We filled up with fuel

 

 



We are not leaving as planned!

Our trip has been postponed and instead of leaving with our dear friends Doug and Leslie this morning on our three month journey south on the intercostals waterway to go see our friends Ron and Kathy Fitzgerald in Port Charlotte Florida. We are staying at the marina.

Since we love the Lord and ask Him for His direction in our lives, we know He has the right to change our plans.  So yesterday on Ron Fitzgerald’s birthday our plans of leaving the dock this morning with Doug and Leslie were changed (postponed).

Rich work up yesterday morning with sharp burning pain in his ankle tendon. He began walking with a limp and said the pain was bad when he tried to walk on it. It seemed to get worse as the morning went on. All of the Shanes Clinic were closed until Monday because of the holiday, so we had to go to the emergency room at UF Shanes. We arrived at one and had to wait until eight to see a doctor.  He gave Rich a pain pill and send him for x-rays. He said nothing was broke in the ankle but it was inflamed. The doctor said perhaps one of the strands of tendon could have broken off. We have to call an orthopedic surgeon on Monday to get an appointment. The nurse put a light brace on his ankle, gave him crutches, and the doctor send us home with a prescription, two turkey sandwiches and two gator aids. We had not eathen anything since breakfast. So now we wait.  We may need to change the means of travel from boat to motor home but we will still go south and see our friends Kathy and Ron in January.

Precious Lord Jesus, thank you for changing our plans. We love and you and are waiting for Your direction. I thank you of your glorious promise in Your Word that says, All things will work out for good to those who love God and are called to His purposes. That is us Lord, we love you and know we are called to be your children so we wait to see the good that will come out of this detour. Please let Rich get the rest he needs and let the tendon heal without him needing surgery, but please do what is best. We love you and thank you for closing this door for now and when you open it again it will be glorious. So now we are going to rest and see what the Orthopedic Specalist has to say.



Be Blessed!

 

 

Christmas Eve at Rick's House

Rich, Lucky and I spent a wonderful day at Rick's House with Vande and our grandsons on Christmas. We love all of  our children and miss them all especially at Christmas.

Colton, Seth and Jeremy

Our Christmas Tree

Rick,s Christmas Tree

 

Colton got a new matress and iphone 6

Everyone was very happy with their gifts. I got a cute sun hat and ankor earings and Rich got new  boat shoes. We went to the candle light Christmas Eve service at the Dinsmore Baptist Chruch with our children and grandsons and it blessed our hearts. One of the members played "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", on a trumpet and it was amazing. It was a perfect evening after an afternoon of extremely wet weather. I love to celebrate the birth of Jesus and this year was very special to me.  

What a beautiful family

Merry Christmas

Be Blessed!

 

 

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas 2014

 

Happy Birthday Jesus

Ortega Yacht Club Marinaa

Lucky is asleep and waiting for santa

Here comes Santa

 Lucky's Christmas

 

This is a picture of my friend Debbie and Richard's boat in the Jacksonville Boat parade.

Be Blessed!

December 23, 2014

 

 

Merry Christmas. It looks like Santa left his vacation home in Jacksonville to make his trip back to the North Pole.

 

 

 

Monday of Christmas week!

Our stocking are hung

 (no not really)

 

This is going to be a busy week. There are still so many last minute things to do and we must not forget this is Christmas week. The greatest gift of all is that God so loved the world he gave us His only son to shed his blood for our salvation. Our right to become forgiven of all all sins and begin a new life as the Child of the King o Kings.  Emanuel  Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus!

Rich is finishing up some projects and I am listening to Christmas music while making lagaga. We are going to our son Rick's house for Christmas Eve morning. They will be celebrating it as if it was Christmas morniing and we are all going to the Christmas Eve service at The Dinsmore Baptist Chruch at 6 pm. My grandchildren will be going to their mothers house by noon on Christmas. It is going to be nice to be going to a Christmas Eve service with your children and grandchild. This truly is a desire of my heart that has not happened too often.

I love my new cushions it is so nice to have the Morningstar looking so nice.

 

 

 





The count down begins

The countdown begins. Rich, Lucky and I are preparing for our first major boating adventure. Our departure date is set for December 27 (weather permiting)  We will be leaving our marina (Ortega Yacht Club Marina) on the Ortega River in Jacksonville and taking the Saint John's River to Mayport. In Mayport we will go south on the intercoastal to St Lucie. In St Lucie we will head west on the Okeechobee Waterway and cross Flordia coming out to the Gulf of Mexico. We will travel north at the Gulf and head up to Punta Gorda. We plan to stay at the Lashley Park Marina for a week and visit our dear friends Ron and Kathy Fitzgerald. We have not seen them in many many years and are looking forward to the visit. After that we plan to go south on the gulf to the keys and return home along the east coast. 

It is exciting to be finally leaving but also scary. I know that the Lord is leading us and He will be with us where ever we go. My first real challenge will be learning how to grab a mooring ball. I will get my first chance in Saint Augustine. I have gotten myself crazy in anticipation of it but know when the time comes I will do it. I found a Hook and Moor Boat Hook that is designed to handle the situation.  

 So with this hook I should be fine.

This picture was taken by Dena just before they left the marina.



 

 

 We had new cushions made for the salon and bridge and they came out beautiful!

 

That's it for now!

Be Blessed