When we moved to this new state, I had to acclimate to this new environment. We had never owned such a boat or lived on massive amounts of water.
This marina town was new to me, maybe like a new country. The first disciples Jesus calls — Peter, Andrew, James, and John — are fishermen who become fishers of men. The Sea of Galilee is a freshwater lake, too.
So, getting acclimated here has been a joy to my senses with its warm breeze, sunshine, and beautiful, unsalted water. And I am breathing in the fresh air. I was getting used to hearing all the new sounds, too.
Yet it’s a quiet community. It’s a little different in the summertime time, though. There is one type of little bird that I need to identify what kind it is because I’m in love with its song.
You can hear the tugboats coming into and out of port with their deep, long tones—the Seagulls Spiraling above a fishing boat or squabbling at the boat docks. Look at this picture that I took of the seagull colony.
Living here, you get miles of water or miles of forest. I see deer daily. The hills are behind us and full of pine trees. The smell of pine here is so pure that when we moved here, I would say to Brad, “God’s hung out his pine tree scent.” honestly, it is my favorite smell. But never pine sol cleaner (horrible smell)
I can’t forget the vast Mongolian trees, so shiny and deep green all year. They bloom in the early spring up until June.
The Lord planted us here to grow. I’m home now, and I’m embracing it all.
I accepted Jesus as my savior in Alabama at a Southern Baptist Church when I was nine. That is why I have such a solid connection to the South. My heart for the Southerners grows larger daily. I’m learning all its history; just in my county, there are over 17 historical sights.Â
I love history. Have I always been this way? No, not until I married, but I know Brad’s glad I have Google. It is much easier than living at the public library. My county has an extensive new, historical-looking library. Like any information, it’s what you learn from and do with it.
The marinas made me curious; everything was foreign but exciting. I’m a (digger). I like to dig to understand my whys, and then learn the how come? They have maps everywhere, and people come here on their huge yachts—motorized and sailing.
We were settling in, and I was down by the docks doing a load of Laundry. My washer had not arrived yet. A lady folding her towels asked if I was a looper. That threw me off. I didn’t know how to answer her. For one, what was a looper? Well, what would you have thought it was? By the time our things were all washed and dried, we became friends and praying friends at that.
Here is what a Looper is.
The Great Loop is a continuous waterway mariners can travel, including part of the Atlantic, Gulf Intracoastal Waterways, the Great Lakes, Canadian Heritage Canals, and the inland Rivers of America’s heartland. Anyone who makes the journey is then named an official ‘Looper.”
Two Rivers run right through two Lakes here.
Interesting Information
As a boater, it’s essential to understand nautical flags and their meaning. Some flags may alert you to a weather warning, while others may help you communicate on the water.
If you live near two different bays, you can fly a pennant flag; courtesy or etiquette is your choice. I like all the colors, the themes, and the engraving.
Boating Basics of Nautical Terms and the Initials Nautical Alphabet/Flags/Signal Flags and Codes and Colors. I think this is so awesomeÂ
I took each Nautical flag letter and spelled; Saved.
I can associate the Boating Basics with Bible Basics and Hebrew Letter BasicsÂ
Example: Nautical origins, meanings. History, Resource.
Bible/Hebrew: language origin, meanings, History, Resources.
The Nautical Flag Alphabet /English 26 letters. Each flag separately has a letter meaning attached. Some meanings follow each one.
The Hebrew 22Â letters – the words they form are holy, with layers of meaning. Each letter has its sound and numerical value.
The Hebrew Aleph Bet, the holy language of the Bible,
Tav, the last letter in Hebrew Aleph Bet means Save Now +
2 Corinthians 6:2(message)
“I heard your call in the nick of time.
The day you needed me, I was there to help.”
God the Father sent the Son to save so that no one would perish. Jesus died on the old, rugged cross. He provided the means whereby we can cry out to be saved.🛟
The old rugged cross Hymn “The emblem of suffering and shame. I love that old rugged cross
The last letter, tav, is the cross.
Why all this information? His Hebrew language letters and Nautical letters.
The information helps in our communication. I think of the Lord here in this lake town.
The calling of the fishermen was the first step by which God would bring the light of the Gospel to shine on all people. The Sea of Galilee is a freshwater lake. It is a fishing community of Capernaum and Bethsaida, another fishing town on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Bethsaida was the birthplace of at least three of Jesus’ apostles, and they were fishermen. A total of four fishermen – Simon (called Peter by Jesus), Andrew, James, and John. Peter and Andrew had a fishing business in Galilee since large freshwater lakes have abundant fish resources. And it is just like my little fishing community.