and don't go backwards! Court first to see if you're both compatible. Alsot that's the time to see attitudes, morals and all the important foundational things in a relationship not a marriage but a relationship. Sex is important but when push comes to shove sex will not bind a marriage together don't forget that- too many people try to use that as a binder but it doesn't work I've seen it too often in other relationships and marriages. Don't go there!

Our hectic schedules prevent some much needed QT aka quality time but I highly suggest it. I sneak it into our even rash times. My husband is one of those people who works from sun up to sun down and I have to remind him at times hello there fella you have a home to get to and a wife. He always giggles and says he's on his way home. Dinner is always ready for him when he comes home and his chilled juice. His bed is made and clothes are laid out and no that's not going over board part of it is I've learned what he likes and I do them. He doesn't ask for it but I know it makes him feel special and like man of his home. Which he should, if a man walks into a house and feels like an alien than something's wrong. When I was single there was a time in the church I come from the Pentecostals of Maui had to go through a whole series of marriage lessons and I thank God for them because a lot of them have been put into practice in my marriage so far Getting my husband to learn is another story but I can guarantee anyone who goes through that teaching series that Pastor Bailey taught will have a little bit of heads up on what to do and what to expect. I am so thankful for that teaching!!!!! In effort to squeeze in QT we'll buy a little something to eat and sit at the beach and talk, go and play tennis together before he gets together with the guys, set up a quick lunch date before we have to run off to something. If we don't have a relationship with Christ how do we call ourselves Christians? I've realized it's the same in comparison to a marriage how can you even say you're married if you don't have a relationship. Today I notice that a lot of people who were married say yeah I was married but yet know nothing about their spouse. No relationship... my husband and I try to keep a tight relationship and we have sessions where we pray together as well. A family that prays together stays together! Relationship is very important for the survival of any relationship. Manu and I on the grander scale of things see things the same but in details we see things differently and it doesn't make either of us wrong. It's like We know where Walmart is but there are so many ways to get there and no one way is wrong. Perhaps if you want to be there in a certain time frame you may want to pay attention to the details but the idea is to get there! Another lesson I learned from my Pastor you can't see what's coming up on the road on your way to your destination. Same with marriage you can't see ahead so prepare early on... I don't agree with some of the things my husband does but I've learned that is where educating comes in on both parts. We can differ in opinions that is what makes us.. US. So my for my title QT very important for any marriage it isn't just sitting and watching t.v. together it's doing something that will have you both interacting with each other. Some suggestions are going for a walk in the mall chatting about whatever, lunch dates are fun, playing a sport together, going to a show or dining experience together. I live in Hawaii and there are many things we could try! Ziplining, parasailing, luaus, shows or even just kicking back at the beach and talking. It's a together deal not a one sided thing. That is where the relationship comes in you learn each other and school each other. If you think you know it all about your partner you are mistaken there's always something new to learn. QT it's important for my husband and I it is important - we do dorky things but it makes us laugh and enjoy and that is what makes all the difference. A QT relationship with the Lord is vital to all marriages. It will help you bear when you think you cannot. A QT relationship with your spouse is vital as it brings pleasure and satisfaction to your marriage.

Blog Disclaimer

I guess this blog is for us/me to be transparent and if judgments come against me than so be it, if lessons are learned on account of any of these words than so be it. If the painting of any person in my blog seems wrong than forgive me and move on because that is the way it appears to me at the given time and moment, thus we have what is called an opinion. Once again if my blog does not suit your taste pour this tea out ya cup and move along... Our/My testimony on many things in our/my life, will be posted here and hopefully one day our kids will read what goes through their fathers and mothers mind at that point in time. Family members who will read this and be embarrassed if you see this and question anything feel free to give me a ring and we can chat :) Nothing will be edited from their original posting. Okay, so that's my disclaimer on this blog :) I can move on! I love you all but here weeee goooo!

<3 Mele