tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92153943090329255392024-03-17T21:34:17.385-04:00KoinoniaCathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.comBlogger3716125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-90336287772558369872024-03-17T16:53:00.001-04:002024-03-17T18:07:53.901-04:00Easter decor is on display<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAD2xp9WhcQbljX2JRGd1PdY2yE50qlDMnO27To-ND8nB35l8pcGzsOk_mYgzuF7ZBkiz-NMBies2Xbt5uRnXVenEZfzsi3yN6OdB23UplE4azQc1bOEONX9xEJoSQI4kuufasTJ5TvTCaDBINJIr3v4sCmaqN38n0yIDygB14n-LNVjB7wQWhrj11Ao/s5012/IMG_5436.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3334" data-original-width="5012" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAD2xp9WhcQbljX2JRGd1PdY2yE50qlDMnO27To-ND8nB35l8pcGzsOk_mYgzuF7ZBkiz-NMBies2Xbt5uRnXVenEZfzsi3yN6OdB23UplE4azQc1bOEONX9xEJoSQI4kuufasTJ5TvTCaDBINJIr3v4sCmaqN38n0yIDygB14n-LNVjB7wQWhrj11Ao/w640-h426/IMG_5436.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My life has been crazy busy since the end of September 2023.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hosted a church-wide baby shower that kicked everything off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I'm trying to bring order and organization to my space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally got all the Christmas decorations up the stairs and into the attic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last week I got everything in bins and stacked against the walls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the meantime,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I was bringing down spring and Easter decor,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">making all the rooms downstairs look beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even I don't know how I do it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's what keeps me going strong.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still love my new home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been here a little over two years now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So hard to believe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time really passes quickly the older one gets,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Easter Sunday is two weeks from today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At this point, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am hosting 12 people.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've already been looking at recipes and thinking about seating arrangements.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, there will be an Easter egg hunt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I 💗 Easter Sunday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMKM5OBSEvmyscNAWxellnRfjkz-DMceHEyMTY3piy6VbJHvF9DpVlXO5eeANN1O3hEkoH8uCl6TAy6eLa3OA9MchxeTVopcUiUg2AUjg_YhEhiNcEWtIJ52WhmvS6hSfBSkNfTm6zF2c6UkDT-y8og1q94mSM9UddhIoeNSt2r6DDG9sWuuHM2TLiXw/s4250/IMG_5437.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3326" data-original-width="4250" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMKM5OBSEvmyscNAWxellnRfjkz-DMceHEyMTY3piy6VbJHvF9DpVlXO5eeANN1O3hEkoH8uCl6TAy6eLa3OA9MchxeTVopcUiUg2AUjg_YhEhiNcEWtIJ52WhmvS6hSfBSkNfTm6zF2c6UkDT-y8og1q94mSM9UddhIoeNSt2r6DDG9sWuuHM2TLiXw/w640-h500/IMG_5437.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are my Easter bunny plates ready to be filled with delicious food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">💗 As long as I can decorate I will be fine!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-29529827409346317582024-03-15T14:45:00.001-04:002024-03-16T14:07:48.061-04:00through Christ<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianPY_2MJKBJhfFwxqYyMYNv4jP7RcO8dY2g_MisOtutjk4x5LjSHCfcoVxX-IAmpdfabcLAjJ64ceWS2u-Vimd4MjTsdUZkts37ITzbame4d9y_c60YHubHGtOREVn82HTI-pXEydyME15GBZlsx8NV2zoGaccKZNmnE8fA-bGg5WTMZxkv_5SQKmA14/s702/401043270_634490282222542_8599616410351142918_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianPY_2MJKBJhfFwxqYyMYNv4jP7RcO8dY2g_MisOtutjk4x5LjSHCfcoVxX-IAmpdfabcLAjJ64ceWS2u-Vimd4MjTsdUZkts37ITzbame4d9y_c60YHubHGtOREVn82HTI-pXEydyME15GBZlsx8NV2zoGaccKZNmnE8fA-bGg5WTMZxkv_5SQKmA14/w480-h640/401043270_634490282222542_8599616410351142918_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Sunday David will be finishing up preaching through the book of Philippians.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has meant so much to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for all of your hard work </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to study and bring God's word to us clearly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and in a way that we can easily understand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for encouraging us to put each verse into practice in our lives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for living an example before us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for loving the flock and watching out for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you to all of the true men of God who labor in His service.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you that the true church of God is alive and well and thriving in this world</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and will be until Jesus comes to take us home at the Rapture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love you, Lord!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Your will is being done on this earth as it is in heaven.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God is sovereign.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is in control of everything that is happening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His ultimate plan cannot be thwarted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank You!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: x-large;">"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Philippians 4:13</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">💓</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-63193222543543069922024-03-14T16:16:00.005-04:002024-03-15T07:15:21.021-04:00almost done<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtPLadeJ4gETcaCuBQgI_jPgUrz5pvFrH9UL-KCkI8oql66u6Gklc7_qRsvrW9pqsmopR9l1dtAA1X1AP-Mfg0FVlKDuVEVAg48xi0vvbNj2A2sb6R0bgGZc0v4MDdNOMu1YgTFxByAZU40ADDNSBnoHxLlz6VgDCoNYHdPs6ornpLPh-dCmPjd1Aot0/s3871/IMG_5429.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3435" data-original-width="3871" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtPLadeJ4gETcaCuBQgI_jPgUrz5pvFrH9UL-KCkI8oql66u6Gklc7_qRsvrW9pqsmopR9l1dtAA1X1AP-Mfg0FVlKDuVEVAg48xi0vvbNj2A2sb6R0bgGZc0v4MDdNOMu1YgTFxByAZU40ADDNSBnoHxLlz6VgDCoNYHdPs6ornpLPh-dCmPjd1Aot0/w640-h568/IMG_5429.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the house that is under construction across from my side windows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is one-half of a duplex.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has taken a while for this one to be built.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the last house in Herb River Bluff to be completed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have enjoyed watching the progress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wonder who will live here?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope they are nice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QzFTB7G7_rbSSU25Vw7X1IZIretpSZCu5xMsGGk0y5WnjMkC_jtsP5GW8qaAoMSzBF3hMZ0kZf19ldCujJ6V2UUWdXo9elwsHBoO5MdyA77NwT4L4FFfnaKYuzI3iR6RMc-8xDDfVCei-d8-JHEdfsBs73rzAUPU53wj7FgWc6lz7bLO8etoFNBdQ30/s3324/IMG_5430.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2960" data-original-width="3324" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QzFTB7G7_rbSSU25Vw7X1IZIretpSZCu5xMsGGk0y5WnjMkC_jtsP5GW8qaAoMSzBF3hMZ0kZf19ldCujJ6V2UUWdXo9elwsHBoO5MdyA77NwT4L4FFfnaKYuzI3iR6RMc-8xDDfVCei-d8-JHEdfsBs73rzAUPU53wj7FgWc6lz7bLO8etoFNBdQ30/w640-h570/IMG_5430.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have not enjoyed the mess or the porta-potty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are giving me some ideas for the golden Easter eggs to possibly be hidden though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shh...don't tell anybody.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice the young green leaves on the trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring is very near.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather is warm and gorgeous,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flowers are blooming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌹🌹🌹</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everything is bursting forth in new life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Temperatures are high seventies in the day and high forties at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: x-large;">Thank you, God, </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: x-large;">for our new life in Christ.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-17077670730836366452024-03-10T15:36:00.005-04:002024-03-11T09:05:23.368-04:00we shall behold Him<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6_eAyCV8_8AcOjZsAUJNulZ2dR_FZ6BH6uU_uuaRM2dJs5p4TmyVBCARiPoPrJbPlgZqD4kqDr7mhtpH7wK9AAjHivGRGytzZLwXaRsQdN6HhIEu2mX4lfhkm2vrfcayVNRd37xJXo83aX5YoRaz6lBoYGpQYtMOXApDA0WwL6OvL5iQvTrlDKEthTg/s640/366534262_822824402554164_1186656509874023040_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6_eAyCV8_8AcOjZsAUJNulZ2dR_FZ6BH6uU_uuaRM2dJs5p4TmyVBCARiPoPrJbPlgZqD4kqDr7mhtpH7wK9AAjHivGRGytzZLwXaRsQdN6HhIEu2mX4lfhkm2vrfcayVNRd37xJXo83aX5YoRaz6lBoYGpQYtMOXApDA0WwL6OvL5iQvTrlDKEthTg/w512-h640/366534262_822824402554164_1186656509874023040_n.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I get older and enter into the time this could happen at any minute,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I rejoice that I shall finally see the face of Jesus</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Savior </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the Lord of my life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For all of the wrinkles, wounds, scars, and sorrow life has brought me,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I rejoice that they all work together to bring me to Him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Through God's Word and His Spirit, I have been drawn close,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but one day I will be in His actual presence, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with my face to the ground,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in awe and thanksgiving,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for the blood He shed on the cross for me and for all who believe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh God, You have put eternity in my heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank You, Jesus!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">💗</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-26409508617367430812024-03-09T13:50:00.000-05:002024-03-09T13:50:37.291-05:00birthday flowers and a new baby in the family<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZWZ3xUx_mt7S6Ft919vI4X8QgipRnTsqewRoi9XLMoQp8NgaNjUxbzO85FPmIV91eGRRHBcyaPs59AcFSw_Z8S1Y_78AusqS_suCeUNE_QY-BOai5Ithv0Lk01PGm0uhUGodUfpaJOE58t4IA4E72RP-QT5IXC-80T6clGxUb2kmNVJxUrL7mT0O3UM/s3327/IMG_5413.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3327" data-original-width="2938" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZWZ3xUx_mt7S6Ft919vI4X8QgipRnTsqewRoi9XLMoQp8NgaNjUxbzO85FPmIV91eGRRHBcyaPs59AcFSw_Z8S1Y_78AusqS_suCeUNE_QY-BOai5Ithv0Lk01PGm0uhUGodUfpaJOE58t4IA4E72RP-QT5IXC-80T6clGxUb2kmNVJxUrL7mT0O3UM/w354-h400/IMG_5413.JPG" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First, the new baby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Sadie Josephine Stewart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She was born on February 17, 2024.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is three weeks old today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She belongs to my niece Anna and her husband Robert </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who have lived in Savannah for almost a year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sadie is a gift from God and is doing really well getting herself on a schedule.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love her so much!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvqnQpKB49O9njyGRWwSA1OhEyjaiDIi0SNyZpAk-BMiByEDp1tRBD-ehyphenhyphenaDnhqLS2eBFT9Bh7DLdDr8t0oWX8QjgW-LHpKEXOLp23zB8sVK8qN_wGiuhHVUXvRUztUWAj0BMlNSjqD9eWTbgl9dpf0SkdMkz65Y1YIHMNlU81bnILIC_gp6Wi4RgnNU/s4380/IMG_5397.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3397" data-original-width="4380" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvqnQpKB49O9njyGRWwSA1OhEyjaiDIi0SNyZpAk-BMiByEDp1tRBD-ehyphenhyphenaDnhqLS2eBFT9Bh7DLdDr8t0oWX8QjgW-LHpKEXOLp23zB8sVK8qN_wGiuhHVUXvRUztUWAj0BMlNSjqD9eWTbgl9dpf0SkdMkz65Y1YIHMNlU81bnILIC_gp6Wi4RgnNU/w640-h496/IMG_5397.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Hollingworth family sent me these flowers for my birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were enough to have two bouquets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So many different varieties!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So fresh!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have a strong scent of deliciousness permeating my house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put this grouping in my bathroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYe30spNRyVUptQ5hog93xwqYvzvQDyxGsNxjIES17XVULkKbkaLIC6NAGRZB16VN0-VnVSbiEw_J_sxG591xzd8WD6B2CmXEY7gjjc5NtAxivy2moyjC5lY6VDmXWKpOA7ce7jghVh0C3OTYhmQedkJmkrxRlZPspD_VOOAo1dpNxIdB5FDQq-AaMr38/s3726/IMG_5395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3726" data-original-width="3305" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYe30spNRyVUptQ5hog93xwqYvzvQDyxGsNxjIES17XVULkKbkaLIC6NAGRZB16VN0-VnVSbiEw_J_sxG591xzd8WD6B2CmXEY7gjjc5NtAxivy2moyjC5lY6VDmXWKpOA7ce7jghVh0C3OTYhmQedkJmkrxRlZPspD_VOOAo1dpNxIdB5FDQq-AaMr38/w568-h640/IMG_5395.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the other bouquet in my Grandmother's pink glass vase.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this one stayed on my kitchen island.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It seemed like February went by in a flash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When there is a 7-day cruise in the month it throws you off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now daylight savings time begins tonight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We move forward and lose an hour of sleep.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The time change is madness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It disorients me for days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Could we just please leave time alone?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">😴</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-62236236146517475692024-03-06T14:53:00.000-05:002024-03-06T14:53:25.485-05:00the last of our cruise pictures<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkh63p2eLtq9AaAzQ-74Q2jtAT8i1_w4yxjGpZ-xfYHqN3kxcQyCWljRc-9HuKg9faWdwd5RPONLKwPu2n2egQjE4VnrCEcRClWuhn6xnWtQB7QbixFlFPEYq9eFLJauQqy3CLEUf1UOON9040Pa-z4-ed_07RKgbnXgBlhqamhUO1EAQnhKL539qQCZ0/s5184/IMG_5252.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkh63p2eLtq9AaAzQ-74Q2jtAT8i1_w4yxjGpZ-xfYHqN3kxcQyCWljRc-9HuKg9faWdwd5RPONLKwPu2n2egQjE4VnrCEcRClWuhn6xnWtQB7QbixFlFPEYq9eFLJauQqy3CLEUf1UOON9040Pa-z4-ed_07RKgbnXgBlhqamhUO1EAQnhKL539qQCZ0/w640-h426/IMG_5252.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First Day ~ Sea Day...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eating lunch on the sun deck at the top of the ship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8lPuwOO_H6B3l414ZZoNq_7ytFeoF2-BHhc9ZwXZ_HTCnWhyphenhyphennS88tLIahd4afatgZORsja3KJOXeDVaDd_0HApVcihFG-PzaDpz7bruREnRXpFVcZnYdW9wIV-0MCVgeYjyvFFmj6YYsnu-k2dDBHmSXpFbXMjKvOOz_5v-tu51FHHXmSHmEBiJ0DC0/s3548/IMG_5416.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3548" data-original-width="3361" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8lPuwOO_H6B3l414ZZoNq_7ytFeoF2-BHhc9ZwXZ_HTCnWhyphenhyphennS88tLIahd4afatgZORsja3KJOXeDVaDd_0HApVcihFG-PzaDpz7bruREnRXpFVcZnYdW9wIV-0MCVgeYjyvFFmj6YYsnu-k2dDBHmSXpFbXMjKvOOz_5v-tu51FHHXmSHmEBiJ0DC0/w606-h640/IMG_5416.JPG" width="606" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Hollingsworth's and the Cleland's cabins were very close.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amanda took this cute shot from her balcony.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEs52DKCbLZqYW2Rr5y5P8aSiMWjBp3zTg7cf-7n-0o1R0mOoVykIa10irEGDg-T7OoFPU0w4F3IUMdZlg6P6vn54mNDKAttoCmFIcYlhEwLoRzJ4anZHWjv_6ojhlhmRJKv-rRyJYeJv1SnLSoEbgQm1Gw83Mn6y9ZP_Gg_8crXDQy8M7yNBc3TWnm2c/s3725/IMG_5418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3725" data-original-width="3135" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEs52DKCbLZqYW2Rr5y5P8aSiMWjBp3zTg7cf-7n-0o1R0mOoVykIa10irEGDg-T7OoFPU0w4F3IUMdZlg6P6vn54mNDKAttoCmFIcYlhEwLoRzJ4anZHWjv_6ojhlhmRJKv-rRyJYeJv1SnLSoEbgQm1Gw83Mn6y9ZP_Gg_8crXDQy8M7yNBc3TWnm2c/w538-h640/IMG_5418.JPG" width="538" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jake performing on karaoke night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He got a rousing round of applause when he finished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoBeanSnku6UeE_TvBiOoZamNLHD8JPEQUPNqHajbEyjd5B1ZRfcXQ8uElFMYbDp9gPs6gcR3cGRwE8AUEAjuOdx9iH1t63Xqdrs2s7VujLBmjSIt1dHC71WApMLkrAioDKBorf8xncAGrE9vvGBeI-CYodYsAnUdWLZ2KAIv89Z-NmEhExhsVtnpcc0/s3113/IMG_5419.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3113" data-original-width="2936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoBeanSnku6UeE_TvBiOoZamNLHD8JPEQUPNqHajbEyjd5B1ZRfcXQ8uElFMYbDp9gPs6gcR3cGRwE8AUEAjuOdx9iH1t63Xqdrs2s7VujLBmjSIt1dHC71WApMLkrAioDKBorf8xncAGrE9vvGBeI-CYodYsAnUdWLZ2KAIv89Z-NmEhExhsVtnpcc0/w604-h640/IMG_5419.JPG" width="604" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the kid's table at the buffet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know where Harry had gotten himself off too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was probably getting more food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcThyVU5OYiGO7ai9V2KiOi8DPnUUX4uci4rx0AZsOuhpS4P8oRioQMfWQZL9THUCWU1F8NCoYq9613M-ZgYC4-cXTTNxInvTBOClrYU5T2R4PzRiSik_-eFD2DaGlgIKMbHQ2R5IBkCVg2BC786hbhs3gNdjybO-qwTFA0DHrfXfPZs77OZLWhBtUvg/s4829/IMG_5423.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3407" data-original-width="4829" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcThyVU5OYiGO7ai9V2KiOi8DPnUUX4uci4rx0AZsOuhpS4P8oRioQMfWQZL9THUCWU1F8NCoYq9613M-ZgYC4-cXTTNxInvTBOClrYU5T2R4PzRiSik_-eFD2DaGlgIKMbHQ2R5IBkCVg2BC786hbhs3gNdjybO-qwTFA0DHrfXfPZs77OZLWhBtUvg/w640-h452/IMG_5423.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our St. Thomas Virgin Island day dawned rainy and windy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had booked an excursion over to the island of St. John.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we got off the ship to board the ferry,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we were informed that the excursion had been canceled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The captain said he could get us over there but he may not be able to get us back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was lots of disappointment,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">especially me,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the prospect of our big ship sailing off without us was not to be trifled with.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPQWs-34JSATcnyLpgcWvanh2TmePmQuIa1NRAimJy6GeqtDmBJuWPu5STuEmNi0PaVud7mKjbnhwaTrUKdFQ5DvMTYYxfb85fqC-zJo7bu56s4WUY6MdesDBYwyR5OsBrMwq8OgxFeslLi-hex7JbeDEYeCq3iqD5zeW-LlWPXiAi0XNNrlCbHZae_Q/s4015/IMG_5420.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4015" data-original-width="3304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPQWs-34JSATcnyLpgcWvanh2TmePmQuIa1NRAimJy6GeqtDmBJuWPu5STuEmNi0PaVud7mKjbnhwaTrUKdFQ5DvMTYYxfb85fqC-zJo7bu56s4WUY6MdesDBYwyR5OsBrMwq8OgxFeslLi-hex7JbeDEYeCq3iqD5zeW-LlWPXiAi0XNNrlCbHZae_Q/w526-h640/IMG_5420.JPG" width="526" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We loved the small bowling alley with the small balls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got a strike.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD135Ks94Af1zlrg2q7zsUaqqAxd70TVgUfIVIGm75WhbXKyCYNA2Tdve605HPBw51khRF757fY_NM1qZWOqXNp4ljpyOU-IXQRDrr7RTksUDPiti8VBf2g7SBEFGRBEz8Wy1T0m0XyJJ7vgElNMxuOkrOLiMvg5amAakUItQyjPrcZ7XPLOqMZ4pXgZ8/s3806/IMG_5411.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2481" data-original-width="3806" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD135Ks94Af1zlrg2q7zsUaqqAxd70TVgUfIVIGm75WhbXKyCYNA2Tdve605HPBw51khRF757fY_NM1qZWOqXNp4ljpyOU-IXQRDrr7RTksUDPiti8VBf2g7SBEFGRBEz8Wy1T0m0XyJJ7vgElNMxuOkrOLiMvg5amAakUItQyjPrcZ7XPLOqMZ4pXgZ8/w640-h418/IMG_5411.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We landed at Thrive and had lunch as soon as we boarded the ship on the first day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so nice to sit down and relax after the stress of getting to and on the Escape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is David's famous selfie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of our crew, the older boys, went off to explore the buffet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgh8boCgLNUXrmaRA0vCFRUuexpZ4NVBjag0UVDiQp9M0wR-h_3imjePDXfnYMYcQX6rwRijdOCfMwGsR7zLLnP3bk6cwbRGKFK_AWXSlCI16VdTW32CW4VMeF1If8CUdCncDzEoPRjgZOOY5tF-qnZ13Oso287FwYUvsOk65dr4wjx7cTu59v-A7hnys/s3114/IMG_5398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3114" data-original-width="2981" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgh8boCgLNUXrmaRA0vCFRUuexpZ4NVBjag0UVDiQp9M0wR-h_3imjePDXfnYMYcQX6rwRijdOCfMwGsR7zLLnP3bk6cwbRGKFK_AWXSlCI16VdTW32CW4VMeF1If8CUdCncDzEoPRjgZOOY5tF-qnZ13Oso287FwYUvsOk65dr4wjx7cTu59v-A7hnys/w612-h640/IMG_5398.JPG" width="612" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Umbrella Road in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOssWKxOBxAKOu3ueG68QLj6u32gf9L_EtnOa6pAhUd9SKEjyVYNLOoU0l54WVrpe7rHf00q4F_LN6k9aQmV65ZAW93lfVO-rVUDzFR2H6sXbgtGeB5v1GwtPavHA9Kl_ZBncV5QVWpl85Nyuy2RE9nwGGykGzFRh7XhIVtr4_VutHK0rLK9-JKTnsPA/s5014/IMG_5405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5014" data-original-width="3443" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOssWKxOBxAKOu3ueG68QLj6u32gf9L_EtnOa6pAhUd9SKEjyVYNLOoU0l54WVrpe7rHf00q4F_LN6k9aQmV65ZAW93lfVO-rVUDzFR2H6sXbgtGeB5v1GwtPavHA9Kl_ZBncV5QVWpl85Nyuy2RE9nwGGykGzFRh7XhIVtr4_VutHK0rLK9-JKTnsPA/w440-h640/IMG_5405.JPG" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everybody loved the ice cream bar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpXi0Cf3O1lC8kmsxigISdpano4gg9urDuqF4HNB2zQMS7FgfJBmS82AgBPxleE0eyIo8rfJ9Op_i5K6MlO87xM6S1GqS_ePksaQ3ebyLbENp9yWmuLfnm_ScB7vbC7c1OP5fjuMToQQFMs-Kzhn9fNdL8_swhEDWd4OFgwK-neDhO8G5r6g2-Jf97hA/s5184/IMG_5388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpXi0Cf3O1lC8kmsxigISdpano4gg9urDuqF4HNB2zQMS7FgfJBmS82AgBPxleE0eyIo8rfJ9Op_i5K6MlO87xM6S1GqS_ePksaQ3ebyLbENp9yWmuLfnm_ScB7vbC7c1OP5fjuMToQQFMs-Kzhn9fNdL8_swhEDWd4OFgwK-neDhO8G5r6g2-Jf97hA/w640-h426/IMG_5388.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This picture is of me on my balcony at the back of the ship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm glad I tried it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view was amazing but I wouldn't book it again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The reasons...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. The structure of the boat slanted upward and my balcony was not fully covered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I couldn't sit out and enjoy it when it was rainy or in the middle of the day when the sun was strong.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. There was a rather pungent fuel smell at times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. The motion or swaying or rocking and rolling was more noticeable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The middle of the boat is the most stable place to be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYdnKTNj7R-FN2aIOmDNdujTAj8lLE-CLp3gmODT3ZzqSNWYEUZyqKrhkef3la5saPAl2DGIn3Bwg7V83t_Mcwf9wx6kKA8-anJJakYIs6CkenOrNCxuDV4vzy3DdIOo0VWjhc_sX-0OwATktrtFsrBm3gCaKejHww_PFBSgBVvjnwLXp2hhnnvZ6XCg/s5184/IMG_5330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYdnKTNj7R-FN2aIOmDNdujTAj8lLE-CLp3gmODT3ZzqSNWYEUZyqKrhkef3la5saPAl2DGIn3Bwg7V83t_Mcwf9wx6kKA8-anJJakYIs6CkenOrNCxuDV4vzy3DdIOo0VWjhc_sX-0OwATktrtFsrBm3gCaKejHww_PFBSgBVvjnwLXp2hhnnvZ6XCg/w640-h426/IMG_5330.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Until next time.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">🚢</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This trip was so special.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Being surrounded by so much beauty,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Being on the ocean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seeing new sights,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Being with my family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This vacation was so good for my soul.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am already saving for the next one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">All thanks to God who is the giver of all good gifts.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-24796815002287490172024-03-03T16:28:00.000-05:002024-03-03T16:28:24.049-05:00great stirrup cay ~ bahamas<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5s7IYKfO7HfnGcKh-zus5LSJvBgBAvr4BG5p_AwvsYR6B4NSyj6_k8_T6JWBAdTYnMUghP1bYHQ8yYv8BDSWI-jl8sOycmBSkqViP1XhZfaYGvHmc99LLN76zM0veU7Yx_yvp__JLL1Vf373j-pAMRhPxKqi8vqUzsWBRdX9z1V0s9zm2Rl3lopZyLo/s5184/IMG_5399.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5s7IYKfO7HfnGcKh-zus5LSJvBgBAvr4BG5p_AwvsYR6B4NSyj6_k8_T6JWBAdTYnMUghP1bYHQ8yYv8BDSWI-jl8sOycmBSkqViP1XhZfaYGvHmc99LLN76zM0veU7Yx_yvp__JLL1Vf373j-pAMRhPxKqi8vqUzsWBRdX9z1V0s9zm2Rl3lopZyLo/w640-h426/IMG_5399.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our last day dawned exquisitely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still had clouds but they were not storm clouds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had to tender over to the beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's our ship to the left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a photo spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZQR49d0SZGAKIVO6jXnbGJPeUURw7Ly8Hz9kZKIBkjifFa2nIY9uMCBgWX562yXWRd_S0kxm7ScXeifjamh1bF7EdUvhRAoFpnpxcOpFZ5MuGoB-gduVWDhShpC-k_bguxaCVhEXD2ooEs1VgZCz_yF84U-QwDeU-FcPxgOagJlk70jXClNBkCUDXSA/s5184/IMG_5385.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZQR49d0SZGAKIVO6jXnbGJPeUURw7Ly8Hz9kZKIBkjifFa2nIY9uMCBgWX562yXWRd_S0kxm7ScXeifjamh1bF7EdUvhRAoFpnpxcOpFZ5MuGoB-gduVWDhShpC-k_bguxaCVhEXD2ooEs1VgZCz_yF84U-QwDeU-FcPxgOagJlk70jXClNBkCUDXSA/w426-h640/IMG_5385.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a shot of our boat from the tender.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The water was a deep navy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So gorgeous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrRSdzpsHlJpFt4RwlRkvqxLFbTtXXoqp5TgKysXALzlm3SlQkMhv3-tBs3jnbgxFKZugAlalB366XOx7CInaCw2TCJFXzg4FR_jysNT1f5C_lZrQfWSc_GY-BiaAQG10yREyDI6RPKlf65WepnCfWCe7wNhNmJJLZDc0mhbj3hvlsOIeIBdPV4bvaLw/s5184/IMG_5334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrRSdzpsHlJpFt4RwlRkvqxLFbTtXXoqp5TgKysXALzlm3SlQkMhv3-tBs3jnbgxFKZugAlalB366XOx7CInaCw2TCJFXzg4FR_jysNT1f5C_lZrQfWSc_GY-BiaAQG10yREyDI6RPKlf65WepnCfWCe7wNhNmJJLZDc0mhbj3hvlsOIeIBdPV4bvaLw/w640-h426/IMG_5334.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So happy for the sun to be shining,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjob5C8SVhBpfYkAv58cnJHs0ELMneDJrSKH0jHiANdn1bcKJTNTit1RKBwIBgv9Ckevih6rn2lVbhco9nshV3lf7nMDedLryx12Jggv5Q5hom1CIocjOENYpJmpGe8NO3BfwErZdM_axzz0jnFVZT5Xlie-TcndbiXTHNrRbemwoFt988cv7xdy-QaWkc/s5184/IMG_5341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjob5C8SVhBpfYkAv58cnJHs0ELMneDJrSKH0jHiANdn1bcKJTNTit1RKBwIBgv9Ckevih6rn2lVbhco9nshV3lf7nMDedLryx12Jggv5Q5hom1CIocjOENYpJmpGe8NO3BfwErZdM_axzz0jnFVZT5Xlie-TcndbiXTHNrRbemwoFt988cv7xdy-QaWkc/w640-h426/IMG_5341.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seeing hearts on the beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one may have been handmade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6yhyuMBg2oS3Yv5fvSAfgX6cUIv23T9Ctoheo3HXmhhBjkKes2VuDVAhSl3xfOgY5JXIobuqf4q3F9g5X6acwIqVj8BorR6Ijx3FoG-tDbM7ilnU8j9FXBmBvEN59QPV0n-M0Z-NQSf6LW70DwE54bL7FIng5-PYcBVesXvd9F2Pfc6mSh31v6kzYhM/s5184/IMG_5343.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6yhyuMBg2oS3Yv5fvSAfgX6cUIv23T9Ctoheo3HXmhhBjkKes2VuDVAhSl3xfOgY5JXIobuqf4q3F9g5X6acwIqVj8BorR6Ijx3FoG-tDbM7ilnU8j9FXBmBvEN59QPV0n-M0Z-NQSf6LW70DwE54bL7FIng5-PYcBVesXvd9F2Pfc6mSh31v6kzYhM/w426-h640/IMG_5343.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The water was cold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Probably because it was February.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shorter days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Less sunlight to warm it up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5CtIuZe-m4fPmRM6CuEpgbkeFzswRVIo4X3J3r1lGNtjcb5r-eMpMirn2PANx1YPlqgfpV75JPrZkhC1fprl3hpTMyNicKbyQ8uq2pW0x4CekheaZvL6hyphenhyphenFIDz3E8WDtF4qqocmcrCyd0lIMffKF1gybHb8UtxBT-4gg6aNNlpSjNr4gkTGAWZTBpQU/s5184/IMG_5344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5CtIuZe-m4fPmRM6CuEpgbkeFzswRVIo4X3J3r1lGNtjcb5r-eMpMirn2PANx1YPlqgfpV75JPrZkhC1fprl3hpTMyNicKbyQ8uq2pW0x4CekheaZvL6hyphenhyphenFIDz3E8WDtF4qqocmcrCyd0lIMffKF1gybHb8UtxBT-4gg6aNNlpSjNr4gkTGAWZTBpQU/w640-h426/IMG_5344.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beach talk!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPeqlxebHDtkRxqT4eWayK4K8UzwBh_AlZSKwMXRwifF2-Cj-fuRbeJVc-ke7K_shrhb2LEup_QMCQpGug-hvlmftbOyr1i_lM6gezbDEYK1cYKYimDPr0K9WiH-qDDYmsItcecdwtkwKHZlQv5u6gK5aS1um6mzfYcvgA2ZefEuiouIl4EC3micRXzI/s5184/IMG_5347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPeqlxebHDtkRxqT4eWayK4K8UzwBh_AlZSKwMXRwifF2-Cj-fuRbeJVc-ke7K_shrhb2LEup_QMCQpGug-hvlmftbOyr1i_lM6gezbDEYK1cYKYimDPr0K9WiH-qDDYmsItcecdwtkwKHZlQv5u6gK5aS1um6mzfYcvgA2ZefEuiouIl4EC3micRXzI/w640-h426/IMG_5347.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walt found a huge sponge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCuB90SSGM_7_jhFLwHzIaK4hbA7Xj0VMP9wKWk1WizkATtm-mpNEVjfuDcU5qaH1kzCR5Y1oFfK_N71WbGB5adW_UcrqN7abUxScWpRP0luuatv6XHZjc5b8BkTr5WwzTNEU9aHphw7tNN25yCJ1nnLMYWSWbU8gXAcwNuVIfJyH7S_AwKNwX4jhQz8/s5184/IMG_5346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCuB90SSGM_7_jhFLwHzIaK4hbA7Xj0VMP9wKWk1WizkATtm-mpNEVjfuDcU5qaH1kzCR5Y1oFfK_N71WbGB5adW_UcrqN7abUxScWpRP0luuatv6XHZjc5b8BkTr5WwzTNEU9aHphw7tNN25yCJ1nnLMYWSWbU8gXAcwNuVIfJyH7S_AwKNwX4jhQz8/w426-h640/IMG_5346.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This picture shows his head.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaonZ9QfmU_iG3zXg7HVt7YUMjPLUjyTdyF5W1IUb43azNWH9sWR1DUe1ugHm-zurVoUHbKcicxLQa7bMEYz6TYDT-qj7vwwbwp89jIFu8sxFOVRE0FxioV3oaHrbIsAuQgFj2BDdE9LrdxmPFNA4GaN_t3BWjPCmZh_RH5XA7_WTKgge2LNt-fd5k8Ic/s5184/IMG_5355.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaonZ9QfmU_iG3zXg7HVt7YUMjPLUjyTdyF5W1IUb43azNWH9sWR1DUe1ugHm-zurVoUHbKcicxLQa7bMEYz6TYDT-qj7vwwbwp89jIFu8sxFOVRE0FxioV3oaHrbIsAuQgFj2BDdE9LrdxmPFNA4GaN_t3BWjPCmZh_RH5XA7_WTKgge2LNt-fd5k8Ic/w426-h640/IMG_5355.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful blue skies and palm trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEK-Wcw4ulfFYb3KKanzz305aU9gAGNd53k8rM43NYJJkexcOfN6PSZyiTQnjoqDwdRqyvJAjsgjTdDn3bp8t_wb0Hhvd2aIkH-7XYC0sptxkcAPUNyPgG9bT3eM127AHsShn3ObkD52EO7MyiTd20vF6dtRIsTEqwUVHmY5ea3J-daTJPWNLjeyTtkok/s5184/IMG_5356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEK-Wcw4ulfFYb3KKanzz305aU9gAGNd53k8rM43NYJJkexcOfN6PSZyiTQnjoqDwdRqyvJAjsgjTdDn3bp8t_wb0Hhvd2aIkH-7XYC0sptxkcAPUNyPgG9bT3eM127AHsShn3ObkD52EO7MyiTd20vF6dtRIsTEqwUVHmY5ea3J-daTJPWNLjeyTtkok/w640-h426/IMG_5356.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lu and me heading back to the ship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8gC-xZg1oRkI_TkuTDKR1LPhVGx1DbxpTdI0ChTiBvyTNTeRdxOifAkCuCS8uigpj7m8QReZYSvkU-XtGVZhD9ExghwgsWv1ROxM_waNkQj0HslJSKaAxu23Bt9Ao2Lpa8AN-Q4e85g_gQ4BIXzM1cngmX90jE-p7XBLUdkj1XZEXB7e6DhBUCxGaUI/s5184/IMG_5359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8gC-xZg1oRkI_TkuTDKR1LPhVGx1DbxpTdI0ChTiBvyTNTeRdxOifAkCuCS8uigpj7m8QReZYSvkU-XtGVZhD9ExghwgsWv1ROxM_waNkQj0HslJSKaAxu23Bt9Ao2Lpa8AN-Q4e85g_gQ4BIXzM1cngmX90jE-p7XBLUdkj1XZEXB7e6DhBUCxGaUI/w640-h426/IMG_5359.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tender dock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlouzW2JvjbbX8bOUHYAF-EVT8du7uH0oDULBbaheBnb-MghqwdPElNL3nqQ8Sj80vJ5OCJdrn64fxj54_ZC9N-l_IP8F-_qYK1vIc8xYw4qL6IYTGB5k07MYiN4g4iRMlBdLUEnThUCxpcrQdE5YrVy0-EBKNjCLoBHlHRSGkkAMuzHDxUlBElL4J4CE/s5184/IMG_5360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlouzW2JvjbbX8bOUHYAF-EVT8du7uH0oDULBbaheBnb-MghqwdPElNL3nqQ8Sj80vJ5OCJdrn64fxj54_ZC9N-l_IP8F-_qYK1vIc8xYw4qL6IYTGB5k07MYiN4g4iRMlBdLUEnThUCxpcrQdE5YrVy0-EBKNjCLoBHlHRSGkkAMuzHDxUlBElL4J4CE/w640-h426/IMG_5360.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got to get back on our boat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a beautiful, wonderful last day of our cruise.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank You, Lord God Almighty, for this truth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You have provided eternal life for Your people </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">through the shed blood of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Your Son Jesus Christ. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You have put eternity in our hearts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We long for it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Humbled before You today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Your tender mercies are new every morning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great is Your faithfulness!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">💗</span></b></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-14086153246477239612024-03-01T16:22:00.003-05:002024-03-01T19:34:13.964-05:00rockin' and rollin'<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyZnp5tTfPQixrJ0oV8vXafJlsyz3IHN5xen5_F-gPNflRW-IL6mc9m8jLoMP4D5fFKRD2gSth6dXMGCLWSIj3pz8dorMhkxs9H71HNa-sg8WIvQsHEQSwGlXXbAB_PTPY0DUkQVODotPIloLr903wiTISr7JDjCNzE5IbkabzQCFze34UZzuDyp7Beg/s5184/IMG_5319.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyZnp5tTfPQixrJ0oV8vXafJlsyz3IHN5xen5_F-gPNflRW-IL6mc9m8jLoMP4D5fFKRD2gSth6dXMGCLWSIj3pz8dorMhkxs9H71HNa-sg8WIvQsHEQSwGlXXbAB_PTPY0DUkQVODotPIloLr903wiTISr7JDjCNzE5IbkabzQCFze34UZzuDyp7Beg/w640-h426/IMG_5319.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After we left the island of Tortola behind,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our short, round, jovial captain turned north out into the open Atlantic Ocean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day would be a Sea Day and then on to the, hopefully, sunny Bahamas for a beach day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had been in and out of tropical disturbances for a while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I noticed during the night that the gentle rocking to sleep became a little alarming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A trip to the potty became a huge challenge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were going uphill then down into a valley and then up the hill again on the other side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was going from one side of my cabin to the other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Somehow I got back in my bed and stayed there until morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our Sea Day became a grand endeavor to navigate the ship without falling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the way to breakfast,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> for those of us who were unaffected in our stomachs and hungry,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we saw that someone had put the barf bags out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not a good sign.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walt was our only victim.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was sick all day and couldn't leave the bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of us carried on with the fun while being extra careful not to fall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another night of stormy seas abated just as the sun came up the next day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were all very thankful to be able to walk normally again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walt was fine when he got up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzb4Kt0-BMmkNM2YNAA32_0fKq3HjzjwB5ey8FO68KtqLU3vdZCEyRsqGnF7Iqqb9MG5Emi7OJYudwEDxDYDBhr-o7s_jRLVCDh149chnjF74bLsto9edwP0IsQtew3UGD1olLR-LbEiSX3Bk6xQGy6AlqPNCwwPeo8bMsWEkTR4WXvuQVCSc6kanBBo/s2604/IMG_5308.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="2604" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzb4Kt0-BMmkNM2YNAA32_0fKq3HjzjwB5ey8FO68KtqLU3vdZCEyRsqGnF7Iqqb9MG5Emi7OJYudwEDxDYDBhr-o7s_jRLVCDh149chnjF74bLsto9edwP0IsQtew3UGD1olLR-LbEiSX3Bk6xQGy6AlqPNCwwPeo8bMsWEkTR4WXvuQVCSc6kanBBo/w640-h356/IMG_5308.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few more memories from The British Virgin Islands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Evidently, the Virgin Islands have a lot of little secrets about nature.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This slogan was on all of the license plates.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNBBmjL6KbMc6jL1_EkJxoBOlgNOEl-esN57gjxje6qGa7XQ8QkTjES3EYFVLlaN1COh8MTVL7Us-sLB47Brz_QBvwe8EK6_d9SQmdavHa0RdoTLxB-yXr9pL417TuKJQpHWmr-VjV-sBr8w4gy5KpTZJ8lDLtKl36ziSF4I40MlSDSXw18Hg1x9mUOA/s5184/IMG_5315.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNBBmjL6KbMc6jL1_EkJxoBOlgNOEl-esN57gjxje6qGa7XQ8QkTjES3EYFVLlaN1COh8MTVL7Us-sLB47Brz_QBvwe8EK6_d9SQmdavHa0RdoTLxB-yXr9pL417TuKJQpHWmr-VjV-sBr8w4gy5KpTZJ8lDLtKl36ziSF4I40MlSDSXw18Hg1x9mUOA/w426-h640/IMG_5315.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The marina.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The storm clouds were always lurking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCPbEjwG757DTOdizlT6Fzh2l8pl0JWtebDRYGNlvUf6c25GmGLWP33IbVrQPh2sBxOne010TXBeNdpBXS9l9ml9H9siq4UE3Q0eD9QxMYevuJeUyeHim9rcH8sK5x3HypSXb-KGsi6tQZHRgPAWkuzUOTACyPUgLPMYDHdHeA5AyckwcNAqM1KzaZi4/s4123/IMG_5316.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4123" data-original-width="3412" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCPbEjwG757DTOdizlT6Fzh2l8pl0JWtebDRYGNlvUf6c25GmGLWP33IbVrQPh2sBxOne010TXBeNdpBXS9l9ml9H9siq4UE3Q0eD9QxMYevuJeUyeHim9rcH8sK5x3HypSXb-KGsi6tQZHRgPAWkuzUOTACyPUgLPMYDHdHeA5AyckwcNAqM1KzaZi4/w530-h640/IMG_5316.JPG" width="530" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great name for a coffee shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCUFBsa3h1xNMRduhlEsgTnxfRiCu44vOoEBZt3YVTNC7jN2ihou8vd63hdgq2D_RnyZaO1sGsNTXsjjzw9U4OPB5sF5zjZvXe2N75DwwnDvGGWXmUuCTJbZTyQWfyz0pVYvqI7mUR7E4YeCyycunxmrzMwvUPN8AF-6CSenCI7_tVC7PiY8a-bpQj_Y/s4730/IMG_5287.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4730" data-original-width="3254" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCUFBsa3h1xNMRduhlEsgTnxfRiCu44vOoEBZt3YVTNC7jN2ihou8vd63hdgq2D_RnyZaO1sGsNTXsjjzw9U4OPB5sF5zjZvXe2N75DwwnDvGGWXmUuCTJbZTyQWfyz0pVYvqI7mUR7E4YeCyycunxmrzMwvUPN8AF-6CSenCI7_tVC7PiY8a-bpQj_Y/w440-h640/IMG_5287.JPG" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me standing in front of my cabin in some kind of small, localized fog pod.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXvR_S-dSOSDu6vK1WRSt8_tN81wkcqLsrOo68aEqYacg9B0YcM3nS8oWjjTi_DupkcOcdL0LEXvdiF8KmRac3iWY1A9JiLdiP-OpxCica_vpIqgaPvZZuHLlW33849chG-2acdFDVNeXnLQMnv2FAISqqpqFJTMKt_1uxOAdMBdunYf2N2i1xA4d8Ds/s2867/IMG_5324.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="2188" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXvR_S-dSOSDu6vK1WRSt8_tN81wkcqLsrOo68aEqYacg9B0YcM3nS8oWjjTi_DupkcOcdL0LEXvdiF8KmRac3iWY1A9JiLdiP-OpxCica_vpIqgaPvZZuHLlW33849chG-2acdFDVNeXnLQMnv2FAISqqpqFJTMKt_1uxOAdMBdunYf2N2i1xA4d8Ds/w488-h640/IMG_5324.JPG" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amanda was in my cabin taking a picture as we were leaving.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to say the stormy weather didn't bother me at all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I LOVE storms in any form...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">always have!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still love a good adventure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walking fast in the pouring rain made my spirit soar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">⛈🌦☁ 💗</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">You left me 4 years ago today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You went to be with Jesus on a Saturday afternoon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was Leap Year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's Leap Year again today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hey Bubba,</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> You've missed a lot down here in the world we live in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I know it doesn't compare with the glories of heaven where you are now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though I have so much to share with you</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I wouldn't ask you to come back here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You are seeing by sight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I see only with my eyes of faith.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hey Bubba,</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I turned 76 a couple of weeks ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You didn't quite make it that far.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think you would be proud of how I've handled my life since you left me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought a new car.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Honda CRV.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am no longer driving the Tank you left me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hey Bubba,</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took our family on a cruise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We celebrated together...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the twelve of us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You were remembered in so many ways as we sailed upon the ocean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Four years ago you took us all on a cruise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two weeks later you went to be with our Lord,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">suddenly and without warning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still have moments when it hurts so bad I cannot breathe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were quite a team...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">blessed in our marriage and the family God gave us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hey Bubba,</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You wouldn't believe our grandchildren.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lucy and Jake are seniors graduating from high school this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Harry is a phenom runner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eli has his own podcast on U Tube.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gus is a handsome 13-year-old who is killing 7th grade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arch loves cars and can fix anything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walter is almost nine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> He spends a lot of his time making sure I don't forget my keys and lock my doors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hey Bubba,</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I get really lonely sometimes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish I had someone to travel with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've got a passport now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We could go to Italy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just miss having a warm body in my bed at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having a fix it man.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having someone to bring in my groceries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hey Bubba,</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God's mercies are new every morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have learned so much in your absence.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He teaches me as I stay in His word and seek him in prayer every day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He knows what is best for me and He provides everything I need.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To Him, I am thankful and grateful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God knows best.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is very near.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hey Bubba, </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See you soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cathy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">💗</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-38470103669891605812024-02-26T16:36:00.000-05:002024-02-26T16:36:50.417-05:00tropical rain storm<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqHTsHPRHz9b4rkt_cOygGAwCuq1qwtRuwMhXQBbYE_0ZJSU7imK1O3eoyCRt2odpeYyNJOkbJfN2dRmucrX0_3_B_SLnUsgABXjmEjm4t-htBRXW0r4BC71RZwrpBAMwpAzCXwN78vQedeK6ZMZhSuZWw249U65-foep3klPC32ZwNgkMslwFgHAyrw/s5184/IMG_5322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqHTsHPRHz9b4rkt_cOygGAwCuq1qwtRuwMhXQBbYE_0ZJSU7imK1O3eoyCRt2odpeYyNJOkbJfN2dRmucrX0_3_B_SLnUsgABXjmEjm4t-htBRXW0r4BC71RZwrpBAMwpAzCXwN78vQedeK6ZMZhSuZWw249U65-foep3klPC32ZwNgkMslwFgHAyrw/w640-h426/IMG_5322.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we realized that the storm had set in for a while,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we decided to make our way back to the ship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little did we know how hard that would be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFN5K98jKKRUB1JgZqi9SUrY4Wu2m4SHcJzmSpyJb1N1xSvBgP7csrlLLlnOc3ZUm9YJ-kJE4w4Gvtc5dP08CGuLuN3HDRUhw3a_LooT4UZN70aBWpi2Xk4dCmmtEiNZYQsGlRynE6hggJOS1Cu10cJ82-CNnP_0he4OGuRhbOsuHa2hyphenhyphenOE7qfZIa4r8s/s4894/IMG_5317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4894" data-original-width="2479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFN5K98jKKRUB1JgZqi9SUrY4Wu2m4SHcJzmSpyJb1N1xSvBgP7csrlLLlnOc3ZUm9YJ-kJE4w4Gvtc5dP08CGuLuN3HDRUhw3a_LooT4UZN70aBWpi2Xk4dCmmtEiNZYQsGlRynE6hggJOS1Cu10cJ82-CNnP_0he4OGuRhbOsuHa2hyphenhyphenOE7qfZIa4r8s/w324-h640/IMG_5317.JPG" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo was taken right before the heavy rain started.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were still taking pictures and doing touristy things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The clouds were heavy with moisture and headed straight for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ship seemed close.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56JpWIgObJwNxjRK2e7pXm0s4bU-S5WhdxBk9DCZ0qEwdTSzKsPgur4XASnLsx40Sc3pRg2PNoCxYbJpAOT_2wrg8XacxG84AYE72IcqTpFyDp_qLMZ-mqQmeV3OJBwpmCmto94pUNLLcPG_2bAftPPD6NCveaPNTFXw1LIaPf9e4VCMrZ1D4OXIuXyQ/s2874/IMG_5282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2083" data-original-width="2874" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56JpWIgObJwNxjRK2e7pXm0s4bU-S5WhdxBk9DCZ0qEwdTSzKsPgur4XASnLsx40Sc3pRg2PNoCxYbJpAOT_2wrg8XacxG84AYE72IcqTpFyDp_qLMZ-mqQmeV3OJBwpmCmto94pUNLLcPG_2bAftPPD6NCveaPNTFXw1LIaPf9e4VCMrZ1D4OXIuXyQ/w640-h464/IMG_5282.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early in the morning we disembarked from the ship and made our way</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to this little cluster of shops and restaurants that you see above.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is where we all made a mad dash to get back to when the deluge came.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Somehow Amanda and I ended up separated from the boys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ideled in a gift shop waiting for the rain to subside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It never did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Somehow, thankfully,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I ended up with the fourth poncho that Mark had purchased.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwrtGUDbavhTsXwvgnYnVSiB9WpsFJCWaY5ZH0B9bN7TkLPJB7DEnUx5jE5Ngu4ofYbX_wwCEYODEGFOOOTvH4LvpWo3mu1FHdJDsRSTMgtl4JGKH90-sM1v9TltPaWJqUeZHk9OfR2rUWjFY-cZjFrBqSKMxhuGEFoNniXnw6Hv8Mb3pbVIF5ymAzTY/s3497/IMG_5297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3064" data-original-width="3497" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwrtGUDbavhTsXwvgnYnVSiB9WpsFJCWaY5ZH0B9bN7TkLPJB7DEnUx5jE5Ngu4ofYbX_wwCEYODEGFOOOTvH4LvpWo3mu1FHdJDsRSTMgtl4JGKH90-sM1v9TltPaWJqUeZHk9OfR2rUWjFY-cZjFrBqSKMxhuGEFoNniXnw6Hv8Mb3pbVIF5ymAzTY/w640-h560/IMG_5297.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Side Note...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grammy and her seven grandchildren.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make note of my beautiful, new, white, Hoka tennis shoes bought just for the cruise.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At some point, we decided to make a mad dash for the Escape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A mad dash for me is a fairly fast walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boat wasn't that far.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the time we got near the gangplank, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we were completely drenched.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My new white tennis shoes were filled with water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were so heavy I could barely lift my feet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The saving grace was the big blue beach towels the crew were handing out to all of the wet rats who were so thrilled to be back on the boat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8N2MVDSAqcF_WNJw3BY9sPVGSkN3iAbBnUN7OdhHA4lmS02ublK027WRR5IOJCIvWlt3S1XDfN-uQTGzvBABW3MDeCUuon6ZEMuKlBQ5BmKmevecEw18NXU7tt1PZJYikjC1LKZYBN_5Dpmim1xopN6crSyjCS5q7oPXsIOMRnwfc5jGEzjwTDGzk5is/s3018/IMG_5314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="2119" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8N2MVDSAqcF_WNJw3BY9sPVGSkN3iAbBnUN7OdhHA4lmS02ublK027WRR5IOJCIvWlt3S1XDfN-uQTGzvBABW3MDeCUuon6ZEMuKlBQ5BmKmevecEw18NXU7tt1PZJYikjC1LKZYBN_5Dpmim1xopN6crSyjCS5q7oPXsIOMRnwfc5jGEzjwTDGzk5is/w450-h640/IMG_5314.JPG" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seeing hearts,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">even on a rainy day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tropical rain storms are the best!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">💗</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-15622230396336611502024-02-24T10:59:00.000-05:002024-02-24T10:59:01.242-05:00rainy days and cruises never get me down<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSIesW7QonXfOLJuYEiQR5aMvrnPSln-44nCXhXRsDGzx5okwi4maiu6v_0-ekt1gaAYeTJfO55fzfWYnfXzNk7bfUxkdKr-WYOIdk7t4l7Y0jSS6n-KHyQLMssK5AftiGgjYYJ9WlXseAktL-x5tJN_IT4Z8OsPg-tR1wBNrCojx1d71cGplNV66vLA/s5184/IMG_5284.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSIesW7QonXfOLJuYEiQR5aMvrnPSln-44nCXhXRsDGzx5okwi4maiu6v_0-ekt1gaAYeTJfO55fzfWYnfXzNk7bfUxkdKr-WYOIdk7t4l7Y0jSS6n-KHyQLMssK5AftiGgjYYJ9WlXseAktL-x5tJN_IT4Z8OsPg-tR1wBNrCojx1d71cGplNV66vLA/w640-h426/IMG_5284.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early morning arrival.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tortola, British Virgin Islands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cloudy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No blue skies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No bright, shining sun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But it was glorious to be there no matter the weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYg6CIjD2l2crO_HeSQgykmX3lbqgPuU9TSiAk_4FZz6hulb6RgvQ6ge9CgyP_THMNVUsKGYdxLhOqNApXUWwb5POlCMQFUxbiXh3selVs6bp2xMzKwDIAhlMEbt7QE79KJxoheY-fhOcNGJLgNi2GBrQFys9qqBkFilocrx1DUaycp4piU8txL7Htky8/s3385/IMG_5293.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1982" data-original-width="3385" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYg6CIjD2l2crO_HeSQgykmX3lbqgPuU9TSiAk_4FZz6hulb6RgvQ6ge9CgyP_THMNVUsKGYdxLhOqNApXUWwb5POlCMQFUxbiXh3selVs6bp2xMzKwDIAhlMEbt7QE79KJxoheY-fhOcNGJLgNi2GBrQFys9qqBkFilocrx1DUaycp4piU8txL7Htky8/w640-h374/IMG_5293.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sign...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">always have to get a picture of the sign.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfrvMP6k-5CHn5b-W6st1iLstOKIUN_1ajRvPXqjLFMf3jcbnClfiDYO0Rl_Mq4h7AP4DfI7ZGizDF9JR5lkVIz9grO7WWU5qvltPcDeOQWyzyFI1Gc8ARKHmYowkwLeIWlrlebmivr_ttx4wL86odAdeDnYJNcLpdAKmlyAVhjtO0ZrUYdL4cTdwtlA/s5184/IMG_5302.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfrvMP6k-5CHn5b-W6st1iLstOKIUN_1ajRvPXqjLFMf3jcbnClfiDYO0Rl_Mq4h7AP4DfI7ZGizDF9JR5lkVIz9grO7WWU5qvltPcDeOQWyzyFI1Gc8ARKHmYowkwLeIWlrlebmivr_ttx4wL86odAdeDnYJNcLpdAKmlyAVhjtO0ZrUYdL4cTdwtlA/w640-h426/IMG_5302.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The palm trees, they are everywhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OgTJH7uCBwobrdHTLhTIOlDi5QxtwizVlkv3dQDgllI6ZMJ13rC9mH19AeO4TELctlC-E6IVAGzvSRrVDhtCI0FAgpX8Y0YnxTnvGACSr1xrBeTfFC1FQJr9gmfZPGk6PQnPHLWbmUlh7ygeOAPno6jlTNgqe8pnwC-a_4kL5m_-Scfuphu-n_jCf-A/s2921/IMG_5310.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2921" data-original-width="2832" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OgTJH7uCBwobrdHTLhTIOlDi5QxtwizVlkv3dQDgllI6ZMJ13rC9mH19AeO4TELctlC-E6IVAGzvSRrVDhtCI0FAgpX8Y0YnxTnvGACSr1xrBeTfFC1FQJr9gmfZPGk6PQnPHLWbmUlh7ygeOAPno6jlTNgqe8pnwC-a_4kL5m_-Scfuphu-n_jCf-A/w620-h640/IMG_5310.JPG" width="620" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ponchos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It started to rain as soon as we walked about half a mile into Tortola.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mark had the foresight to purchase rain gear before we left the ship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Hollingsworth family was well covered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of us were caught in the downpour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent a lot of time standing under overhangs waiting for the rain to diminish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> there is something wonderful about being caught in real tropical rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIZ3qZul8KdOpFWYGNjQfC2PqbBd5-bUy6YcuGz7jUfkCzxqB5HuW9Va4cNWCiNvJauMOiIeNXGT1584tRxVa5HIrh1j9cu_6KJq06qQAWdDpnS_S_Qit7gYjsopA4TDvrWe0hzqHn_JkbczVAWvE8i3Vkd1RyS-fw_EXVUeB-1M5qXUtuJ7XdJ5yTB4/s3384/IMG_5309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="3324" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIZ3qZul8KdOpFWYGNjQfC2PqbBd5-bUy6YcuGz7jUfkCzxqB5HuW9Va4cNWCiNvJauMOiIeNXGT1584tRxVa5HIrh1j9cu_6KJq06qQAWdDpnS_S_Qit7gYjsopA4TDvrWe0hzqHn_JkbczVAWvE8i3Vkd1RyS-fw_EXVUeB-1M5qXUtuJ7XdJ5yTB4/w628-h640/IMG_5309.JPG" width="628" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh no!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I turned a corner</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and saw this sign and the dark cloud forming behind the mountain,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a bad feeling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Are TSUNAMIS a regular thing here in Tortola?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What does that arrow mean?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is that which way we should run?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is that the direction that the TSUNAMI is approaching?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So many questions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No real answers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More from the British Virgin Islands later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6akZKabyJQFUuE5eOf3nSEabJV3GS5cA2aGB9xPjf1H3Nxjtm4BpuTLrq47fPbTmLyyJvXFgRp6fCRpbElkheaImFGhjOlJ_CAbBLvXuGz5rWOrNxALVsSXlwAOCbSLkYlJXLzQ2wkAz7JN3vt5PqzfYZR1ALZpLI6HODpmHunR0mz9eDgChz9fNr60Y/s3549/IMG_5390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3549" data-original-width="3418" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6akZKabyJQFUuE5eOf3nSEabJV3GS5cA2aGB9xPjf1H3Nxjtm4BpuTLrq47fPbTmLyyJvXFgRp6fCRpbElkheaImFGhjOlJ_CAbBLvXuGz5rWOrNxALVsSXlwAOCbSLkYlJXLzQ2wkAz7JN3vt5PqzfYZR1ALZpLI6HODpmHunR0mz9eDgChz9fNr60Y/s320/IMG_5390.JPG" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wearing this today!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-40378094258473100182024-02-22T15:11:00.002-05:002024-02-23T07:49:15.246-05:00deck 8 ~ the promenade...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUKdIhrnfE4xdpYxHilCihFNpVmnebFl6seNJLQOnh_SJhVMfqGHn-9iJkLIgufdN2FKQn9epLqVQJkP1_1rZQm1SyCos0IrxDc__Ag386LK4AswG7MiQUiix0Rnr3pqyOWGt-r4G0ZnofsA6Jd6lzQVy060zGp1ElsFGY7RJmrW9CHdkCxK7w9J9pj8/s3408/IMG_5258.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2960" data-original-width="3408" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUKdIhrnfE4xdpYxHilCihFNpVmnebFl6seNJLQOnh_SJhVMfqGHn-9iJkLIgufdN2FKQn9epLqVQJkP1_1rZQm1SyCos0IrxDc__Ag386LK4AswG7MiQUiix0Rnr3pqyOWGt-r4G0ZnofsA6Jd6lzQVy060zGp1ElsFGY7RJmrW9CHdkCxK7w9J9pj8/w640-h556/IMG_5258.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A great place to gather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3mQajozM1Eq-uh7Vy5M1cwle_zJQgbESFM5tc3qlEAT5O1j0xsNqQsTkZ0GDSNukW6Ucnr1ZaT17IyINgI9xIrBIMIfZrh_iZ1H8bPiEJIhfqsSFv1JDRYK4IFY0cB8aIhvo8vuaCIViJJMzHPT3fU0RySJZrf96f1Q1sC93Z3RZcc98rQpko_FzbPg/s5184/IMG_5264.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3mQajozM1Eq-uh7Vy5M1cwle_zJQgbESFM5tc3qlEAT5O1j0xsNqQsTkZ0GDSNukW6Ucnr1ZaT17IyINgI9xIrBIMIfZrh_iZ1H8bPiEJIhfqsSFv1JDRYK4IFY0cB8aIhvo8vuaCIViJJMzHPT3fU0RySJZrf96f1Q1sC93Z3RZcc98rQpko_FzbPg/w640-h426/IMG_5264.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A super place to sit and people-watch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQp_8R9lv8SW9X1lKwHsETOnJAFqFUw3wxdG4Y6TQq6A9OG4jC-aUqrv8peuym1GC-6bi_9mdkRTwXPQ7j650YpCZgEX9-VtCMx2pfhzhvgTMtIcqewiOmlf_YdlKWH4dT9YvatvC6rf7Hh-LEIk701E5RnoEJZ6tufLVrhmjjZUfgWCwVgcWxbHHKYM8/s4279/IMG_5255.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3157" data-original-width="4279" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQp_8R9lv8SW9X1lKwHsETOnJAFqFUw3wxdG4Y6TQq6A9OG4jC-aUqrv8peuym1GC-6bi_9mdkRTwXPQ7j650YpCZgEX9-VtCMx2pfhzhvgTMtIcqewiOmlf_YdlKWH4dT9YvatvC6rf7Hh-LEIk701E5RnoEJZ6tufLVrhmjjZUfgWCwVgcWxbHHKYM8/w640-h472/IMG_5255.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A delicious place to purchase a really fancy cupcake </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or to delight in a gelato like Harry and I did one day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVThmqOm1gs_eztshQVoCqv3mLyjRtEdAuyy9lnOnIRStxekj6S3C8kaSzNkpFulvXZKrRFcPqnkJylkFXYQHxt4MenNpAizbsch4pcG1J9uGIyoXLUvvPrJtcchH6hONeDHo0BHPXkSoIlAQHdnog7fkKO2K5LDx9xJd0p-V7tkEnl1yoDRRAC_NVydY/s5184/IMG_5265.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVThmqOm1gs_eztshQVoCqv3mLyjRtEdAuyy9lnOnIRStxekj6S3C8kaSzNkpFulvXZKrRFcPqnkJylkFXYQHxt4MenNpAizbsch4pcG1J9uGIyoXLUvvPrJtcchH6hONeDHo0BHPXkSoIlAQHdnog7fkKO2K5LDx9xJd0p-V7tkEnl1yoDRRAC_NVydY/w640-h426/IMG_5265.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A place to check your social media.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all had little to no minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeFPc6k-OamXHEefIbGF5w4m6YQnAKYPMc9KLbNk_W5BK5kKsYcxavscX_mCM9AydwX8nG1GuV1trfDNQuYir09ZbJmSbL4lI8IsU-dT49OTkCYT9Bod1WyWY2nnNq6VAE6sTI05gOuqg9vEc6mbty2Pa6naIrla6vCfmnQmyN7NYmieq8j0BMwSKtpg/s5184/IMG_5260.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeFPc6k-OamXHEefIbGF5w4m6YQnAKYPMc9KLbNk_W5BK5kKsYcxavscX_mCM9AydwX8nG1GuV1trfDNQuYir09ZbJmSbL4lI8IsU-dT49OTkCYT9Bod1WyWY2nnNq6VAE6sTI05gOuqg9vEc6mbty2Pa6naIrla6vCfmnQmyN7NYmieq8j0BMwSKtpg/w640-h426/IMG_5260.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A conveinient place to stand by the ship's rail and take pictures of faraway places.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3iI9kRcLRK0z6Uu3s4CH-9-k3dg_sLOnmRtVMaI_lrJJun1Yd6BBph_Ep_PUN-P6pGlLH6yGYACsvq7MeS-HF4nxB8-7CrmmrvVJu_b33YluPWPIDk6c5ETZ6tBqQ4g2J3i4wiI9zuy8bpm-LvC8Klj-0oi87OWuCybYo5PduwVFamhyphenhyphenyJYlcjTO-M0/s3884/IMG_5261.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3884" data-original-width="3443" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3iI9kRcLRK0z6Uu3s4CH-9-k3dg_sLOnmRtVMaI_lrJJun1Yd6BBph_Ep_PUN-P6pGlLH6yGYACsvq7MeS-HF4nxB8-7CrmmrvVJu_b33YluPWPIDk6c5ETZ6tBqQ4g2J3i4wiI9zuy8bpm-LvC8Klj-0oi87OWuCybYo5PduwVFamhyphenhyphenyJYlcjTO-M0/w568-h640/IMG_5261.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A good place to look through a handy telescope.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The promenade was where the old-time ship patrons </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">strutted around in their fancy clothes breathing in the fresh sea air.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For us modern travelers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it was the place where we met to make plans and to "take a turn" around the ship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is nothing like cruising!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Always a delight!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">💗</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-91161366847557773762024-02-20T16:23:00.004-05:002024-02-22T09:31:41.809-05:00a really long way from home eating delicious food<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLP8dqYf38CzU8OfeMP-v2PXtO8AUW2meY86cbDr5ljMNPUZF6dXNwAH9DYX-vgkEjThbzbc1Oq4zXs-wy4PrcvStB5On-EXeV2xYmEx-LakO-qA94jaY9qFd2vgQCOaCYkQ_GbJXohWzDKZQ2C5aW46TWhmtFzPMF21zJYsXat7wHm4A6BYmjC1Tc_Ko/s5050/IMG_5280.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3047" data-original-width="5050" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLP8dqYf38CzU8OfeMP-v2PXtO8AUW2meY86cbDr5ljMNPUZF6dXNwAH9DYX-vgkEjThbzbc1Oq4zXs-wy4PrcvStB5On-EXeV2xYmEx-LakO-qA94jaY9qFd2vgQCOaCYkQ_GbJXohWzDKZQ2C5aW46TWhmtFzPMF21zJYsXat7wHm4A6BYmjC1Tc_Ko/w640-h386/IMG_5280.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our trip took us to St. Thomas and Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were somewhere in the circle...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">way down further than we had ventured before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice our route back as evidenced by the red line.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's when the boat started rocking violently .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRJvZJeULE8phiapbtntZnZtQQt1EpmVRql4TAWeuYbxCrPHqTSStPcCXBCU8MjdUb4faQqcskfb0quFKrSQpb3s6nDO4ekmdy9qbCRnJX79PrSvdWt-h45SgwLQHtsvM4uTr45AZ0BVnJJDr8hNlg_ih3INZpwFzxNIqgm38XXGb5LuqTin9CirNbdk/s2818/IMG_5368.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2818" data-original-width="2778" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRJvZJeULE8phiapbtntZnZtQQt1EpmVRql4TAWeuYbxCrPHqTSStPcCXBCU8MjdUb4faQqcskfb0quFKrSQpb3s6nDO4ekmdy9qbCRnJX79PrSvdWt-h45SgwLQHtsvM4uTr45AZ0BVnJJDr8hNlg_ih3INZpwFzxNIqgm38XXGb5LuqTin9CirNbdk/w630-h640/IMG_5368.JPG" width="630" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of our specialty dinners was held at Teppanyaki.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We felt honored to get reservations as it is very popular.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEDxBL5a4tIBU88PJRCitEygHebsbz8kHwbOeSvhPKnREyfk7Oy05de4b_UOP7h9vaI5HkOP2bf2oEF0BjjEreWZpzWnyE-v6p2xFltG-jpbWk3GpD3FqighO9O7lAGMGaVFhqfeR-B_VJ5eJNogUOf_4q5mGoClJqtHANg7VsfSZIuPRLct8iDPRh1g/s3832/IMG_5369.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3832" data-original-width="2771" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEDxBL5a4tIBU88PJRCitEygHebsbz8kHwbOeSvhPKnREyfk7Oy05de4b_UOP7h9vaI5HkOP2bf2oEF0BjjEreWZpzWnyE-v6p2xFltG-jpbWk3GpD3FqighO9O7lAGMGaVFhqfeR-B_VJ5eJNogUOf_4q5mGoClJqtHANg7VsfSZIuPRLct8iDPRh1g/w462-h640/IMG_5369.JPG" width="462" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The food is cooked on a griddle at the table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys were slack-jawed as the chef put on quite the show while he cooked our food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtun_TdwGWNwO_xjV415rdIIM-IOqAFSBtE5J4_dXuIDWQv9nRT8TAL8XdLLLe1KeeS_Ioe5mCba1ZpmNeORCi_3ywfKjX-3TKE7tPlw0d-Yn27mQyr8q6kotoYJfEi9VXVi9_S7BWtEq6hEb9kktd0gfmxyiaUlbuyn9SZ1IxyTrtUYiSS6YKsmnmJAc/s3021/IMG_5366.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="3021" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtun_TdwGWNwO_xjV415rdIIM-IOqAFSBtE5J4_dXuIDWQv9nRT8TAL8XdLLLe1KeeS_Ioe5mCba1ZpmNeORCi_3ywfKjX-3TKE7tPlw0d-Yn27mQyr8q6kotoYJfEi9VXVi9_S7BWtEq6hEb9kktd0gfmxyiaUlbuyn9SZ1IxyTrtUYiSS6YKsmnmJAc/w640-h564/IMG_5366.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The food was so delicious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got jumbo shrimp and succulent scallops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7w6bSNZjKWgjeBGeAnFOaWaGGs83CvrchNwKCBu7dl0DFBJ6ek5gUexeSe5xjQddUBHCvEYlqp2dwnpCaVo1vOWWuX9tL0_U1mvaaQvcBPL20D4J28SZeNIgA0ewqNEnATH0iwiwOhJCwpqHZlK2XGuciV7zYw4sik3W8IiH1lXGZTVEJtQjexEEX7M/s3368/IMG_5389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3094" data-original-width="3368" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7w6bSNZjKWgjeBGeAnFOaWaGGs83CvrchNwKCBu7dl0DFBJ6ek5gUexeSe5xjQddUBHCvEYlqp2dwnpCaVo1vOWWuX9tL0_U1mvaaQvcBPL20D4J28SZeNIgA0ewqNEnATH0iwiwOhJCwpqHZlK2XGuciV7zYw4sik3W8IiH1lXGZTVEJtQjexEEX7M/w400-h368/IMG_5389.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Seeing hearts!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">💗</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A picture of the fried rice our chef made for us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwahp7-rYl_7evgXB3U6uVfb0Vsz_cKZ7AhcJu1VD9R2DLWdQNwmrdAtkkflN7mcsHLPbmXyh09NfWemeVX8sn1Gt2WrXFvBpXwi5x6bWKk6S1dWH7_MzDJAGA2v2lFZlUNdH5FKzo6oR4vGIgzEN61T7euNmgnCvpzlvjMpQdxb0MtPH6PTMfSEFqLWg/s5045/IMG_5387.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5045" data-original-width="3216" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwahp7-rYl_7evgXB3U6uVfb0Vsz_cKZ7AhcJu1VD9R2DLWdQNwmrdAtkkflN7mcsHLPbmXyh09NfWemeVX8sn1Gt2WrXFvBpXwi5x6bWKk6S1dWH7_MzDJAGA2v2lFZlUNdH5FKzo6oR4vGIgzEN61T7euNmgnCvpzlvjMpQdxb0MtPH6PTMfSEFqLWg/w408-h640/IMG_5387.JPG" width="408" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dress-up night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gram and Eli.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNt7CLqGe5EQVwhAyuWQunlJmn7FmEt9xXKM8oeaJuqqiPnmZirddNer32-pj1s4lAGxz52n4yU3OycWvukB-MsGcoT5LeEwk8SNUS0b6nRT_0dpS9sgTwunM9Wkqu-H4sg5rZgNNcfoWnxs44wyCCslWKe0e6FU_oJluJw1OnwKkTOWQzqeImD0dwNI/s5184/IMG_5330.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNt7CLqGe5EQVwhAyuWQunlJmn7FmEt9xXKM8oeaJuqqiPnmZirddNer32-pj1s4lAGxz52n4yU3OycWvukB-MsGcoT5LeEwk8SNUS0b6nRT_0dpS9sgTwunM9Wkqu-H4sg5rZgNNcfoWnxs44wyCCslWKe0e6FU_oJluJw1OnwKkTOWQzqeImD0dwNI/w640-h426/IMG_5330.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from my cabin at the back of the ship.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-15528153235726961872024-02-18T16:10:00.002-05:002024-02-18T16:11:44.912-05:00the sail away party ~ Norwegian Escape<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ExZNGeLi4_4wMR7L7BD0wRyOnz8oPxn_boXTqQ0p16IyNq27vVq7HN5laEYgqd9nI0SV2mY-LTY5mWohNjPkHYVA149n18UpNfxtOLv0KGZ28gmu26wSLt3FWU1BgJPWh9sleKEqFRUHOoYQ1CktCwphg9alRbIJp9xWEgffGpCmiYUwIU_e5CpCPIc/s5184/IMG_5385.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ExZNGeLi4_4wMR7L7BD0wRyOnz8oPxn_boXTqQ0p16IyNq27vVq7HN5laEYgqd9nI0SV2mY-LTY5mWohNjPkHYVA149n18UpNfxtOLv0KGZ28gmu26wSLt3FWU1BgJPWh9sleKEqFRUHOoYQ1CktCwphg9alRbIJp9xWEgffGpCmiYUwIU_e5CpCPIc/w426-h640/IMG_5385.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 4:00 pm everyone gathers on the pool deck for a massive and loud party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all clamor to get right in the front of the ship which has the best view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The whole cruise is up ahead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leaving the port and going out into the ocean is exhilarating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the mural painted on the side of our ship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh3IxpVEs9mQD1EtJBakKPgleIvHu32FyAVN8aVdfQoDmnj6FcvwHyE1CJn_68ARiV2SBm8mjFFGiHsQh9_bWhzgot2A7AjfzKQR1Q1s9_G4i0GC6G5lutHD69kx6KSPOomObpUxv2tXrgU0oJaGaYcTmN7jwYXuXDm-9b60rX1Gt2putNnRV6JzJr5U/s5184/IMG_5242.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh3IxpVEs9mQD1EtJBakKPgleIvHu32FyAVN8aVdfQoDmnj6FcvwHyE1CJn_68ARiV2SBm8mjFFGiHsQh9_bWhzgot2A7AjfzKQR1Q1s9_G4i0GC6G5lutHD69kx6KSPOomObpUxv2tXrgU0oJaGaYcTmN7jwYXuXDm-9b60rX1Gt2putNnRV6JzJr5U/w640-h426/IMG_5242.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Following another cruise ship out of Port Canaveral and into a week of fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather was mild and sunny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9w-v0ZbhGaljudeg7Jm8133mFmqi49r12zH907ftyNns1Hbn1jZnnujgCrD06x1GNcnbRWyZkBp_pj20Mdj5yiJu0AZWF76_lT83-aI3Yx3GSw7CoBoQ83h06cMyHtGL6hTyZN1Mwj_4H1Q-qfyCfLKpBIPi1THHU7vz-HX3_GSu6lABlDgmrqMoB4U/s3791/IMG_5235.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2753" data-original-width="3791" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9w-v0ZbhGaljudeg7Jm8133mFmqi49r12zH907ftyNns1Hbn1jZnnujgCrD06x1GNcnbRWyZkBp_pj20Mdj5yiJu0AZWF76_lT83-aI3Yx3GSw7CoBoQ83h06cMyHtGL6hTyZN1Mwj_4H1Q-qfyCfLKpBIPi1THHU7vz-HX3_GSu6lABlDgmrqMoB4U/w640-h464/IMG_5235.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Random shots of us taking pictures of the sail away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bAqb1oDHjbpd_7j6dH5ortX6toOIvbmaM-GDnh7765WfQjb3loTuMY0DsQPbqlLO7NV24y5lREuQ5MHb3AQAzQlVMiuHIQHxDdubpuF3oFLF3bbqxGgwh5YaMWN37uauRstYlnCUXZjINIz34XpFNHI-z2aMixHnCrHfXgotXbPS7ttzVewMwYP2mEQ/s3431/IMG_5238.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3431" data-original-width="3064" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bAqb1oDHjbpd_7j6dH5ortX6toOIvbmaM-GDnh7765WfQjb3loTuMY0DsQPbqlLO7NV24y5lREuQ5MHb3AQAzQlVMiuHIQHxDdubpuF3oFLF3bbqxGgwh5YaMWN37uauRstYlnCUXZjINIz34XpFNHI-z2aMixHnCrHfXgotXbPS7ttzVewMwYP2mEQ/w572-h640/IMG_5238.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">David with Harry and Arch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIY6rI5Vmq1RBghX3g8P6ojgw-3ewTzJQ1okKObljdfPra9WAssiIKHaM5ksJ1CXNXNwfdd5-Sx_POC9kYseNFVfTCIkax3SfdjOedJhOitK2gqeUNSm4I8F9jFCZr68VHnmfk6GLy8E5mz2QJHW3uk7tMmQXnx9FP0h4kdbqJCONbKwuiFUTQxqWmAJI/s2727/IMG_5240.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="2727" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIY6rI5Vmq1RBghX3g8P6ojgw-3ewTzJQ1okKObljdfPra9WAssiIKHaM5ksJ1CXNXNwfdd5-Sx_POC9kYseNFVfTCIkax3SfdjOedJhOitK2gqeUNSm4I8F9jFCZr68VHnmfk6GLy8E5mz2QJHW3uk7tMmQXnx9FP0h4kdbqJCONbKwuiFUTQxqWmAJI/w640-h620/IMG_5240.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't ask me why I wore black</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last time we sailed away in February it was freezing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, I should have worn sunglasses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">😎</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Really cute of Amanda and Erika and Harry though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7_KE-Nj9tYIHiaZQcgz8Lflw7aUWQ_fu7p-_MJlf-d8s0CE2g0BMJmalvUVSqHYpvs4HgcKBq3i4ghvoIZEuv-aYzYAA0TZPUA82VGv5bbJW5QkbUxCbdsu3oEPeAvwXnOz9k9v7g5-Cbb0XG2O1rKu_jYdZIZX7fxh9tig941pQOWllTqkn3A3gJB0/s3808/IMG_5239.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3808" data-original-width="2353" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7_KE-Nj9tYIHiaZQcgz8Lflw7aUWQ_fu7p-_MJlf-d8s0CE2g0BMJmalvUVSqHYpvs4HgcKBq3i4ghvoIZEuv-aYzYAA0TZPUA82VGv5bbJW5QkbUxCbdsu3oEPeAvwXnOz9k9v7g5-Cbb0XG2O1rKu_jYdZIZX7fxh9tig941pQOWllTqkn3A3gJB0/w396-h640/IMG_5239.JPG" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amanda, always the life of the party!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">🎉🥳</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so good to crawl into bed on that first night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The gentle rocking is so familiar and soothing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sleep like a baby on cruises.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rocking turned a little violent later in the week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(another whole story)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">🚢💗</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-54817405048120533642024-02-16T15:57:00.007-05:002024-02-16T19:32:35.759-05:00family cruise ~2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAd6QvdUPuhYvv58Il6zKCcZMpleoYP6Eh_p7jrQTvrE7srAguGNK8PO41vDKXzaSlps11lx_60nMk43jryiTQGUI7RJ-BqzUxNTTSDLp__PqokzTtwgRnm6PPeSkNsIt6duPO54ILpQzpgDnvLBvQZ5t4Paa3Ka88fvDMnWmsCcQvJtcH3y1dByUar8Y/s4679/IMG_5230.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2627" data-original-width="4679" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAd6QvdUPuhYvv58Il6zKCcZMpleoYP6Eh_p7jrQTvrE7srAguGNK8PO41vDKXzaSlps11lx_60nMk43jryiTQGUI7RJ-BqzUxNTTSDLp__PqokzTtwgRnm6PPeSkNsIt6duPO54ILpQzpgDnvLBvQZ5t4Paa3Ka88fvDMnWmsCcQvJtcH3y1dByUar8Y/w640-h360/IMG_5230.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two weeks ago today we left our homes to start our adventure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We met up with the Hollingsworth family in lovely Melbourn, Florida.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We fellowshipped around the table at the local Mexican restaurant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were giddy with excitement to start our journey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The picture above shows us lined up the next morning waiting to get on the Shuttle to our ship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Twelve people.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More than 12 suitcases.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I took two)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The level of joy at this point was palatal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The process of getting on the boat is never fun,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but my passport made things much easier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so proud to present it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The afternoon consisted of grabbing lunch </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then waiting for our cabins to be ready and our baggage to arrive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it was time to sail away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(more about that later)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOyEfNCrrUKmmNTZCAeuTsCjRK2Ny3B5wvMZQTmu9f7pFQHMkHdVbIzg7jNVufj2xvi0gzVUfDUOMswZ4Z7PXpWf-MGObAmjhrMBaRfP3v1Rn6WGFb707gDQcPsQ95AXACH60TydV4h9Xmi0HptY2aaWXIJ4zfZG3Mn78JVi2B9IZbWdcmeO3P3I1uJI/s3559/IMG_5370.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3559" data-original-width="2774" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOyEfNCrrUKmmNTZCAeuTsCjRK2Ny3B5wvMZQTmu9f7pFQHMkHdVbIzg7jNVufj2xvi0gzVUfDUOMswZ4Z7PXpWf-MGObAmjhrMBaRfP3v1Rn6WGFb707gDQcPsQ95AXACH60TydV4h9Xmi0HptY2aaWXIJ4zfZG3Mn78JVi2B9IZbWdcmeO3P3I1uJI/w498-h640/IMG_5370.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I posted before, my cabin was on the back of the boat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I'll have more to say about that later as well)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the view I had as we left the United States of America behind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Overwhelming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Breathtaking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joy unbounded.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thankfulness that God had this for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had been praying about this trip for months.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was ALL it possibly could have been.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">💗🚢</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-35778170992148154492024-02-14T16:48:00.000-05:002024-02-14T16:48:27.954-05:00my birthday celebration<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IYhVewtKhEP1PzkZQ2r5PqO8gHO9E_TAKK1tumd2lYgoR3OMl1z9NlWps9VMgXS2XbTnB7P1vA9zJWWqeDHB3aBwbozX8H0vywIteZiWz4IpvP_kNlWpxLexLctCaWbF8pDZ3vlEstw9-fky6QlJsuDARE7WtpB9fm3XdPFiqsYpQP1jfxlMsNZPRV0/s4073/IMG_5374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3111" data-original-width="4073" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IYhVewtKhEP1PzkZQ2r5PqO8gHO9E_TAKK1tumd2lYgoR3OMl1z9NlWps9VMgXS2XbTnB7P1vA9zJWWqeDHB3aBwbozX8H0vywIteZiWz4IpvP_kNlWpxLexLctCaWbF8pDZ3vlEstw9-fky6QlJsuDARE7WtpB9fm3XdPFiqsYpQP1jfxlMsNZPRV0/w640-h488/IMG_5374.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to Bella's Italian Restaurant to celebrate my birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bella's is my favorite Italian restaurant in Savannah.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got Shrimp Scampi,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Always delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">🦐</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Harry had to work and Gus had a basketball game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was pouring down rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were just home from our fabulous cruise,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but we mustered for another celebration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLc2WgPQ9GB0C_MecGIu03ihyphenhyphent0rEnpRW4R3TMmQ_Gdc4XJHo9D-Est9yTD6zeVjaDzD3mOUWFEFPuELP_jmhZ_6DVScHItx7y9oKDen-rHbJ0_AzcCUOthIFkmTI1uBleX6fMFl_nV_ngqjOHFajkbvtl2YL72BdfGOznFODdbS-z7pI1wYVYHXmdg5Y/s4166/IMG_5375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3191" data-original-width="4166" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLc2WgPQ9GB0C_MecGIu03ihyphenhyphent0rEnpRW4R3TMmQ_Gdc4XJHo9D-Est9yTD6zeVjaDzD3mOUWFEFPuELP_jmhZ_6DVScHItx7y9oKDen-rHbJ0_AzcCUOthIFkmTI1uBleX6fMFl_nV_ngqjOHFajkbvtl2YL72BdfGOznFODdbS-z7pI1wYVYHXmdg5Y/w640-h490/IMG_5375.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My birthday roses!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink roses are my favorites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25kQWGkSxnRrGZ-C5jlA8WdW-A0Y7WCIppTgJ_v0iajNrYPj1cW6Gfm3bcAljvg8ZQJvWJLySpVsxAJXDGyQvsgZWcC87F0YCbyuxFPrRR8DzUCMrZ7IJv91i6JyPpqUW4FRnB_O5jkTgF0ZxB0eygyQEIb-q4BpLlelIBbm2DAmANzB75gQ3CCbJ8vk/s4115/IMG_5377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3422" data-original-width="4115" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25kQWGkSxnRrGZ-C5jlA8WdW-A0Y7WCIppTgJ_v0iajNrYPj1cW6Gfm3bcAljvg8ZQJvWJLySpVsxAJXDGyQvsgZWcC87F0YCbyuxFPrRR8DzUCMrZ7IJv91i6JyPpqUW4FRnB_O5jkTgF0ZxB0eygyQEIb-q4BpLlelIBbm2DAmANzB75gQ3CCbJ8vk/w640-h532/IMG_5377.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also got a basket of goodies of things I need for my new car.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lu and Gus chose Christmas tree ornaments from the British Virgin Islands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walter gave me a red heart,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(he knows that I look for hearts)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to put my soap on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arch went to Fresh Market and got my favorite</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chocolate Chip Marshmallows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These people know everything I love!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_q99q1NmkYB4YqelrzSvPmDV-9dk1bxU9pGPXMMdTsy_6z5g3P4MBAE0Ln9DEQLvlSMRGZJHHglxAQz1unSE_Bs2pU1q82cs2d0B3PFpy4RkQHXjDxbjmOCbiFTcYjpX5enASCoTqt7cjSYKKnwGIsvb7iPHRs-LHOKSb17JaLKNDamdMtmEnUS0np0/s3195/IMG_5378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3195" data-original-width="2563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_q99q1NmkYB4YqelrzSvPmDV-9dk1bxU9pGPXMMdTsy_6z5g3P4MBAE0Ln9DEQLvlSMRGZJHHglxAQz1unSE_Bs2pU1q82cs2d0B3PFpy4RkQHXjDxbjmOCbiFTcYjpX5enASCoTqt7cjSYKKnwGIsvb7iPHRs-LHOKSb17JaLKNDamdMtmEnUS0np0/w514-h640/IMG_5378.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a closeup of the ornament that Lu gave me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A starfish inset with the colors of the ocean down in the Caribbean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7207sybd1RJsdFQ59jQuYL6mqseF4P3zb5DehHPL3dSMjWbgoTQ6sKEMzzPe8_Q2mZDtOqTGfyLdV17VaLP3amy82wk86oSXmu5SGkelaEHnClp_1XYZjS47h8diZFOrvhQ3kPPSg234s9nLyhngk4sNCiZGsj2F1ieLiZY75F5rk9yc05rkqPg9TIIY/s2121/IMG_5380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="2121" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7207sybd1RJsdFQ59jQuYL6mqseF4P3zb5DehHPL3dSMjWbgoTQ6sKEMzzPe8_Q2mZDtOqTGfyLdV17VaLP3amy82wk86oSXmu5SGkelaEHnClp_1XYZjS47h8diZFOrvhQ3kPPSg234s9nLyhngk4sNCiZGsj2F1ieLiZY75F5rk9yc05rkqPg9TIIY/w640-h524/IMG_5380.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gus chose these dolphins etched in a piece of sea glass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He said it was me and him swimming side by side in the sea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So beautiful...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the ornament and the sentiment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3KT4Sn3Q3RjaW0vqqcPr67P7DnCyO3DVspr4mCN1tLrjPz70dBLun9jYPH-R4JbdMVb4rHcwQ4CLPzINZGE703N5K8x_wGvYSURXSXza3ZxAQAaql2sG47RN_hhG7E5FP7U5ngzpUowW_HdyCBw23MraByhw7aUXz-WSB2ifT_zwlQ4HsnRyiDaeV00/s4187/IMG_5383.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4187" data-original-width="3273" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3KT4Sn3Q3RjaW0vqqcPr67P7DnCyO3DVspr4mCN1tLrjPz70dBLun9jYPH-R4JbdMVb4rHcwQ4CLPzINZGE703N5K8x_wGvYSURXSXza3ZxAQAaql2sG47RN_hhG7E5FP7U5ngzpUowW_HdyCBw23MraByhw7aUXz-WSB2ifT_zwlQ4HsnRyiDaeV00/w500-h640/IMG_5383.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This little notebook was tucked away in my new car basket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am always thinking of "Big Ideas" when I'm driving.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I can write them down so I don't forget.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perfect!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm working on editing my cruise pictures.<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">🚢</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-80548803583022712572024-02-14T09:32:00.000-05:002024-02-14T09:32:00.650-05:00Happy Valentines Day<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BPbfQJ3QkYW8l7vXYbGwXUF7FT-zl2nJDTPRneaFhvlN-4AbOWXAQA29PzKIsWlZtzWJ2whWRfEgeCQnyDItAylNFYy9SC8p3Xa5TPdKOzJa11rLCv3rC6I2qfzgPQKenoSxHs-JWMuGRLrekN2lgvrK0SNMguvjGZHcVshgWOPngrwXXU48D-erPtA/s526/428125709_10231128654216050_259665241163949854_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BPbfQJ3QkYW8l7vXYbGwXUF7FT-zl2nJDTPRneaFhvlN-4AbOWXAQA29PzKIsWlZtzWJ2whWRfEgeCQnyDItAylNFYy9SC8p3Xa5TPdKOzJa11rLCv3rC6I2qfzgPQKenoSxHs-JWMuGRLrekN2lgvrK0SNMguvjGZHcVshgWOPngrwXXU48D-erPtA/w640-h640/428125709_10231128654216050_259665241163949854_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">💕</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-70476677255398441592024-02-12T12:25:00.000-05:002024-02-12T12:25:10.829-05:00on turning...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pVVQTO5DyQOuvUQFfXw_7X5GGLICphZ-3YtfePNwffM4oq1sC84S5O6ii4EKGxMw9XyCcdDU6O0mHHlOrMAARNtw5Jg6D4wN-UVVooyWZQGisiYQI27lh_xz2MHYdt_SRL69eIlXV0D41o_uvAz8G2R_R7a815Dis_64xvY5F0QMdiv4Mt0ygpgactQ/s3795/IMG_5365.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3795" data-original-width="2656" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pVVQTO5DyQOuvUQFfXw_7X5GGLICphZ-3YtfePNwffM4oq1sC84S5O6ii4EKGxMw9XyCcdDU6O0mHHlOrMAARNtw5Jg6D4wN-UVVooyWZQGisiYQI27lh_xz2MHYdt_SRL69eIlXV0D41o_uvAz8G2R_R7a815Dis_64xvY5F0QMdiv4Mt0ygpgactQ/w280-h400/IMG_5365.JPG" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>76</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I was young and now I am old.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>God knows the number of my years.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>He is abundantly gracious in His mercy to me</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>to allow me to live to this ripe old age.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I wouldn't have another breath</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>unless He gave it to me.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Merciful, kind, loving God,</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I am yours.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>You have a plan and purpose for my life.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Thank You!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Last week...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> Top deck of the Norwegian Escape.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><b>Soaking up the sun and the love of my family.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><b>Blessings are too numerous to count.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">💗</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-47640270901887924332024-02-10T16:45:00.005-05:002024-02-10T16:46:22.187-05:00family cruise ~ 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfpB5vqJ5tvdy-DDdOpJG6r_TetqC5ERcoFUaPR1zAkvJ4Dyg4EO0EZ08NzCF-Zc7ORSH7nlVOy8KIvLvzxpXrll5b2zFYdVmRdQU8eGf6ibNAP7k-vAiCvOG-XDp2KLT9tJZGBlffdBIiHFDpGB0dBFXhAd0zXxHyWbUCP6NNfmhkwq0C-TgI4BNOXQ/s3701/IMG_5363.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="3701" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfpB5vqJ5tvdy-DDdOpJG6r_TetqC5ERcoFUaPR1zAkvJ4Dyg4EO0EZ08NzCF-Zc7ORSH7nlVOy8KIvLvzxpXrll5b2zFYdVmRdQU8eGf6ibNAP7k-vAiCvOG-XDp2KLT9tJZGBlffdBIiHFDpGB0dBFXhAd0zXxHyWbUCP6NNfmhkwq0C-TgI4BNOXQ/w640-h516/IMG_5363.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just back home from paradise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had the best time ever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pictures to follow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">🚢</span></b></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-61840515493760144622024-02-02T09:28:00.000-05:002024-02-02T09:28:19.165-05:00hello February<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSO80e_EnVLs93c0OcpDyA3HF-9l4Zfk0kxJuYZVx4rUqQbNEdddhs_tM5p3oJQEsYostqJDk78QKBzo5r5kSdj5dhZp91lzZEW5JbgyQ3oF0eEGxF6arliZTb3pDP5PURc0GLLIqZ04E31vAyko7nDV2ZD92jkAvsCwUp2CKO7M-8vFRZSPQLhUaoPg/s800/pexels-photo-931177.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSO80e_EnVLs93c0OcpDyA3HF-9l4Zfk0kxJuYZVx4rUqQbNEdddhs_tM5p3oJQEsYostqJDk78QKBzo5r5kSdj5dhZp91lzZEW5JbgyQ3oF0eEGxF6arliZTb3pDP5PURc0GLLIqZ04E31vAyko7nDV2ZD92jkAvsCwUp2CKO7M-8vFRZSPQLhUaoPg/w480-h640/pexels-photo-931177.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love these verses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pray them most every day for myself and the people I love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: large;">"And this I pray, </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: large;">that your love may abound still more and more</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: large;"> in real knowledge and all discernment,</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: large;"> so that you may approve the things that are excellent,</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: large;"> in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: large;">having been filled with the fruit of righteousness</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: large;"> which comes through Jesus Christ </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: large;">to the glory and praise of God." </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Philippians 2: 9 ~ 11</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">💗</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-89078967264517757082024-01-29T12:10:00.003-05:002024-01-29T12:10:34.728-05:003 ~ 11 ~ 2/29/2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSA5oYMvunj7t7-DIbcJq6S6xw6yKX2F5UDinpePIlXEYs-qood40YhbbSi_ZQD9KiFd7BXFK6h_vbueg7CPY3H6QjOFq3rohYfo0DGWfFeX7aK01EEuxLhyN0bZhmze3lUVy4FQoanlSUGP2SVnXlqlzY-l_B5aRxH9EiqaFVlXxrJL04MVgWffcnLk/s2048/736604_4957477090811_353209825_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSA5oYMvunj7t7-DIbcJq6S6xw6yKX2F5UDinpePIlXEYs-qood40YhbbSi_ZQD9KiFd7BXFK6h_vbueg7CPY3H6QjOFq3rohYfo0DGWfFeX7aK01EEuxLhyN0bZhmze3lUVy4FQoanlSUGP2SVnXlqlzY-l_B5aRxH9EiqaFVlXxrJL04MVgWffcnLk/w640-h426/736604_4957477090811_353209825_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A memory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bubba and I with some of our grandchildren.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This thought came to me the other day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bubba went to be with Jesus just before he would have turned 76 in May of 2020.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I turn 76 in February.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have now lived longer on this earth than he did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bubba left us when he was relatively young for an old person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have often wondered through the years why I take so many pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I know.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I started writing my blog back in 2007,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had no idea of the treasure trove of memories it would become.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I often find myself looking back through the posts,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">enjoying seeing all of the amazing things we did together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's my personal journal,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my journey of a life well lived.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A snapshot of the grace and mercy of God bestowed on His beloved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rejoice always!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jesus made it possible for me to see Bubba again in heaven.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">💗</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-58916103284742037842024-01-28T07:57:00.003-05:002024-01-28T07:57:41.887-05:00speak the truth<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXK07r3jMTk2hgMY627rz1VRoiUGbNOLRNy_ankBePqvi_XBzIYqe_7DqTy_STX_chnenyecdqGoDVqNipPYiehvYou07q-ZEQmsNd4u9vC9K9u_JAQxGS-2R0RUJ9WrlKp771bbZlYKo6VvBAFTsyekNFxnZ0YKQ6bSyBQ2sLOmCL_yGyM6RsGqeo5qE/s526/414668660_730639742403727_5200019590765315624_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="526" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXK07r3jMTk2hgMY627rz1VRoiUGbNOLRNy_ankBePqvi_XBzIYqe_7DqTy_STX_chnenyecdqGoDVqNipPYiehvYou07q-ZEQmsNd4u9vC9K9u_JAQxGS-2R0RUJ9WrlKp771bbZlYKo6VvBAFTsyekNFxnZ0YKQ6bSyBQ2sLOmCL_yGyM6RsGqeo5qE/w640-h636/414668660_730639742403727_5200019590765315624_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, I know that my YouTube music didn't post to my blog yesterday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took the first one down,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thought I had solved the problem, and reposted it to no avail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It works on my desktop but not on my phone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing works perfectly every time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love this quote!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For me it says everything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't let fear take away your desire to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He came to die on the cross, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">forgive our sins,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and reconcile us to a right relationship with God our heavenly Father.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By His power, He rose from the dead,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">walked among us, and was seen by many eyewitnesses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He ascended back to heaven where He is now,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">preparing a place for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon He will come back again to gather His people to be with Him forever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jesus' story needs to be told,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">over and over,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">far and wide to the ends of the earth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So may we not let fear keep us from speaking the truth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-81942928374453238132024-01-27T16:19:00.004-05:002024-01-30T07:33:20.946-05:00the ones we lost on the way<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o2DXt11SMNI" width="320" youtube-src-id="o2DXt11SMNI"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I heard this tune when I was driving the other day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had never heard it before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just loved the melody and the beat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I rushed home and found it on YouTube.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Memories</span></i></b> by Maroon 5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is totally secular.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not theologically correct.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The drinks in the toasts have to be sweet tea and lemonade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But it struck a chord with me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Listen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: x-large;">Bubba.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: x-large;">Memories</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: x-large;">💗</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215394309032925539.post-90461009975639447072024-01-24T14:41:00.006-05:002024-01-24T14:44:49.858-05:00fifty is nifty<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnu3NvhBsy6-5_SGWr1HwPJjCXCRbOmNb9pEzj_w9z5OSTVXCGqijrzmyxgL3Sg38e-ATcBmXf2eSL304gsNBy0u6mncF2gJRjvq-3lCKC08v93txfXpmdBv2Kn337b1rcbq5QOsUwXQoqFif0SYyh17_aCol9uJa_9BPx-znNPwTQ-MOI5Nvz2FujaY/s4708/IMG_5219.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3418" data-original-width="4708" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnu3NvhBsy6-5_SGWr1HwPJjCXCRbOmNb9pEzj_w9z5OSTVXCGqijrzmyxgL3Sg38e-ATcBmXf2eSL304gsNBy0u6mncF2gJRjvq-3lCKC08v93txfXpmdBv2Kn337b1rcbq5QOsUwXQoqFif0SYyh17_aCol9uJa_9BPx-znNPwTQ-MOI5Nvz2FujaY/w640-h464/IMG_5219.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a few pictures from David's party yesterday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fifty is a special birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Half a century.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well into middle age.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Life is busy and fast-paced and very, very sweet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You have a house full of boys and a girl named Lu...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AND a lovely wife who is your soul mate and best friend in this beautiful life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God has richly blessed you with His good and perfect gifts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So thankful for you and all you do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-fJba5yqSwAys2Y8Lw-j7z4JvVhXGVNdC6XftwsQBZgeoT9SydubFS9__W57Aeo8UYA9ChnIlTbuTG9Ai_JION1niRO_xEe0DEuu_YA0PEHJzlOQC_meQTCa44fuDG9r-dL2jPzxl_PSQ_Z5hgGOg0AlpJ2iMuabh55o5IfLPaQbxpTyMI9SeuYfWD4/s4761/IMG_5215.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4761" data-original-width="2945" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-fJba5yqSwAys2Y8Lw-j7z4JvVhXGVNdC6XftwsQBZgeoT9SydubFS9__W57Aeo8UYA9ChnIlTbuTG9Ai_JION1niRO_xEe0DEuu_YA0PEHJzlOQC_meQTCa44fuDG9r-dL2jPzxl_PSQ_Z5hgGOg0AlpJ2iMuabh55o5IfLPaQbxpTyMI9SeuYfWD4/w396-h640/IMG_5215.JPG" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He wanted a new pair of golf shoes and a lot of books.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those are his favorite pastimes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Going golfing with friends and reading good books are his relaxation techniques.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkrI3HOjE-xeYzvP2HLNsbBxA5eknr54eh-HVL8M2rDnO91blOq8LG3YGJHP1Uf2GRJbQ6nJXfpuI74ZZo_6jT3MewIzJYS5RVuG7DzEQ6p1ePYB2oljUkqZyXScyFaM01v-nXUN5pPvzJ7X_c2TPQciIaWKSqfpSJiMxOqwPtw-NiV984xPmW3vMEXA/s2614/IMG_5220.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="2596" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkrI3HOjE-xeYzvP2HLNsbBxA5eknr54eh-HVL8M2rDnO91blOq8LG3YGJHP1Uf2GRJbQ6nJXfpuI74ZZo_6jT3MewIzJYS5RVuG7DzEQ6p1ePYB2oljUkqZyXScyFaM01v-nXUN5pPvzJ7X_c2TPQciIaWKSqfpSJiMxOqwPtw-NiV984xPmW3vMEXA/w636-h640/IMG_5220.JPG" width="636" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Birthdays are huge celebrations around here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The honoree is lifted up and loved on and made to feel special.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">David got the royal treatment yesterday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all love him very much!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">💙</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: large;">"Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: large;">is from above, </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: large;">coming down from the Father of Lights, </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Cedarville Cursive; font-size: large;">with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow." </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">James 1:17</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathy Clelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692737883990980278noreply@blogger.com0