rise. Schools of mackerel feast in a barbarous horde, chomping chasing and
chewing upon the dark clouds of green backs. With each new step the light brown
sand squishes between my toes, and the sun’s radiance begins warming this face.
A gentle smile is all that I speak, as no words can truly describe the joy I
feel inside. As the day pushes forth; umbrellas and lawn chairs give way to the
afternoon siestas of the tourists and snowbirds that have turned a bright red
in the afternoon heat. The air slowly begins to cool as another picture perfect
sunset sinks to the west. All eyes gather and transients stop in the joyful
fellowship of another days passing. The oceans turn to a fiery red and burning
orange as the bright globe of the sky dives deep toward Davey Jones. The birds
sing their joyous duets and the waves lap upon this shore. My heart melts in
joyous splendor ending my day with the smile that began it all, for this is my
home, and this is my life.
I am typically a very simple person.
Stress and drama are strangers to me. But truth is that the last 2 weeks of my
life have been the most dramatic insane overwhelming 2 weeks that I can think
of! From a bachelor party to my sisters wedding; from a close friend getting
arrested, to financial worries of this trip and everything in between, life has
not been the usual paradise that I log for and dearly enjoy. If it were all
clay I would mold it into a hippo, and I an egg shell, as I feel the weight
pressing down upon me now.
Craving peace in the midst of this
chaos I cry out “O Lord grant me rest.
Set me at ease I pray“
I finally receive a call this past Monday
to head back to work. I work off shore as an environmental consultant and must
say that I jumped at the opportunity! Usually when I head for work it means
that I will spend a month sitting on a ship in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico
watching for whales and hanging out with a bunch of down home louisianna boys.
Much to my surprise, just 3 short
days later I would find myself on a flight to Grand Bahamas Island. And here I
find myself sitting on a beach in the Bahamas, and free diving deep as I can go
around a 150′ ledge. Schools of fish so vibrant in color swim around me, and
the water is clear as a cloudless night. The locals are amazing, hospitable,
and overly welcoming with there Bob Marley accents and loud joyous laughter.
The cracked conch and chicken wings are a feast fit for a king, and the people
that I am to be working with are just flat out amazing.
God is good! In the midst of my
storm He set me on a beach in the Bahamas for 2 days to play in the waves and cool clear
waters.
Sitting back now, I feel like I am
starting to get a grip on everything, although it took me about 30 minutes to
figure out how to post this blog today. (Computers and I are in a constant
battle, and usually the computer wins!!) As of now, the ship has left the
bahamas, and we are headed to work somewhere near the Fl Keys. My internet is
slow, but at least I am able to get on every now and again. Looking at all the
stressors from this past week, I accept them all as dealings of life. They just
all ganged up on me in a 4 day period. So overwhelmed I stood! I am just glad
to be through that week. Joys and sorrows have come and gone. I look forward to
tomorrow and cannot wait to be home.
