LAST FULL DAY TO CRUISE~~ March 12

Our last full day of cruising. As much fun as we have had together, it is sad to know it is coming to an end. But life is so much more than this sort of fantasy we have lived for these two weeks. Yes, we ate, slept, met new people, saw new things, did new things, and have enjoyed every minute of these two weeks. But we have a real life back home: our ministry, our family, our friends, our home, our routine. Sometimes routine can get monotonous and that is one reason vacations are so healthy mentally, physically, and even spiritually. But we now look forward to getting back in the groove and living the life God has for us back at home. We do thank HIM for the Christians we have met on the ship. It is always a blessing to meet other believers from all over the country and around the world. We met several whom we knew aren’t born again believers and were able to witness (down to the bare bones) with one mother/daughter set from England. I blogged about that the day it happened and related how that they cannot see God as loving when He allowed the girl to get sick at 9 years old with Chron’s Disease. We weren’t able to help them past that point and they rejected their need of salvation right then and there. That was a downer, but we are thankful God allowed us to perhaps plant a seed in their hearts so that someone else may come by and water it, and yet another may see it come to fruition. Yes, we have known that Christ is right here on the cruise with us and trust He found us to be faithful in all of our activities and interactions.

We are once again so very impressed with the PRINCESS organization. The crew members we have had contact with have been exemplary in their work ethics and in their courtesy to us. We have immediately made ourselves friendly with those with which we have come in contact: our servers, our waiters, our steward, others we have passed on the decks and in passageways. We always tried to have a smile and a word of greeting. We have wanted each one to know how much their hard work on this ship is appreciated and how much their work means to the integrity of a PRINCESS cruise. We attended a fun activity yesterday with David, the cruise director and his assistant Neil talking about life aboard the cruise ship. They had lots of funny stories and then did a Q&A session that was very informative. Again, we appreciate everyone on this ship.

This is our last full day at sea. We still have 500 miles of sailing to get us to Ensenada, MX tomorrow morning. We will spend some 7 hours there and then take off to sail into LA on Sunday morning. Today, we need to get our stuff packed since we will be busy running around Ensenada tomorrow. We have several activities planned for today so had better close for now. We pray that our family and friends back home are having a FABULOUS Friday and that your weekend is blessed with some fun, relaxation, and a wonderful day of worship come Sunday.