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?