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!