The IKUNA Blog
Fresh Bread and Hot Cocoa
The days before Christmas always seem to be tied down with parties and last minute shopping. For the most part, it takes the attention away from its true meaning. Christmas has now passed but it is during the few days after that I can really reflect on the past year.
One of the things that helps me bring it all into perspective is a trip we took to the islands as a family over 20 years ago. I was a junior in high school and that trip still stands out because it was during the Christmas...
'...if you look at my life I guess He's talkin' back.'
With time and age, we tend to appreciate more and more of the little things that life has to offer. When I look back in time at the things that have occurred throughout my life and what I have, my heart is filled with gratitude and thanksgiving. I can’t say that life has been full of sunshine and cotton candy because there have been many times during my life when I’ve wondered if God was even listening. But in the words of Kanye West…“I’ve been talking to God for so long, that if you look at...
Tell Me When To Go...
Since my last post recapping the amazing RUN EMZ charity run - our world has been opened to a whole new group of people I would have never anticipated IKUNA being a part of. Suffice it to say that it's fun trying to keep up with a community of crazy cool individuals who strive to become mentally and physically better every day. One day I'll get there but for now I enjoy holding a BigMac in one hand scrolling through IG on the other watching you guys exercise, train, marathon, eat...
108.88 Miles On a Treadmill for Charity
A week ago today Emily completed her 108.88 mile treadmill run for Effect International and their efforts for education in India. It's taken me this long to finally wrap my head around what happened during those 22 hours. Much kudos to Effect and Rally for putting on such an organized and successful event. IKUNA is certainly grateful for the opportunity we were given to be part of something much bigger than ourselves.
After sifting through the many snapshots we had, I thought it would be fun to pick out the photos that reflected the most accurate timeline from the beginning...
Education - Opportunity or Expectation?
As immigrants to this country, my parents always made it a point to remind us kids how easy we had it. I can imagine that we've all had that conversation. Now my children are the recipients of the famous speech that always begins with "You know when I was your age..." As a child and even into my youth, our family would take trips back to the islands so that we could see for ourselves how lucky we truly were to call the U.S. our home. Those experiences and memories have...