1. Just because you’re on a ship in the ocean doesn’t mean you HAVE to eat the smelly creatures that swim in that ocean.
2. Some of the nicest people in the world are from Indonesia and South Africa and Zimbabwe and the Philippines.
3. Everyone should experience eating a nice dinner while witnessing an orca/killer whale in its habitat.
4. I-can’t-help-it-tears just form when Sam’s family sings the Doxology in four part harmony before dinner no matter where we happen to be.
5. It is hard to watch Sam want to feel good and be a part of the fun when he just doesn’t feel good at all.
6. Sitting in the crow’s nest at the top of the ship is the best place to be for sunrises and sunsets and counting gratefuls in the still of the morning or the moments before bedtime.
7. Popcorn is expensive on tourist row in Ketchikan, Alaska, but it sure is tastier than creatures from the deep blue sea.
8. Reading Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker on a ship deck under a sunny, 65 degree afternoon – can it get any better? Nope.
9. Love God. Love people. That’s all.