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!