Your Faith Journey - Finding God Through Words, Song And Praise

I grew up as a sailor.  From the age of two, my dad had me flying across the water on a Hobie 16, propelled by harnessing the power of the wind.  I came to know my husband, Corey, through sailing, and sailing remains a special part of my life.  My dad gave me a poster that I hung wherever I was, moving through high school, college and even into early adulthood that had an anonymous quote “You cannot direct the wind, but you can adjust your sails.”  Sailing is a challenging and invigorating sport because of the lack of control you truly have.  You are totally dependent on the wind.  Wind shifts, dies, and puffs so powerfully it tips you over, flinging you off the boat and into the water… as a little girl I would beg my dad “Promise you won’t let us tip!”  He would say, “I can’t promise that we won’t tip but I’ll promise that I’ll do my best to keep us from tipping.”  As teenagers Corey and I became more daring and tried to see how many times we could tip in one day...enjoying the rush of being overpowered by t