Joyful Owners of Kaleo!

With all the buzz about buying our little ship and moving her to the new marina, we forgot to mention that we picked a name for her: Kaleo (ka-lay-o) which is a Greek word from the New Testament. It has a few meanings depending on the context of the verse but overall it means there is a sense of privilege that is bestowed on believers who were once far away, who are now given a new status in the Lord. There is also a sense of mission. This isn't a list; it's a responsibility of carrying out a life of service that is contrasted to the ways of the world. It is also a sense of permanency. Once a believer is called, there is a sense of completion by the hand of God.

Here are a few verses that support the above write-up from our pastor, Chris McGregor.

• "To call to a Participation in the Privileges of the Gospel" - Romans 8:30, 9:24; 1 Cor 1:9, 7:18
• "And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he glorified." - Romans 8:30
• "even us, whom he has called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?" - Romans 9:24
• "God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord." - 1 Cor 1:9

The dog that caught the bus ...

We did it! We bought a boat! She is the one in the picture above, being piloted by the former owner in the Harvest Moon Race.

It was an exciting Saturday: Sea trial, paperwork, pulling the raw water impeller, our first grounding, a near perfect docking by me (beginners luck) and leaving her for a speedy return to Dallas. I will follow up with all the details but until then I have to think about what I just got us into!

The Survey

We just got back to Dallas from Houston (Dayton actually) & are headed off to bible study with the McKinney Ave Group. We had a successful survey on Saturday, hauling our future (and yet to be named) home for a complete inspection. On Friday evening we drove down to Christie's parents house, getting in around midnight. A quick six hour nap & we were headed down to Seabrook to meet our surveyor. Drake Epple, from Perry's Marine Survey came highly recommended & has helped immensely throughout the whole process. He actually looked this vessel over when we first viewed her a few weeks ago and was impressed then. A full day began with hauling her out of the water ...... looking her over from the bottom up, including Drake snapping photos for his survey report.

After a few hours down the salon (while Christie practiced napping in the V-berth), we wrapped the day up by an inspection of the mast head and rigging. That involved me going up the mast (voluntarily) in about 30 knots of wind.

Unfortunately it was a little too windy to go for a sea trial as we don't own the boat yet and didn't want to break anything. So, it's another drive to Seabrook in two weeks so we can take her for a sail, sign the paper work and move her to our new slip.

The biggest decision we now face is what to name her ...