Ten Days in Paradise

I spent 10 glorious days on Maui in March! The weather was perfect and the company was wonderful! It has been 9 months since I saw Tara and 3 years since I’d hung out with Elyssa, so we made the most of it. The three of us had a ton of fun playing on the beach, watching whales, snorkeling, kayaking, cruising around in our convertible, camping, hiking, watching sunsets, etc.

We had to stop and take a picture next to the beautiful Hibiscus flowers!

The beautiful red sand beach

The end of the hike...Wailua Falls

Our ride for the trip to Hana...hot, hot, hot! :)

Cold in Hawaii?? Yep, here we are at the top of Haleakala at 10,000 feet.

Haleakala Crater

Sunset from atop Haleakala

Enjoying our Lava Flows! Yum!

Sunset at Kaanapali Beach

Rainbow at Kaanapali Beach

The kayak trip to watch the whales close up

Kamaole Beach. We spent a lot of time here...just a five minute walk from Aaron and Tara's.

Would I Have Believed?

This past weekend I watched the “Jesus of Nazareth” movie, which is about Jesus’ life from birth to death. It is an excellent movie that makes all the things that I’ve read in the Bible come to life in a more real way. It is an excellent movie and I highly recommend it. Just make sure you have the time to sit down and watch it…it’s over 6 hours.

Anyway, with last Sunday being Easter and having watched this movie, I’ve been thinking and the question that keeps coming to my mind is, “Would I have believed Jesus?” I wonder, if I was alive during that time and I saw Jesus up close and personal, would I have believed what He said about who He was/is? Or would I have been like most people and rejected Him? I’ve always thought that I would believe. After all, how could you not if you saw it firsthand. Now, I’m not so sure. How would it have been to know Jesus from His birth and to watch Him grow up? Would I believe that He was the Son of God? Would I believe Him when I saw Him born as a human? Would I have been blinded to all the prophecies that He fulfilled? Would I have seen Him as the Messiah? Or would I have been looking for what the others were looking for?

I believe now that He is who He says He is and that He is the Messiah and Redeemer. I know that it’s true. But, would I have believed it then? I’ve just been thinking about it in a different way after watching His life portrayed on screen. Would I have believed?

The important thing is that I believe now! I’m just curious.