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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Random ....

 A few final fun shots.....








View from our balcony 












a souvenir for my girls












































It is a safe walkway,,, 
but better not to look down 













The model..outside...and inside..



































The pool of another ship 





As close as I got to a dip in the Atlantic

















This is how the butler says it is the last night
and a little  envelope under the pillow








Back to the skies of Miami 




We had a great week..on the Atlantic Ocean 








Well,  much, much more, just drop by for coffee, treats and as many pictures as you can handle.



I live an exciting life.

Monday, March 30, 2026

Music

 

In my heart there rings a melody..



This is Sandi Patty with her husband 
                       and her music team



Three levels of decks...and hundreds of us...
        Sandi is on the bridge between two decks 



Gathered to sing favorite old hymns...


It was beautiful... 



Yes, that is Sandi Patty and me... 


On to other music..


Yes,,, she was there....and her hubby too
We had  watched the movie of her family story, so this was a great new chapter in her life. 
 
( Unsung Hero )

Later we heard..





Singing with all her heart....and shared her story.. Struggled with aggressive cancer, and is now in good health.   Gives a different perspective to their beautiful  ministry.



He has an amazing gift of music. 
 
     ( don't know his name, wrote it down   somewhere )
Didn't seem to need any "music" he just smiled and sang and played ....and we sang along  

Another group we enjoyed, The Isaac's, are three generations strong.  Yes, they are Jewish, and long ago, the family had moved to a city without a synagogue , so Grandma went to the nearby church. 
And she got saved. And her children got saved.  And now they all sing to honor the Lord. 

And it seemed like we could hear music all over the ship.
A very memorable week.


I live an exciting life

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Pause... home from the cruise for a few days and down with an ugly flu bug.... but I can  "think"
about food now....3 weeks later....


A major part of a cruise is..

Food !

And what food starts the day?



That's the one.   And right to our door and out to our balcony... That's the way to start the morning, and your Bible on your lap.

We did a little pre ordering at home, not knowing the whole menu, and on day three this is what came...


Now we know there is always bacon at the cafe upstairs and it opens early.   We usually found a window seat and enjoyed several choices from a very diverse display 



Egg dishes, made to order..

The  lunch was also available in the cafe

               Dinner...

In no particular order....



This is the table we were assigned to.. at the 8:15 dinner hour.   Most evenings we were alone or with one, maybe two other couples.   Tonight, white night, it is Teresa and Brian.  


Another meal highlight....

Crab cakes
 








Theme for tonight....Italian 



French Onion soup 




Darrell's choice... ↑


Mine,   Clam linguine ...very good 

Desserts....




Picnic on Ocean Cay 




After dinner that night, our final night, couples gathered on the highest level of the ship  to sign marriage renewals... A lady from  the Guinness book of world records was there.. and the record was broken 

Who
FamilyLife
What
1,593 pair(s)
Where
United States
When
20 February 2026


To celebrate together.....








I live an exciting life


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