Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!

February 11, 2011

GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bishop Elkington and Brother Johanson got to visit LEE today!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They said that as soon as they saw him he asked, "How's Mibi, is she ok?!" LOL...they replied. "She's doing fine she's worried how YOU are doing!" They said he looked GREAT and was in good spirits. He is in Module 1,which is the medical/mental health unit. He says he likes it there...it's less chaotic and he can just keep to himself. It has been such a crazy week...a few days ago I got wind that he was on "Suicide watch" and I panicked...but then I calmed down and realized that I KNOW that lee would never EVER attempt or threaten suicide but I also know that he has a hard time submitting to authority and could possibly get riled up enough to have to be contained...and I was RIGHT. I guess he "disagreed" with a Dr's orders and was not submitting to authority...so as a disciplinary action, he was put on suciced watch...which basically means that he is not allowed any phone calls and is in his room 23 hours a day. I will never understand the prison system and never will. I just know my husband and I know that if I had 10 minutes on the phone with him I could have calmed him down and had him acting like the sweet little angel that he is! But they have their own ways of handling people...Hopefully the "Watch" will be lifted soon but until then he has his scriptures and is holidng up really well! The Bishop and Bro. Johanson were able to give him a blessing which I am sure did wonders for him in so many ways and I am so grateful for both of them so much. I felt like I could BREATHE for the first time in 12 days...and I am definitely going to sleep like a baby tonight! Lee also said that this has been a humbling experience and hopefully it will teach him a lesson in learning to submit to authority! I hope and pray that we have visits tomorrow AND they let me see him. Also we are working on hopefully having the Bishopric go in and see him more than the normal allotted TWO times during his entire term that they are supposed to...it is in the LORDS hands and HE can make all things possible. I kind of feel like a drama queen...but nothing is worse than not being able to have any type of communication with your husband!!! I felt so helpless...and if it weren't for the Lord's tender merices I would be in big trouble!!! I love you all and thank you for your prayers and comments. I will keep you posted and hope you ALL have a wonderful weekend!

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Once upon a time...

Mibi grew up in Laie and attended Kahuku High and Lee grew up in Haleiwa and Mililani and attended Mililani High. Mibi went to College at BYU-Hawaii and then served a mission in the Utah Ogden Mission before meeting the man of her dreams. After school, Lee jumped into the workforce looking for his career and eventually ended up working for Mibi's family flower shop at Turtle Bay while Mibi was serving her mission...and never thought that this job would lead him to his "Angel". We met in Septmeber of 2001 after I returned home from my mission. I came back to the flower shop to manage things for my Mom and Lee had left to pursue his education. Well a few months later, Lee's education path didn't take the direction he had hoped and instead life lead him back to Turtle Bay. The first thing he did was call Mom to get his job back and of course she said YES. So, I was Lee's boss and there was an instant friendship...it felt as if we had known each other our entire lives. We kept it strictly business for a few weeks and then one night I was gong to make a Wal-Mart run after work and called him to see if he wanted to come along. His phone was busy (the days before call waiting) and I almost gave up...but after a few more tries he picked up and from that night on we were inseperable. I think we told each other our life stories that night and we both knew then that our lives would never be the same! Over the next year, we formed a deep love and respect for each other which kept us connected through a few rough patches and across the ocean as Mibi moved back to Utah. Finally after a year of being best friends, we both realized that there is no one on earth we would rather be with than each other! We were a couple for about two years when Lee proposed to me and we tied the knot at the exact place we first met...the same hotel the flower shop was located when we worked there...TURTLE BAY. And to add to our JOY, we have a beautiful daughter Savannah (Lee's biological and Mibi's spiritual daughter ) who we just ADORE! She is so smart, funny, outgoing, a jabberbox like her Dad and just the cutest thing you have ever seen!!! We also are praying that we can give her a little brother or sister sometime in the next year or two!!! Until then we have a Doberman (Kayla) and a cat (Shadow) that we spoil rotten and of course all of our Nieces and Nephew's. It has been almost 8 years of wedded bliss and although we have had our ups and downs, each experience has made us grow more in love with each other and are still each others best friend!