Out with the old do not bring in any new!

What that means for a woman is pure torture!  I have cleaned out my stuff once again.  I came home to find that the Captain had pulled everything out of my cabin which is the forecabin in the front of the boat, he piles it all up in the Galley aka kitchen and says I cleaned really good up there with bleach and smiles at me.  Hmmm I say to my self this is much more than a good scrubbing this is about the STUFF Scott hates stuff well my stuff if it does not pertain to makingRedletters run properly he considers it rubbish.  So I thought well I too am sick of stuff and living in small quarters even though I moved into the fore cabin and have my own space I have to take another look at what I am holding onto and why.  Ok so I have a piggy bank that I have had for years I like it but I probably bought it at the dollar store and it has really no significant value or meaning YET she still resides on Reletters.  So I go through and reorganize and put away everything only to come back with one garbage bag full and yes it was full of stuff.  I said look to the captain lifted it up to the cock pit so it could travel out of the boat into Cindy loo hoo and off to goodwill.  He said that is not impressive that is all you are getting rid of????   Hmmm again what is his beef??!!  So under the Galley table is 7 pairs of shoes all of a brown color you know the kind you ware with jeans all of which I love and am very fond of! Seriously I don't have a house and I don't have storage Redletters is it.  So I began to cook supper and because I was frustrated and a little miffed at this point I grabbed hot dogs!  You know how it is when mamas not happy no one is happy!  So no fancy meal for this Captain tonight trouble is I don't care what I serve him he is like Oh this is sooooo good thank you!  Any way a stab at making him pay for suggesting that I get rid of more shoes.  So all through preparing supper I would turn around nibble on something and look at those shoes and the end result I picked them all up and back into the forecabing they went!  LOL  Yeah I know you thought I was gonna just bag them up and send them off.  Well no way I love those shoes and if anything I can personally give them away at some point to someone.  Scott says well you will find out once we start sailing how important it is to only have what you need and to have everything stowed away. 
So I am trying to get everything ready and I did reorganize and stow allot away I have much more to do but I have to laugh one day if I ever have to move home I will have one suitcase of clothes and that is it and you know that is starting to feel pretty good.  I do like the change in me I still have this desire to shop but the anxiety that I would get from knowing I could only look and not buy is almost gone.  I see that material desires had such a hold on me and when I think of the money wasted of that stuff I cringe!  No matter moving on I am going to keep working on widdeling it down to just like the Captain says just what we need.  I can see it now 2 plates 2 forks....  No I love to entertain way to much for that and we have to be able to have people over for a meal. The rest of my day off today will be spent going through the aft cabin that is Scott's cabin and where I keep the linens.  I went through the products in the aft head and got rid of what I was not using.  I now only use Kay Casperson products and that helps allot because I can keep it simple I am not tempted by the store brands or anything that pops up on the market because I know these products work.  That is freedom to know that is one section of the store I don't need to browse in because Kay has me covered.  So I am off to finish my laundry and push myself to rid the boat of any and all unnecessary items. 

By His Power

What happens when someone calls you with devestaing news with a cry for help?  What is it that you do really???  Begin to think of all the what ifs and invision the worst and actually begin to play out in your mind the most awful things.  If you dont then you are way ahead of me in mind control!  But I am a child of God and I am equipt with the word of God and you know there is no other place that you can get instructions on what to do and do it and see the power of God at work.

Now lets talk for a minute about the worlds influence.  I have to tell you the world is trying its best to find and hold onto this good energy and almost ride it like a wave its like kowabunga dood!  Sorry but that is how I view it.  You know the world has always taken from God and tried to make it thier own its sad for them because they lack something and in the end they will realize what it is and it is all because they are too stubborn to do thier homework and seek God to find out if he is real and if this Bible is really true.  If everyone who is seeking this realm of happiness where to truly look into the truth of the Bible they would find historicly that it is documented and very very true.  If that is TRUE then why why why keep doing and seeking out the things of this world?  I belive on of the problems is that people have let the past and others influence them on what they believe and this idea of many ways to God sounds soooooo wonderful and pleasing like living in a fairytale. 

But God has called me to be honest and strong in leading people to do thier homework.  I know many intelligent people that if they just truly made thier mind up to look into the prophecys that have come true and seek Gods face they would find that the Bible the whole intire Bible is true and they wold want to serve God in the way that He ask us to.  People get upset when you try to give them direction or they think about the fact that some of thier thinking is dead wrong according to Gods word and they let anger take over and the wall come up and they reject the truth.  I just hope that some of these people read this and they no longer look to the worl or the church for thier answers but to God to hHis work that they make up thier own mind to do thier own research go before him quietly and ask Him to show them.  Because I am sad to think of that day when we stand before Him and they are told that warm fuzzy feeling and that life of Great Success  does not matter anymore that in the end what matters is the fact taht they stood firm and accepted Jesus as thier King!  He never said it would be easy in fact He said it would be hard and you would have trouble and that the world would hate you. 

Please remember this life is temorary we are leaving here one day and we will stand befor ethe Kind and be held accountable for every word deed and action.  We can not be perfect and I know the Church and Christians have hurt many I have been hurt too and I do not understand the whole Bible but God has showed His self to me in supernatural ways thand I have reasearched these prophecys and see that is is a mirical that these things have happened just as they said they would like it or not and alot I do not like or understand I have to say it is true it has to be.  I also have felt the supernatural love of my Heavenly Father when no one else was able to love me. I have seen the supernatural provision for me and my family the protection the healing on and on its true its real why would I not share this it is powerful and it is real.

For those of you who look else where for your power your joy your happiness I am here to tell you its is fleeting it is like the grass that burns up in a fire her today and gone tomorrow but your salvation is all about eternity.  If you do not believe in eternity then I guess I can not reach you.  Yes you can feel good and bad energy yes their is good and evil in the world But God in our creator and His word is your guide not all these other books on energy and mind control.  The world has stolen from Gods word God has already given us all we need to have a positive joyful life but in Him is the gift of eternal life you don't have that with all the other ways.  They speak of the way look into it seriously do your homework Jesus is the way the only way.  I know many hate to hear that but if you find that the prophecy's are documented and true why would you not believe why would you live a life of compromise why would you not teach others that you have to choose you cant just live like your in a fairy tale and the end of the story ends with your death.  If I was like most I would not be writing this just living no I cant I am not just living I am living for Jesus I living to do His will and that is to work hard for Him to bring His children home.  I mean think like that what if you had to relay on a group of people to bring home your children from a forien countyr and all the whiel they where partying living it up and they forgot because they got so ccaught up in success and earthy matters they just forgot to go and tell your children and warn them and get them saved so they could come and be with you. 

I am one of Gods I am to go and tell His children and show them and teach them and be one who brings them home I cant just ignore and live this cushy life on a boat watching the dolphions and the sun sets  on and on.  No even though I risk not being liked even hated and scopped at I will continue to spaeak and write about the things the Holy Spirt places on my heart.  I pray that God will lead more people to read my blog and promote it.  To come with me on this journey its not about the boating life people it is about the Kingd9om of God and living liek a warrior in this present day!

Tough Love

I know at this present time I do not have many followers on my blog and I am ok with that.  Why well because I truly believe that God is in control of everthing and if he wanted me to have many people reading these blogs it would be happening.  I can say that in my Christian walk I have grown in the area of just not caring and waiting on God. 
Giving up my house and my car and my phone and.... to live aboard Redletters was a huge step of faith for me.  I can also say that I know this is a God thing because many times I look at my life and I say why have I not flipped out and pitched a huge fit about some of this????  I would say it is because we are on a mission we have answered the call of God to witness to others.  Scott and I do not care really how it is done we just want to share the hope of heaven to others.  We love the boat the water the idea of the Caribbean and we can not wait to be able to help and love children that are in need, but what we are seeing so far is a boating live aboard community that needs the love of Christ more than that the need to believe that it is true that Jesus came and died for us all so that we could spend eternity in Heaven with Him.

All I can say from here is that Scott and I are studying the word of God so that we can prove to others that it is true!  Prophecy proves it but what I am finding is that no one has looked into it.  They have made up their minds that they don't really believe or they don't really care or they don't even think about it at all.  That is where God has called us to step in to spark their minds to think about it.  I don't want to debate in fact I wont you will have to go to Captain Scott for that he loves it and just to warn you he will win!  I just want to ask if you are not living for Christ and you live on a boat and you enjoy all of Gods enmity's free of charge and you obviously can see their is a creator then why not live for Him?    I would love  and I pray now that God will send me people who are not saved who want to know more who will read my blogs and who will truly seek to find if this life I live for Jesus is for real.  I'm not doing this to see a beautiful sun rise and sun set and to share the fact that dolphins visit my boat every morning and evening I am doing this to reach the lost to tell them time is a factor our days are numbered and I do not want to know that I could have made a difference in where you spend eternity.  Yes I do believe in Hell because I believe in the Bible I have done my part and know that prophecy in the Bible is true it has been historically documented that these things did happen and they did come to pass which means the whole Bible it true.  Why would some of it be true and Hell just be figurative?  Why would you want to live any other way?  Please God send me the lost I want to make a difference!

Ft. Myers Beach

Well we have moved and we are now at Ft. Myers Beach.  Issac had a hand in that decision Scott thought it would be best if we moved to a mooring field for extra protection from the storm.  Scott stayed with Redletters and I drove the truck home to make sure the truck did not get flooded.  Turned out just some rain thank God.  So the new location is GREAT!  We love it, after living on Captiva with nothing and I mean nothing to do we are so happy to be living on Ft. Myers Beach.  Now would I want to settle here NO!  I think the man in a pink spedo, pink necklace and pink flip flops helped me with that one!  Its a great place for the time and I love having more choices in stores and such but my heart is set on the Bahamas right now I am so ready but we have commitments and things to do to the boat to have her ready.  So for now that is what is going on.  Life is good we have been married 6 years to day seems like at least 16 years not long not hard its just that we are so perfect together that we cant believe we have not always been together!  I love that man!

What's this nagging itch!

Oh I know what it is, it is the nagging itch to GO!  I am soooooo ready moving the boat just recently to Ft. Myers beach so that we could be on a mooring ball for safety during the storm and to GET OUT OF Captiva has just increased the desire to go go go!  We have friends waiting on us in the Florida Keys and we are wanting to go.  I cant say we are ready for we are not we have allot to do and we have to get our focus on doing just that.  I have to get my head out of the clouds and remember we are not normal folk we have a purpose and a destination and we cant continue to be Redletters Caribbean Ministries if we are not in the Caribbean.  So the plan is to work like a crazy person at the spa and Scott is to work like a crazy Captain on Redletters. 

Moving to Ft. Myers beach was a step in the right direction we now have better access to the stores so that Scott can get the parts and supplies needed in a timely fashion to fix and prepare redletters.  We can also now buy a few groceries that wont cost us a weeks wages now that we are off of Captiva.  Captiva served its purpose and I LOVE Kay Caspersons Spa. I will continue to work there while she is getting her two new spas up and running.  One in Orlando and one in Sanibel after that Redletters should be ready to go and I know we will be

I am blessed to have the opportunity to work for Kay.  I have grown as a massage therapist and skin care specialist and I have confidence that I did know existed with in my being.  God has ordained our steps and we are more trusting than ever in believing that he will go before us stand beside us and be behind us for the rest of our lives.  God is amazing in many ways we look to him for who we are to connect with minister to and with the lives of our girls.  I have grown as a person in so many ways and I am excited to see what the future brings for us.  Hard times come I know this we all know this and going through the pain with people is part of it.   I am just a little better at it now and I know that falling at the feet of Jesus when you don't know what to say or do is the best thing in the world just purely collapse at his feet and He will love you back to your feet.  Time is an amazing healing tool also I used to hate to hear people say time will heal time will heal I want to hit them and say well I hope it heals this too.  But here I go for anyone and everyone going through hard right now Time it will heal and you too will agree and offer this advice to those you love.  Just rest in the arms of Jesus just give time its due and you will be able to pick yourself up and march on like a strong soldier.  I know I can not battle the sea with out my God going before me I just don't think it is in me but with Christ I know I can my strength comes from the supernatural power of the living God!  He makes all things new!
I am new I am strong I am going to the Caribbean to share the love of Jesus with those He chooses for me to share with and only death can stop this mission and only if God allows.  So on ward Christian Soldiers pray for me pray for Captain Scott and Lets do this!!!!

All Wet

Well its raining an we are blessed to have the rain but, yes that is a big but in the boating world.  I love the rain and I know that it is needed but, when it rains and you live on a boat so many things take place like if you dont shut all the hatches in time you risk getting the cabin bed wet the tolit paper in the head wet and everything just feels damp.  But guess what I dont care.  Life on the island is so much better than the alternative I will learn to make it work.  We just have to be on top of things at all times and if you are not you suffer the consequences like having to pull all the beading out on the deck and let the sun shine on them.  Its a big deal and if it is rainy wheather which it has not been yet I can only imagin what it is going to be like trying to keep everything clean and dry.  We are in desperate need of a new bemini that would help alot one that has the windows that zip in and out.  Well that is on my birthday list.  I dont really know how much one would cost because they charge by the measurements I am assuming it would run around 2,000 for a nice one.  I also want new cusions for the cock pit that is like our living room we like to eat out thier so that you can see the water and watch all the boats going by. 
Living anchored out at Jensons is a fun place to be you get to see the party boat go by at night and hear the music and every time we go into Jensons a new group of people have arrived it is fun. 
One thing I am kinda over is the manatees they are great to see but after awhile watching people oo and aahh kinda gets old especially when you are waiting to get in your dingey to go to the boat and you have to be so quiet and gentle because if you dont they

Pushing through the Pain

Pain oh the Pain

Lately I have been dealing with a lot of pain. The right side of my body just seemed to lock up. It started with my shoulder my right shoulder hurting and just a constant pain , I thought it had to do with pulling Pugsly out of the water the day she fell in at Paradise Marina. But I think that just aggravated the issue that was already there. Then my right hip which I have had this pain come and go but then my right hand began to go numb and then my right foot began to hurt and to have hot spots. So one day I was flipping through the Captiva news paper and found a flyer from a Chiropracter who was offering free x rays and an exam. So I decided to go to him. Well now he has me on a three day adjusting plan and my body is beginning to respond to his care. Also I am now working for him two days a week. I don’t want to do any of this but I had to have help and his assistant was arrested leaving him in a mess so I thought well the righ t thing to do is offer my help and maybe just maybe I can get my adustments for free. We havnt made it that far I have only worked two days for him so we will see. But God does amazing things he could cause Dr. Davis to have favor for me and to do all of my care in return for working for him and get paid too. That would be amazing. My xrays have shown that I have three arthritic degenerative disc in my neck. So the nerves that is being block by this are the ones that affect the right arm and I also have a slight case of scolioces in the thoracic region of my spine which explains the hip and foot pain. I am longing to be pain free I have good days and bad days but the thing that I really think about is that I am so not alone in this. Many people suffer from arthritic and it is so painful. I am doing everything I can to be ready to sail to the Caribbean. I want to be healthy and strong and I keep reminding God that I need to be heathy and strong if I am going to proceed with the mission that is before us.

Captain Scott is also in a dilima he would like to quit his job so that he could spend time in prayer and working on Redletters she is in need of many things cleaning painting and just general up keep. We still hav e a few big ticket items that we need so that we can make our trip to the Caribbean. It looks as though he needs to stay on at Jensons at least that is the word we are getting from the Lord. He wanted to put in his notice yesterday but received a $300.00 bonus before he could tell them so what do you say to that. It was so funny he was so mad he was like I cant quit these people

My Hero

what if we had a supernatural hero that was watching our every move, one that if we began to make a step in the wrong direction He would cause something to happen that would send us in another direction to keep us safe. And what if this supernatural being was able to comfort us in our time of uncertainty and sorrow. What if He wrote us a book just for us to read and every time you read it you discovered something new. What if this hero gave us his love so much love that we could not even understand it. And what if although you have rejected Him over and over he still reached out for you and summoned you to come near to Him. What if He was able to see your future and give you direction so that you made the right decisions concerning your life and the life of those you love. What if He made promises that he wrote in the book and he kept them ALL.

Would we then feel more confident, joyful and loving. Would we tell others of this hero especially if he so desired for us to share him with our friends and family? Would we seek after him and spend time in his presence and ask him all sorts of questions about our life.

I think we Would do all of that and more. I think we would do our best to share him and love him and show him that we cared for him.



What if and Would you?

Company is coming!

So excited my girls are coming to see us.  Ambers birthday and she is on her way with the other girls so all four together againe I love it.  Gotta go just found out they are almost here!

Boat News

So what is going on with Redletters?  Well I have had a talk with the Captain and he is going to start giving me updates.  I mean really do you think or does he think that I can communicate the boating life to people?  I can from my point of view but ummm no I can not.  My outlook is sun shinny and I will find the rainbow but the truth be known we have alot of work to do and alot of high priced items still needed before we can consider a long sail.  I not the Captain have come to the conclusion that we need to be in Captiva for at least 2 to 3 years before we can set sail to the Bahamas.  I and I inficise I am fine with that the Captain on the other hand is not.  But realistically that is probable closer to the reality of what is in the near future.  I have a great job and it pays well he has a job at Jensen's and he is very good at it and an asset to them.  So we could really make this boat all that it should be and 2 years is not that long if you haven't noticed the months are flying by!

So I will try to offer you some news on Redletters she is still anchored out from Jensen's Marina.  She is still so pretty but we have to get our and I should say MY belongings under control.  That has been the hardest thing to find a place for something that everyone agrees on and keep it their.  I guess I am more of a clutter bug than I knew. 

Our next major purchase for the boat should be a new Bimini that is what I asked for, for my birthday.  Three months should be plenty of time to save for a brand new Bimini with zip in and out windows that is my dream come true oh and functional cushions for the cock pit.  I promise soon to post pictures of the boat and that way you will get to see the before and afters.  I promise soon that Captain Scott will start him own page that will tell you more about his thoughts and you will see we are at two different ends of the lets say boat.

So that is not allot I am going to try to do better with Redletter updates!  Wish I had constant e-net connection I could really keep this up and make it fun and nice but I am limited so I am doing what I can so we have a record of how we are coming along.  I still love looking up at the stars.  That is why I want a clear top for the Bimini is that possible and why not???  I really want it a hard top that way I could lay on top of it at night and look into the massive sky and watch the beautiful stars.  But we shall see, I always get this great idea and then the Captain will tell me why that is not possible.  Hmmm so HE says :)  He says I am in my own little world and it has nothing to do with sailing that is not entirely true.

Its all out WAR

Why do we struggle and look with awe at the troubles that come our way?  God told us in His word in this world you WILL have trouble but to take heart he has overcome the world.  Also He plainly told us that we fight a spirtitual war.  You war not against flesh and blood but against the powers of darkness of this present age.  So why why why???? do we and I mean ME stand back wondering what is going on why are people mean why are people jealous WHY???  Satan does not want us to make friends and build relationships he is the master of tearing down.  But as our Lord and Savior said take heed I have overcome the world.  So then how do we fight in this battle?  Well we fight to win!  Overcome evil with good.  I have to admit it is hard to stay focused and the only way is to stay in Gods word keep it fresh in your mind.  The Bible tells us it is the renewing of our mind daily that will make us more than a conquer. 

I seem to allow my self to dwell in the land of awe and wonder about these things and I wish (PRAY) that I could grow in this area and stay on top of the warfare and recognize when Satan has sent his little imps to cause havoc.  Praise God that at some point usually through the help of my husband I will see it clearly.  He does not want me to love the people I work with because I am a threat to him.  Well that is too bad because finally I have woke up and I see what is happening and I am waging a little war myself.  I am going to love and mentor and reach out to the unloveliest to the worst troublemaker and watch God do the rest. 

I pray today that I am able to walk in the spirit not the flesh.  I pray that I am able to see my life and those around me through the eyes of my Heavenly Father.  I pray that I will stay focused and walk in the favor of God not just to have joy and peace and material blessings but to see the Kingdom at work to see lives changed people saved.  I vowed along time ago to allow God to use me and I get so boggled with the world and its busyness that I forget to stop and just ask God to take over.  I can not do it, me of myself I can not it is Jesus Christ who lives in me the Holy Spirit who has the power my job is to run to Him and to yield to Him.  Today I yield today I say once more use me Lord take my life it is yours.  Thank you Lord for blessing me with all these creative and beautiful people.  Let me be a blessing to them, let me bring joy and laughter and light into their lives.  Let me Lord be the one to introduce or reunite them to you.  Thank you for all you are doing you are My God and My King and I worship you!

Alone? How to be alone with God!

Trusting God with everything is the only way to go.  I have lived most of my life trying to make things happen or being mad at someone for things not going the way I think they should and i can tell you it does not work.  But prayer and trusting God is the only way to live.  When I finally give everything over to Him and just completely trust Him that feeling can not compeer to any other.  I can have a drink and it kinda numbs me or gives me the silly giggles or I can take a pill which I have done in the past of course prescribed by the Doctor and that is almost the same as drinking it does a little something but still a few days in and the same old feeling of dread and defeat.  But when I go to my Father and tell Him my sorrows and then I let it go completely and I look deep into the future of the might Be's or could Be's I just have this feeling of confidence wash over me.  Not that he will prevent any and every single bad thing that could come my way but the knowing and the feeling of I can handle it.  We have to realize bad things do happen to us and we can not figure them out.  The answer to the why does not come but what does come is the knowing that I have a heavenly Father who is supernatural and real and alive and He is everything to me he is my fortress I could try to place that on my husband but Scott is an earthly vessel and he will make mistakes and he will hurt me though unintentional.  But when I look to God and I draw close to Him and put all my trust in Him and Him alone I feel this great strenght whell up inside of me and I know that come what may I will be more than a conquer.  I want to be strong and independent here but totally dependent of my God.  He knows my fears he knows what is up ahead waiting for me that might shake my world and just knowing that he has gone before me gives me the strength I need.   I have always known that God loves me but I have never been in this place where I just don't care about what goes on here in this world.  Oh I do care about pleasing my Father and doing his bidding but as far as earthly possessions and achievements not so much.  I find my self getting caught up in all of this from time to time and then I just stop and realize how much time I have spent on the what ifs and I am once again annoyed at myself.  I hate when I put the responsibility on Scott or my girls for my happiness or even my boss.  I have realized that is wrong I am responsible for my own happiness and it lye's in giving it all over to the Creator of the Universe who loves and adores me and has my very best interest in mind.   To know that He is alive and working on my behalf if I will just allow Him to work and quit getting in the way with my emotions.  To rest in His bosom.  That may sound weird and you may ask well how do I do that?  You have to take time out of this world to be alone.   I mean ALONE  that is hard but it is getting easier on the boat but I mean really even now I still have to fight for this.  I am working which means I am surrounded by people all day I come home and Kimmy and Scott are here and I love them.  But today I have asked to be alone and yes I had to ask for that.  I asked Scott to take Kimmy shopping which I now hate to do.  And I get to go to the library blog clean walk on the beach what ever I want.  Even then I have to say how will I spend time with God.  I plan to block out part of my day just to sit on the bow of the boat and look at the beauty of the sky, water and the boats passing by and as I do this I will thank Him and praise Him and relish in the alone time that I have with Him.  I also try to sit each night under the stars gazing up realizing that He is here waiting to be acknowledged and spoken to.  When I do these things and even now I feel His presence I feel the warmth of His love flowing into me and I find comfort.  Jesus said that He had to leave us so that the Holy Spirit the comforter could come to us and He has and He is with us always and will be until the rapture.  I look forward to the rapture but I also look forward to being used by God to speak and teach the lost and bring them into the saving knowledge that Jesus is the way the only way to Heaven and it is simple just ask Jesus into your heart believe that He is the son of God and ask God to show you how real and alive He is.  And He will show you.  Things happen that could only happen because a force greater than we are is orchestrating situations on our behalf not just so that we will have comforts in this life but so that the lost and unbelieving will believe and be able to go to heaven and be with us one day.  This is my call to be a witness of these things.  It is your call too.  I pray that anyone who reads this will be saved and will let me know.  God Bless You and may you now go and try your best to get in a quiet place alone with the Almighty so that He may shower you with His presence and show you what great plans He has for you.

A working head!

I do not know if I should even blog about this but blogging is suppose to be raw and real right?!  Ok so we bought the boat in August of 2011 and have lived aboard since September.  We have not had a working head in our boat until day before yesterday.  Finally a working flushing functioning head.  I could really go into detail about this but if you know anything about any of this you know where I could go and why I will not.  I have stories I could tell but really do I dare to write it down and let it be known to the world??  Maybe one day but I can tell you this I am so so happy and to stand and look down and see the waste flush away well it was a moment I truly charished LOL:)  So to all my live aboard friends be happy for me I have a working head!  And my husband is alowed to live now!  Yeah for the captain.  Dont even ask what took so long dont even ask why I was so patient.  I can not answer either of those questions.  All I can say is we have one more to go and I wonder how patient Kimberly will be with him getting to her head?  We shall see!

Holding on!

So I was standing in the galley fixing to start supper when I climbed the ladder and stuck my head out to ask Scott to give me a kiss I told him how much I loved him and then stretched as far as a could and said kiss me.  Well lesson learned I forgot to lock the ladder after I moved it to get the garbage bag out and just when he leaned over to kiss me the ladder slipped and I fell not completely on the floor but hung in between the opening of the cock pit to the galley Scott tried to lift me up but it was hurting for him to pull on me I was in such an awkward position I couldn't move finally I rolled over and scooted into the cock pit.  He jumped down and fixed the ladder all I could think is I am in so much trouble because he has told me over and over about things like this and how we could get really hurt.  I was embarrassed but I started laughing and could not quit.  I am sure to have bruises on my tummy come morning.  Thank you God for sparing me once again! 

A motor from God

Finally I have a boat motor!  We have been with out a motor since we have moved to Captiva and I have been rowing in and out and I am exhausted.  We are anchored right out side of Jensen's where Scott works and it is only a baseball throw away from the boat but when the wind picks up it is so so hard for me to row in.  Plus I had to get up and row Scott into work and then row back to get ready and row back in just a mess.  I did not have a melt down but I did pray Father PLEEEEEESe.  And guess what we now have a motor and a new little boat for me.  This little boat has four captain seats a stirring wheel and compartments for storage.  Just right for Kimmy and I.  So I have to tell you the story behind this little motor.
So Scott and his sister made a deal with my car for her boat and motor, great I was all for it sounded like a dream answer to both our prayers lets go for it.  Well he gets the boat and motor to Uncles Jed's shop and starts looking at it and getting it ready for me and the motor needs this and that and well it ended up being around $500.00 in repairs and it was just a mess.  So Scott had to come back home to work and he is so frustrated and sad for me and concerned for me.  It is not easy to row and row but when the rain comes and the wind picks up it is really not easy and not only that how do you put on a happy face and go into a spa after all that and looking like a drowned rat to boot.  Scott just threw his hands up and said I cant get it to work.  So the next day he was off and I was working he called and said listen to this, I found a house on captiva that was having a big yard sale so I went in and asked the man by any chance do you happen to have a mercury out board motor.  The man said why yes I do he dug around and found it sold it to Scott for $50.00  WHAT?  I had been on Craig's list and could not find one under $500 so he took it to Uncle Jed's and the propeller was not right so he said hmm he remembered while working on the other motor the parts people sent him the wrong size propeller would you know that it was the exact size for the motor he just bought and it fit and the motor works perfect I mean push button start and all.  I have not seen the boat or motor yet but I did listen to the motor run over the phone and it was like sweet music to my ears.  I can not wait to get into my little boat and it is mine all mine.  I have to pick a name for her.  I am really going to ask God what do I name her because she is so special to me.  God shows us how he can step in and rescue us and save the day many times over and we still squirm and stand in doubt.  It is in the little things which this one was big for us.  So I am at work right now and all I can think of is I cant wait to get home to my new boat!.  What a life.  But it is my life and I love it.  So strange and out of the ordinary you know I just have never liked ordinary! :)

To be content...

Breaking away from what we call or think normal everyday life is has been a challenge.  August will be a year since we bought our beloved Redletters.  And I do mean beloved.  I love this boat so much.  The other night we had a scwall come through and now that my youngest daughter Kimmy is living aboard it is more serious to me.  The wind howled we where sleeping soundly and the boat healed over Scott and I both sat straight up in bed and I yelled get Kimmy.  We laugh now because really it was nothing to speak of in the boating world yet to Kimmy and I it was a big deal.  A scary big deal.  I ran to the front of the boat to her cabin she was starting to get out of bed and I told her to stay put as I closed the hatches.  I went to her bed and it was soaked from leaving the hatch open.  We always leave the hatches open the stars the moon the night air who would ever shut them.  Well that is what happens when you are sleeping and a rain comes up it was as if it was sneaking up on us.  Well we survived and the morning was absolutely beautiful. 

I am learning to be content it is still a bit of a struggle.  I feel my self wanting to be involved in things that  left behind.  To sit and gaze at the rippling water with the sun dancing on it and feel Redletters sway and lift in the swells the passing boats send them our way is amazing but  I feel as if in a dream and I think snap out of it and get busy do something but you know my Father is waiting for me just to rest in Him to soak this all in and it is fine it is what it is to be this is my day off and I am alone no phone no distractions just the water the boat the dogs and one crazy kitten.  So to be content well I am going to go and try again I am going up to the cock pit where my towel and cushions await me.  I am going to enjoy Gods beautiful day and the fact that I can just sit here and be content to be alone with the Lord and all of his creations.

As I left to go and rest in the Lord this song played.  I didnt get all the words but started to cry as I worshiped and said this is it let the old world go embrace this new life and just rest!

Have you been holding on to what this world had to offer?  You can rest you will find rest.  Let this old life crumble let it fade!  Let this new life offer be your savings Grace. 
Are you carrying the weight too much are you running from your call?
This new life is my savings Grace! Have you been standing on your own two feet too long?

Jermemy Camp
That's it find rest we can rest!

Dog overboard!

So I came home tonight after eating supper with Scott and he said go get the dogs and I will wait here for you.  He was waiting at the end of the dock and I ran to the boat seen the dogs jumping excited to see me so I put the plank that they use to walk across from the boat to the dock down and then I remembered I wanted to get the kitten too so I went to get on the plank at the same time Bella our tiny little dog collided with my leg and she went splash right into the water I screamed SCOTT as I quickly jumped for the light, it was so dark and the water is dark I knew we could not see her with out a light.  So I finally got the light close enough to the dock and Scott was lowering his self down face first to grab her she was going under the dock and going under so he finally just went in after her.  He put her up on the dock and we looked around and all the other live aboard boaters was standing watching waiting to see if they could help.  I wanted to cry to see so many people come to our rescue was heart warming.  Scott got out I wrapped Bella in a towel and we all stood around and talked for a moment.  Scott finally jokingly said ok ok the show is over you crazy boat people go back to your fire.  They always sit around a fire at night and talk.  Everyone laughed and knew he just wanted to get out of those wet clothes. 

Poor Bella she was sneezing water and shaking like a leaf.  I put her in a sink of warm water and went ahead and bathed her, she was not happy.  Then to top it off we where winding down Scott was laying down I was playing on the computer when all of a sudden I seen him jump the kitten was going out the port hole.  O man he grabbed her just in time.  I was like WHAT could you imagine two animals in one night that would
not have been good.  We surly would have been the talk of the marina if that would have happened.  All this is making me realize just how careful we are going to have to be when we move on to Captiva.  We are going to have to invest in nets to go around the boat so that we have extra protection for them.  Also we are going to have to buy them each a life vest.  Sounds funny but they do make them and even small enough for
Bella I am not sure about the kitten but I am going to find something for her. 

I always say I raised my 4 girls and now here I am raising these animals when do I get to just relax and rest.  I guess never and I would not trade it for anything I do love them its just the worry and stress I hate.  So another day aboard Redletters with excitement in the air or should I say the water. :)

Praying Sailing and Praying!

Prayer

Prayer is powerful but what is it really? We say pray pray pray and do we even know how or what we are doing when we pray? The Bible says that the fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. What exactly does that mean? I have been through many things in this life and I have always believed in the power of prayer but lately I want to go deeper I want it to be real I want it to be what God intended it to be and what I have come to believe is that true prayer is worship, adoration, loving our Heavenly Father. You know truly getting Him. I mean we take time to argue about it to ponder on it but do we really do it in a way that is pleasing to Him. We live in such a fast paced world that it has been stolen from us that is if you ever really got it in the first place. I think you know when you have truly been in His presence in worship and in prayer and you feel it and then you see Him move on your behalf. But lately I just am exhausted with this life. I am tired of trying to figure it out and in reaching this point I think I have figured it out. Just give up just give in just trust God and let Him meet you each and every day. I don’t want to try any more to make something happen I want to live in the moment knowing that the God of this universe who created me has a plan and a purpose and he wrote mysteries and adventures for me to guide me and give me strength when I feel weak. I don’t and won’t strive any more. It is funny I am working in a place where competition is abounding I mean we are to sell products and you can make a lot of money if you do. I love the products and can see that they are quality so I know I will be good at selling them because I can be honest in promoting them. However as I think about this and place a challenge out to the other girls to stay on top I find I really do not care. I mean it is natural for me to sell and talk and be a feisty go getter but inside I am like who cares, the other girls do or should and I care to the point of doing a good job but if I lose a sell does it matter to me? NO I have been thinking about God and how big he is and how he has made the path for me so very easy lately. And I think really all I want to do is share with my friends and others the secret to a happy fulfilled life and that is to surrender. I surrender all. That song I grew up in church singing and now I really mean it. I think what is really getting me is that I am in a very high end spa dressing up again and wearing my makeup the very things I could not wait to leave and now I am back but it is different I do not feel the pressure of striving to please. Don’t get me wrong I do a good job but the job I am doing I love. But more than that I know that each new person in my life is a person that I have to live my life out loud in front of. This is the will of my Father and this is what pleases Him. But what I long for most is to feel him to sit in His presence and just love Him and worship Him telling Him thank you so much for the new lives in my life the treasure of live aboard relationships how quickly they come and go and how we will never forget them.

As Jeff and Theresa left the marina the other day I felt my throat tighten and tears begin to sting my eyes and I was taken back by the emotion. We hardly know them yet we love them dearly and to think of them brings a smile to Scott and my face. We laugh and remember funny things they said and we are joyful at the thought of them falling in love and we had , have the honor of watching this take place. We will see them again they are coming to Captiva to visit so why the emotion why the almost tears? I don’t know except for I have asked God to give me love and compassion for people and he has. Also I feel so grateful to have met all these friends along the way and know that we will all go are separate ways at some point. We encourage each other and we love to hear and know that someone is moving on because the adventure and the thrill is out on the ocean and at each new port.

This is my new prayer that our Heavenly Father continues to teach us to draw close to Him as we cast our gaze upon the Sun Sets and the Sun Rise the blue water with dolphins and manatees. As we catch fish and enjoy the fresh taste. May we sit for a moment or for moments and think of our brothers and sisters who too are somewhere lazily rocking in their boat and we feel the corners of our mouths lift with the memories playing in our minds and the knowing that they too are somewhere meeting new friends or just spending quiet time reflecting on the days gone by and embracing a stirring of emotion because we all agree we have a kindred spirit with our fellow live aboard's. We are one of a kind. We are strong we are adventurous and we are courageous. I pray that through my writings I could remind myself and my friends to give God our time how dare we enjoy this amazing life His sunsets and sunrises and big blue ocean with out taking the time to tell Him we love Him.

I am going to do my best to catch as many sunrises and sunsets and make a point to sit quietly and think of the other live a boards and pray for them. I want to pray for their safety for their salvation for their knowledge of God and His great Love for them and His great power to lead and guide and protect them. I want them to know that someone cares and lifts them up and I know in turn they will do the same for me. So to my fellow live a board's here is to you to life and to our adventure. May you know that your names will cross my lips at each sunset and sun rise that I am able to sit before. I will pray to our Father that you will be protected and that you will be provided for. I pray that you will soak up His love and you will feel and see His great hand upon your life. This is when I believe I will truly know what prayer is about. Because I believe prayer like this will make our God smile down from heaven. He created us so that we would share with Him in all the beauty and goodness of this world and who He is. It is a sad thing that the fall of man brought such evil into this beautiful world but we know that God will one day put a stop to all the suffering and we will see Him face to face. I want to see my friends in heaven I want to share in that ultimate adventure with them.

So all this said and done, Look to the Father to Jesus Christ for He is our Hope. And as always Sail on!

　

　

　




　

　

Oh so Close.

Well we are drawing closer to the day of being able to set sail for Captiva.  I can not wait I am already so tired of the drive.  I still love my new job at Kay Caspersons but my feet are killing me I am not used to standing all day.  It is a very fast paced environment.  If you are not busy at the desk then you have to run to the laundry room to get fresh robes, slippers, sheets, and towels.  Then you have to go up staired check the bathrooms and the treatment rooms for dirty laundry gather it and take it to the laundry room.  I am working three departments facials, massage and front desk which means I have three people over me.  I am surprise at the lack of patience my co-workers have.  I don't know why I am surprised or is it that I just hate all this negativity pointed towards me.  Its been don't do that do this and do this and don't do that Uggg  I am like Lord are you sure???  Yes I do believe this is exactly where I am suppose to be and if I have to do this it will only make me stronger and help me to stretch and grow.  I am determined to stick it out and help with earning the money to get Redletters where she needs to be.  We are SO CLOSE to being able to be over at Captiva where we will anchor out and save money and also I will only be a few minutes from where I work.  I love the Island and I can not wait to ride my bike all over her.  Also my friends are living there and I cant wait to spend some time with them.  I miss Danny and Jacob alot. 
Well I am going to go because Bimini will not let me be she is biting and scratching and it is driving me crazy.  I love that little kitten but she just wants to jump on the key board while I am typing so frustrating.

Hope to have a more interesting story next time!

This is a God thing!

Well here I am alone on Redletters.  I say alone no not really alone for I have two dogs and a kitten.  Thing is they like to retire early.  If we get in the bed and I pick up the  computer they go to sleep.  I guess I am boring them to sleep.  Any way I am with out a Captain which I guess right now makes me the Captain of this vessel. 
I don't mind being on this boat alone and I cant for the life of me figure out why.  I have always been afraid of the dark and really afraid of being in a house at night alone.  I think it has to do with the fact that I am in a small cabin and no one can get in here unless they really make a ruckus.  I am not afraid of being on the water here in the marina.  I love to feel the boat rocking gently.  I have yet to be in a real storm but even then I think I will be able to make it through it. 
This is when I like to say it is a God thing.  It is God who gave me this desire and ability to live this life.  We are strongly determined to have this ministry and to make a difference in the world.  We truly want to make others see Christians differently.  To see that we are daring and courageous and that we have tenacity and true grit.  ( just watched that movie True Grit). 
I have found that to blog is really a difficult thing.  You have to just do it and not think too much about who might read it or you will get no where fast.  I hate to imagine this one or that one reading my words, it then gets me all hung up on correct grahmer and spelling and influences.  I wonder what would they thing or them and then I just shut down.   So I have chosen to put all of that out of my mind and just write.  If someone likes it and dares to read it or even better dares to follow along with me on this journey then it will be.  If not Oh well I am still benefiting from the ability to dump all these thoughts and feelings on to paper which does something I am not sure exactly what but something for me.  I feel refreshed and clean when I am done writing so with out further thoughts on my readers or lack thereof I will write until my heart is content.

So as I was saying tonight the Captain is away tending to work.  I am here on this boat with the animals.  I love this life and I can not wait to go one more step and move to Captiva to live on the hook.  I am praying that I get swamped with work and we are able to make money to invest into Redletters.  We are on quest to get her ready to sail to the Caribbean, in search of a village or community of people who are in great need.  First in need of a savior which we all are and then in need of supplies which we are going to ask our brothers and sisters in Christ to help us with.  We still have about 10,000.00 dollars worth of work that needs to be done so we could be here another year before going to the Bahamas.  I am fine with that I still think we need to mature and get ready mentally and physically before the time is right for us to go.  God is in control of our time of departure.  We know that now more than anything.  Just go ahead and try to make plans with out consulting the Great I am and He will let you know just how great He is.  I trust my God and I have decided to just give it all up to him.  I am praying for my husband that he be the one that God will show where and who and what we are to be doing.  I know now that we are to be witnesses to all people along our path not just a small needy village but any and everyone that God puts in our path.  We are not to over look any person that comes into our life.  We are to show Gods love and His desire for them to live for Him to everyone who crosses our path.  God has a plan and a purpose and he works in mysterious ways and that we are to show to the people he sends to us.  So if you find your self following along with this blog and you question it and find it strange know that it is no coincidence that God orchestrated the meeting.  You are to be a part of this ministry.  Whether you are to give funds, supplies, or you are to make a confession of your faith and accept Jesus Christ as  your Lord and Savior is not my concern.  My concern is that we make sure we are open and aware of each and every person and we as Gods children consider that you need our help our guidance.  We also are in need of you.  Of your prayer, your encouragement, your support.  It has been a hard road for us, I know what we are doing sounds glamorous but please no one forget that this is a misson and we are in great need of friends that will lift us up in prayer and will be concerned for our safety and our ability to complete this task.  Please if you are reading this, make it a priority to pray for our marriage and our ministry.  For Redletters and her ability to take us to the places that will make an impact on the lives of those who need help and salvation.  God has been good to us, we are in a place right now where we can make money to purchase some of the items needed to make our boat sea worthy and safe.  We are in need of a place to worship and we need to make that a priority also.  It is so easy to neglect gathering together with other believers because we are in transition so much but I can tell when I have not worshiped with the body of Christ it is something that I need that keeps me on the straight and narrow and gives me strength. 
Well I am going to go to sleep and pray for a bright and sunny tomorrow.  I pray for my husband and his ability to hear from the Lord. 
Good night friends and God Bless You!

I love Surprises

I love to give surprises not necesaraly recieve them that freaks me out!  But giving them yes.  I am planning a surprise tomorrow for my friend Mimzie and I am so excited about it.  I have conspired with her husband to have her down by the river bank by 4pm to have a massage.  I guess that is why I cant sleep.  Crazy but I keep thinking of how this is going to work I want to get my table down to the shore with out her knowing and also how do I get her on the table gracefully I mean this is the first attempt at something like this and I really dont want it to flop.  I am thinking really she should have a robe to wear but how is that going to happen.  I am just clueless.  I think I will google it maybe the answer lyes there.  I know it will work out I just have to think think think.  Maybe her husband can suggest for her to wear something she can easily slip out of :)  Oh but then she might be disappointed when she finds out it is for the massage :)  No way who would be dispappointed about that.  Ok so I am going to go and look this up and find some tips on how to make this go a little smoother.  If I could just talk to her about it she would say well lets do this and everything would be fine.  Funny I have a feeling she already knows about it anyway!  Ill be back with more on this later.
So my Valentines Day turned out great my husband is home and he is pretty much finished with the job that was keeping him in Wauchula.  So hopefully he can work on the boat and get some of the jobs done that are keeping us from heading to the Caribbean.   I find that I am dreaming about the day that we set sail.  I am dreaming about the islands and what it might be like.  Here at the marina there is always someone willing to tell thier story about thier adventures and it just makes me long to go.  But the longing truly comes from my Father he has placed in me a desire to go to the villages and minister.  I dream of the day that we meet the people that God is calling us to.  I see the children and the mothers and I just can feel my heart begin to swell.  I see us eating together and playing with the kids.  I know one day this will take place and I know that I am in a time of preperation.  I must wait on God!  But I still will dream and pray about this vision and continue to long for them.

Living on the HOOK or is it off the HOOK

May be I should say that living on the hook is off the hook!  But really how should I know?  I dont know I have never lived on the hook which by the way means living on the anchor.  You know living on a sail boat that is anchored out in the water.  So this is our next plan of action we are getting Redletters ready for living on the hook in Captiva.  I am really excited about this as it is one more step in the right direction for us.  At least we will be living on and Island.  Also I just secured a job at South Seas Resort.  I am VERY excited about this.  40 hours doing what I love who could ask for more.

 So here it is living aboard Redletters, living on the island of Captiva, and working at one of the most luxurious resorts in Florida, as a Massage Therapist/Ethstecican with the opportunity to work along side of Kay Casperson and her amazing staff.  I am so very blessed.  I pray that my girls can find life this fullfilling and I pray that this life of mine continues to surprise me.  I think of those that have gone on before us like my mother and my Aunt Clair they have lived a long and happy life, yes they have had to face fears and tragidys such as losing my brother and my dad.  Aunt Clair had to face the scare of cancer in Jerrys life.  But through it all I remember them being strong and overcoming these obsticals in life.  They found a way to be joyful and loving through it all.  I remember seeing the tears and the hurt but I remember the strength that rose up in them. 

I hope and pray that my girls will one day look back on my life and draw the same kind of strength from the memories I leave behind me.

Heading to Captiva

I am so excited, also I have much work to do.  I have landed a job in Captiva which is about one and a half hours from here.  I am working at South Seas Resort at a Spa.  Kay Caspersons Lifestyle Spa and Boutique.  I have not worked like this since I got my license.  Yesterday I gave 7 sessions the one thing I LOVE is that finally I am able to do skin care.  I am so happy.  So we are moving Redletters to Captiva in about 3 weeks.  Captiva is an island north of Sanabell.  It is so beautiful.  Funny I never knew it existed.  This adventure is truly underway.  I still can't believe that we are doing this.  I can't believe my life has changed so much.  I miss my girls still and always will.  But this is an opportunity and I just have to take it.  I am making very good money and this way we will be able to live on the hook.  Liven on the hook is off the hook!  Ha Ha just had to say that like its off the chain but off the hook get it?  Ok anyway.  The Captain of this vessel would like to choke me at times.  I have loaded this boat down with so much stuff that we really are in no shape to sail.  So these next couple of days I have to spend my time stowing away, giving away and throwing away my stuff.  Jeepers I thought I did a good job when we first started getting rid of our stuff but I am a typical woman and I can gather up and cling to stuff as if the world was going to end if I did not have it.  It is a crazy process looking at your stuff analyzing it and deciding do I need this or not.  I hang on to the most senseless things.  So tomorrow I start again.  Its gotta go.  I am ready I have the itch you know the spring cleaning gotta get rid of it itch and when that itch comes your better scratch it because after that comes the I gotta go shopping itch and when you live on a boat you have to get rid of three things before you are aloud to bring on one more thing.  So one thing that I have fallen in love with and have to find away to make room for is my drift wood.  I love it.  This is Mimzies fault but that is ok because the Captain will allow the drift wood for he loves it also and we can sell it.  So I am making garland, little sail boats and crosses out of it.  I love working with it, it gives me a sense of calm while piecing and creating with it.  So I am willing to get rid of some of my other belongings in order to keep the drift wood.  I hope and pray that I wake in the morning with energy and great ideas so that I can get this boat ready for the move to Captiva.  I am so so excited about this.  Number one our friends Steve and Memzie have just moved their and we miss them.  They are doing great.  The have 6 people on their boat right now and seem to be getting along fine.  I mean really think of the memories they have and we will have.  I have dreams and visions of my grandchildren coming to stay the summer with us on the boat.  Seeing the crew of Nomas living aboard the hook is encouraging and gives me confidence that we can do this and that we will have many memories with our family.  I love the Island of Captiva I cant wait to spend the night star gazing and watching the sun go down on the beach.  I cant wait to see how it is going to go with me dinging in from the boat to the marina to go to work.  I have a feeling I am in for a treat along with some surprises.  Our friends have seen dolphins and manatees galore it is just wild to think that very soon I will be living on the hook in Captiva aboard my beloved Redletters.  I love her so much.  I am so blessed to have this opportunity to see another part of the world.  To think that one day we will really set sail and travel to the Bahamas and the Dominican. We want to share the love of Christ with the world, we want to do Gods will.  Right now the Spa that I am working at is very High end.  Our clients our wealthy which truly is something to see.  I remember God speaking to me one day and telling me not to be surprised when I Begin to witness to the wealthy corporate type.  I was still working at the YMCA and when I quit I dismissed this thought but now it has came back to me.  Hmmmm maybe this is the time that the Lord was talking about.  We shall see.  So good day for now, I will write again soon.

Whats new pussy cat?

What else could it be at 3:00 am in the morning?  I am up because my new KITTY Bimini peed on our comforter that I just washed which by the way takes forever to dry!  Oh well I had to have her, and love her I do.  This is the sort of thing that comes along with a new baby.  I think she will be worth the trouble all though we should have named her trouble she is a feisty one.  We are bottle feeding her, and when she wants a bottle she screeches and you will pay attention to her.  The Captain adores her and I love to watch him with her it brings out a side of him that is not seen often enough. 

So tomorrow we go to Captiva to South Seas, I have an interview and Scott is going to talk to someone about a job also.  I feel complete peace about this one, not that I think I have the job in the bag its just that I think I have finally come to the place where I trust God and know that He is the one who causes any and everything to happen on our behalf and if it is meant to be He has already went before me to seal the deal.  And if it is not well I wont get the job.  I have learned to ask Him and be specific and then let it go.  I am praying that this is His will but I am also praying that I am sensitive to His will. 

In my natural mind I think this would be ideal.  If Scott and I could both work for South Seas which by the way is an amazing Resort, we could also enjoy the Island of Captiva.  It is beautiful.  If Scott gets the job he will get perks such as free use of the jet skis, boats, bikes, golf carts, and more.  Just the view and the surroundings are so pretty and peaceful.  I know that this could also captivate my girls and bring them to spend sometime with me.  They are so busy and have so little free time that I hate to push for them to come and see me, but if we where on Captiva I would because it would be so worth their time.  I love and miss them.  So I will try to  sleep and pray for tomorrow.

Blah Blah Blah

Yes that is how I feel today!  Yesterday I went to my Aunts funeral she was 91.  It was at the church I grew up in very nostalgic day.  I sat behind my sister who had a doctors appointment to find out if the cancer she had was back.  As a sat beside my 86 year old mother and looked around at all my cousins that I never get to see and thought about how I was baptized in this church had my first real kiss in this church well on church grounds anyway, I was singing hymns and just felt so cozy, tears stinging my eyes and I mean really must have been the mascara.  I just was taken back way back to my childhood, thoughts of regrets over this and that wanted to creep in but I said NO and pushed them right out.  I just savored that little moment of joy of being with my family singing the praises of God.  My cousin Jimmy was there he is my favorite cousin the sweetest guy I know.  Well anyway finally after all that my sister got her results and I don't know why I was allowing myself to be so negative but she is cancer free.  I am so happy I just kept thinking how sad and awful it would be to have to see her go through all of that again.  So that leads me to today's title blah blah blah that is how I feel after filling out two job aps on line which I Hate doing I feel like the energy has been sucked out of me.  So here I am blogging just to empty the junk in my head and now I am going to finish the book I started and just let myself rest.  I think stuff like that takes you on an emotionalacoster and you have to let yourself just rest for a day kinda pamper yourself!  So that is what I am going to do.  Praying for a peppy tomorrow!

Super Great Day!

　

　
　
Ok so I am having one of those super exciting days where I am getting things accomplished. The Captain has really be on me about organizing and mostly getting rid of more stuff. If you think that is now hard just try it just sell your house, sell your belongings, give away what you can’t or wont sell like the sentimental things that are sentimental to you but not anyone else. Any way and then move into a boat that is way too small for the stuff that you kept. I cant believe I will stand there and deliberate over shirts that I have 5 of I touch them look at them look away from them touch them and finally I am like just stop it you have not worn these shirts in who knows when you will probably never be skinny enough to wear them with out showing your rolls so give em up! Finally I take everyone off the hanger and plop them into the out you go pile. Oh it felt so good I was so proud and boy did it give me more room. After that it just seemed to flow more and more STUFF just going in the to go pile. Every belt gone! I hate belts I mean I do love them on other people but I really hate to wear them so gone!
I am anxiously waiting for Scott to get home so I can show him how much space we have and he has a space for his clothes now. I guess it is only fair that he have a place to put his belongings right? J I kept my pesky little fingers out of his area I did not mess with any tools! I did organize his clothes but he should thank me for that!
Then I was super happy when I was able to give the clothes away to my neighbors who probably did not need any more stuff either because they too live on a boat but hey what is a little more new stuff and if they are good live a boards they will get rid of old stuff to bring in the new stuff.
Also today I gave a massage to my friend Steve you know Mimzies husband. He was complaining about his elbow hurting and I remembered giving a massage to a girl in St. Pete complaining of pain in the same area and after working on her she had no pain in that area. So while Mimzie and I chatted I worked on Steve that was fun because not only is it good practice for me I gave it in the location that I am going to be offering massage in behind the boats we call it the Tiki Hut it is right off the water and it really is so pretty I will post some pictures later. I am praying that He gets relief from the pain. Also that it is so amazing that he brags about it to all the other live a boards in the neighbor hood I really need to jump start my Spa business.
Well I am off to Steve and Mimzies for supper we are having brocks and I am bringing potato salad. It is so nice to have friends and a place that really feels like home!

Stumbling

Here I am stumbling again and what have I stumbled upon this time well now that I am an official blogger I kinda do things backwards I went to find other cool bloggers and look what I found you will love it.  http://www.heyitsamy/ and http://www.godandstuff/ I am like WOW talk about deep rich fun crazy and all about JESUS what more could we want?  I really have not taken the time to read everthing but it will take time so for my followers aka Mimzie and fam I wanted to share what I have found.  :)

Matlache My newest Love

I found the most awesome place to visit it is called Matlache it is a little island about 10 miles from us and I LOVE it.  I am going back today even though Scott told me to stay away!  :)  I promise not to buy one thing I just want to see if they have a Spa that I could apply to.  I would love to work in that area definitely tourist but it is just so cool.  Any way life is good we are or I should say I am making major progress in organizing the boat.  I still need to down size my clothes it is just ridiculous how much clothes a woman can have. 

Last night I stayed on the boat alone well with pugs and bella, Scott is working in Wauchula and it just makes good sense to save on gas.  My mom was like are you kidding me you would never ever stay by yourself and now on a boat in the water at a Marina you don't even know yet?  Yep it must be a God thing I agree because it is so not like me to do this but I guess its true when you start to hit 50ish you look at the whole world differently I am not going to let fear rule my life.  So I am out to go and find more locations that I could possibly work and also just to see whats out there.  Have a great day!

Another day aboard Redletters

Its hard to belie we have been in the water now a week.  When we first bought the boat we stayed dry docked for 5 months.  That was an experience.  First Scott was driving back and forth from St. Pete to Wauchula (Florida) about an hour and 15 minutes too far too much money in gas.  So then he decided to start living on the boat that lasted about a month and we missed each other too much so I moved in the boat with him.  Ok so now I am climbing up a ladder 12 feet to climb into the boat to climb down into the cock pit to then climb down into the aft cabin the one we sleep in and if I needed something from the other side I had to climb up out of the aft cabin and then over into the Galley climbing down again.  Scott and I have not only lost weight but the shape of our bodies have changed due to that time in the yard.  Oh it was dirty just boat yard sand everywhere.  But we knew we were on a mission to serve God and we got busy and kept going.  After about two weeks of living dry docked I could not take it any more I was going stir crazy and I went out walking in search of a job adventure anything I was board stiff.  I stumbled upon the Salvation Army and went in and they signed me right up to volunteer working in the kitchen.  I loved it, I had not had my hands deep in hot sudsy water in so long it felt comforting.  That lasted a week when I finally landed a job at a high end spa ( I am a massage therapist and skin care specialist) So I worked there for 3 weeks met the most amazing girls one from Vietnam one from Cambodia one from the Philippines beautiful funny and sweet really hard working also.  I learned allot while I was there and I pray for them as God brings them to my mind. 
Finally it was all coming to an end and we had a date set to get that boat back in the water.  So I gave notice at my job quit and went back to the boat to help Scott put the finishing touches on all that needed to be done so that we where ready to go.  I will have Scott blog about the details from his end it was a nightmare for him but we prayed through it and could not have made it with out the support of our prayer warriors praying us through.  Seems like a long time ago now but just a little over a week ago we were travailing over whether or not she would be ready for the water and whether or not she would be sea worthy.  We did and she was and here we are now in a marina in Cape Coral.  I am happy I know that God has a plan for us and he is preparing us for the future.  Prayer is one of the most powerful tools in our ministry and I am learning to put it all in His hands worship and pray and Let Go.  I have to do that with my Girls, my mom his mom and our future.  I have to know that I believe His word and that it is all true!  When doubt creep in and believe me they do I turn to the letters in RED!  So comforting to be reminded we are here for a short time make the most of it and most of all follow His call!  I hope any one who reads this has a glorious day!

Look at me Mom I'm Blogging :)

So its my first time blogging.  I am so excited about this because I will be able to share our story not with just family and close friends but every and anybody who takes and interest and that is exactly why we are doing this, well one reason anyway.  My husband and I just truly got sick of our selves and not serving Jesus in the way we knew we should and we could.  We started talking about really getting real and giving all to our God and King.  That is when Scott came across the book Radical by David Platt and that was the beginning of God stirring us to become RADICAL for Him.  So we did I quit my job of almost 10 years and Scott sold our Bee business ( he was a struggling Bee Keeper) and sold our house gave and sold our STUFF ( more on that later) and bought this amazing boat.  There is so much more to this story and I am sure it will all come out sooner or later.  For now I am just excited to be able to start this blog and to have God moving supernaturally in our lives.  Thanks to our new friends Mimzie and Steve we are blogging and able to reach who knows how many people.  God is alive he is real and He wants us to live fully for Him.  He wants us to share what we know with those who don't know or who do know but have been living a casual Christian life.  We are calling out there is more there is a life worth living and you can follow the call of God like Joyce Myer always says do it even if you have to do it afraid!  So we are here we are now living on a sail boat me little country girl from the sticks.  I always knew something big was going to happen in my life but I would have never ever dreamed of this.  I love it.  I love the water and the movement of the boat, I love the meeting of new people doing things a little different OK allot different!  I just met a lady who has her OWN sail boat and get this a Harley too.  I said now that is something!  Funny bikes scare me, but she is the cutest thing just jumps on her motorcycle and rides off.  Shes about my age and living life!  So come along with me on this adventure I hope that you will find our lives and what we are doing worthy of a return and a mention to a friend for that is our main goal is to spread the word of God like FIRE!