Saturday, February 28, 2009




THE POWER of GOAL SETTING


Nancy and I returned home from eight days in west county with two boys eight and five while their parents enjoyed Hawaii!!! for the second time in six months. I felt like I needed to share a few pictures from the three trips to Hawaii that Nancy and I have been blessed to enjoy.


Nancy and I had been married about one year when we set a goal to spend our 25TH anniversary in Hawaii. At the time I was making $375.00 per month but life was good.


We did spend 5-9-1984 on the island of Oahu. God is good.!!!


Photo one does not bring out the awesome beauty of Hanauma Bay.




















Nancy with Pearl Harbor in the background. Every American needs to visit Pearl Harbor. My dad and uncle went through Hawaii on their way to the Philippines later in WW!!

Nancy 5/84 above the clouds on top of Haleakala on Maui Hi.





Diamond Head from Waikiki Beach in 1984












In Jan. 1988 Nancy and I visited Hawaii for our second trip with long time friends Cliff and Wanda.We spent two weeks on the north shore of Oahu at Turtle Bay.Each week we took a day trip to one of the other Islands.




This photo taken in 1988 but in 2001 we went to the top of this snow covered mountain on the Big Island of Hawaii near Hilo.







1988 photo of Waimea Canyon on Kauai. It is called the {Grand Canyon of Hawaii}












The ocean at Turtle Bay in January 1988. A surfers goal is to surf the North Shore in Jan. or Feb.

1988 Moving Lava flow at Volcano National Park near Hilo on the Island of Hawaii.If I remember correctly the Lava opened every eighteen minutes then with a opening it would move a few inches forward and the process would start again.










A sunset on Maui in Oct. of 2001











Nancy in Oct. 2001 enjoying breakfast at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki Beach with Diamond Head in the background.












Taken Oct. 2001 from the deck of the battleship Missouri. On the deck of this ship the peace treaty between the USA. and Japan was signed.

















A water fall near Hilo Hawaii taken in Oct.2001.


I have a goal to return some day for visit number four.!!!!













1 comment:

sstone said...

Thanks for babysitting. I know the boys had a good time. I am still hearing about everything grandma let them do.