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Between moving houses (that was somehow a 3 week ordeal that caused us to vow from here on out to pay for MOVERS!) to events and shoots, it’s been nice to take being social to OFFLINE. Making play dates with friends and sacrificing time to perfect a caption and photo to instead spend a few extra minutes engaging in coffee and conversation in real life. It’s been a real treat to make space in my life to create. For fun. For me. And for the possibility (but not promise) of others. I encourage you to do the same. Get offline and PLAY! Instagram will still be here when you get back.
Speaking of treat, we moved up North by Dole Plantation, and lemmetellyou the discipline it takes to not pull in daily for a Dole Whip is downright astronomical. 🍦

I was in the middle of reading “Girl, Wash Your Face”, a wildly popular anthem of female encouragement from current “It” girl @msrachelhollis when God reminded me of this push to run that’s persisted for several years. Full of conviction I paused the audio book and searched the Internet for the next available run. Palm Sunday. “Perfect” I thought “it will be me symbolically ushering Jesus into this part of my life for him to do His great work, whatever that may be…”. I said a prayer, paid the fee and kept listening while cleaning.
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In the weeks leading to the race I didn’t put in a minute of training, let alone THINK about any aspect of the race other than the fact I had planned to do it. Matter of fact I didn’t even share my plans with friends, not because God told me not to (he later nudged me that I SHOULD have told so they could celebrate alongside me) but because I wasn’t running for myself but simply because God had told me to. I wanted to keep it simple and full of surrender, just me and God, no outside voices or perspectives, I didn’t want to make this about me, even though to God, it was. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The day before was a battle with last minute temptations to armor myself up with shiny new tools that falsely promised they would help me complete the task at hand: an apple watch so I wouldn’t have to take my phone, new (Lulu Lemon, mind you) biker shorts instead of potentially hot yoga pants, a shirt that said “Warrior” because God would certainly approve of that, right? When God gently but firmly reminded me not to buy a thing.
“You have everything you need”.
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The lei is given in Hawaii as a greeting, token of farewell, symbol of celebration or love. Unspoken aloha to be worn around the neck or as a lei po’around the head. May 1 is May Day Lei Day, a celebration of flowers and leis with each island having their own flower!🌸🌺🌼 | @playkimie with daughter Omealani at her First Birthday Luau! 💕 these flowers by @ocean_dreamerr dress by @jams_world amazing hair by @pancistyle 🤪

While weddings + engagements are still where it’s at for me, I’ve had on my refrigerator a few scribbled photography goals that I wanted to pursue to stretch my creative muscles, blogger and commercial shoots being one of them. So when @styledinparadise_ a former session client got in touch to collaborate on consistent images for her style blog I was bout it bout it! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
If you’re a photographer what types of things do you love to shoot that really make your heart go WILD! It can be anything, I’m all ears. 🐰🍬

Happy Easter everybody! While we spent majority of the day hatching a plan for moving houses we were able to hop on the bunny trail and spend a little time with friends. Thankfully the Easter Bunny STILL showed out — at the Fiddler House! WOW Easter Bunny you really go HARD over there, thanks for putting a little spring in our step! Basket full of goodies, balloon garland and all. 🌸🐰🥚🍬🌈💕

It’s been real, East Side, but we are officially moving up North by the pineapple fields for some more space (two people working from home plus a baby requires more than a living room/dining room/office combo!), a little more peace and quiet than the hustle and bustle and mopeds of Kailua and PRAISE THE GOOD LORD AIR CONDITIONING (something that’s not the norm for Hawaii). I’ll sub roosters for fireworks ANY day and am excited for this new chapter of a rental that will help us prepare to buy a home. But why does this little move just 30 minutes up the road that we KNOW is the right God breathed decision for our family to prepare ourselves for the transition to home ownership on Oahu (next move goal!) feel so hard? Maybe it’s the tiny house with so much light and potential, the neighbors we enjoy or having friends live down the block in both directions. A great landlord that we loved and the first house Nate has grown up in. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Kailua, I’ll always love you, Fiddlers, I’ll miss crashing family dinners on a weeknight (but trust me I’ll still be knocking on your door!) and oh my STARS how am I supposed to get my Target groceries delivered now?!?! Whole Foods... I can’t even face you to say goodbye. Instead: until we meet again... ✌🏼🥗🥬😭 COME SEE US UP IN WAHIAWA and getcha some Dole whip on the way!

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