My adventures with Little Guy

Today right after church Bob and I decided to go out for a snorkel.   It has been about a month since we had gone out and we were long overdue.  As we were swimming over the shallow coral I noticed that Bob kept swiping around himself.  I thought maybe it was jellyfish or something, but it turned out to be a tiny little gold and silver fish that just wouldn't leave him alone.  He was probably about an inch long ... a sweet little thing but very persistant! Bob kept swooshing him away and suddenly the little fishie decide to swim by me.

What he didn't know is that I love company of any kind.  I didn't swish.  I didn't swoosh.  I just let him swim by me.  A fishie friend!!!  How sweet is that?   The interesting thing is this little fish swam right in front of my mask.  I should name him I think... Little Guy is his name.  At first I found it rather distracting to have Little Guy swimming right in front of my face and then I realized I liked him company.   He stayed with me the whole time we were out which was about an hour.  That is alot of swimming for Little Guy!!   So what I would do is cup my hand in front of face and he rest in the little pool.  It's true!!  How sweet is that??!

photo courtesy of Seriously Fish

Every now and then he would disappear and I was afraid that a larger fish would gobble him up.  So I would mumble through my snorkel... "hey little fishie, where are you?  come back!"  And guess what he would come right back to the front of my mask!! Remarkable!!!

When I would slow down, he would slow down.  When I swam fast his little fins were working overtime.  It was adorable!!   I think he was actually kinda scared because he was a long way from the shallow where we first met him.  At one point we were at the wall, which for those who don't know, that is where the reef drops off to about 60 - 70 feet deep and Little Guy disappeared for about 5 minutes.   I swam over to Bob, tapped him and said, "Have you seen the little fishie?  I hope he didn't get eaten." I mean really, it's dangerous out there!!   Two big barracuda went by right in front of us.  I had to stop to let them pass by so I was kinda nervous.   Bob popped down under the water and said, "Deb he is there at your crotch!!"  "What?  That is just wrong!"   So once again, I muttered, "Hey fishie, come here, fishie!!!"  And right away he was right by my mask.  I told him he safest by my face not the other end where I couldn't see him.

We made our way over the sand bar, over some nice shallow coral and all along I am telling him, "Okay Little Guy, it is time for you to find a coral head to hang out.  You can't come home with me!"  But he stayed by me.   He stayed the whole way.  In fact a lady from Texas was swimming ahead of me and once we got to shore I mentioned about my little fish friend and she couldn't believe it.  It was really too cute for words!

I didn't know what else to do so I said my goodbye and walked on shore.  Just another beautiful little blessing ... the day I swam with  Little Guy. 

Stay safe little friend.....I wish I could have taken you home!!!  What a treasure!

Who is this Man???

I try really hard to not get out of bed too early but sometimes the beauty of the sunrise just outside our bedroom window begs me to get my camera and go outside.  Today was that day.

Such beauty moves my heart to praise Him!   I stood out on the deck with the only sound of the birds waking up, the breeze was soft and fresh as I lifted my voice to the One who made it all.   Tears welled in my eyes because I still don't take it lightly to know this One so intimately that He is closer than a brother.

I went inside and opened His book. My bible.  I read this:

"He rebuked the wind and the waves and suddenly there was a great calm."

He has authority but not in a dictatorship fashion, not in a cruel controlling way but over all things as Creator God. Such knowledge brings great calm:  in creation and to the created ones.

His disciples said, "Who is this Man?  Even the wind and the waves obey Him!!"

So I wrote, who is this Man?

He is the first born from the dead,

the bright and morning Star,

the government rests on His shoulders,

children rest in His arms.

He is before all things and in Him all things hold together.

He is the great I AM.

The light of the world;

the leper cleanser,

the winemaker,

the One who doesn't throw stones, but speaks clearly:

Go and sin no more!

The advocate.

The intercessor.

The cross carrier.

The burden bearer,

The healer of all disease and sorrow.

The lover of my soul.

the Son of God,

the Lamb who takes away the sin of the world!

The One who whispers:  be still and know that I am God!

The One who rejoices over me with singing,
the cloud painter,

the true and only wise God.

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!