Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Just a quick post from my family vacation here on The Big Island of Hawaii ...
I LOVE Hawaii.
I love its beauty, history, culture and people. I especially love the sense of community you find everywhere you go. The spirit of Aloha and respect for faith, family and the land are values we get to experience simultaneously firsthand in the islands.
I am posting a photo of our 3 children who never got to meet their Aunt Michelle, the lady behind Michelle's Place, because we lost her way too early to breast cancer. Now her spirit helps women and their families as they battle breast cancer. 
Bill & Marilyn Watson, my children's grandparents and Michelle's parents, are also in the photo. They founded Michelle's Place during a time when they could have easily succumbed to the grief of losing their youngest daughter at 26 years old.
The other gentleman is my children's other grandfather, Carl Grassi, Jr., my dad. We lost my mom less than four months ago to MDS turned Leukemia brought on by chemotherapy from breast cancer.  I am so glad he joined us for this vacation.  He has been through so much for the past several years.
I am so glad they all found a rainbow together...they are my pot of gold.
Aloha.
Learn more about Michelle's Place at www.michellesplace.org