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!