Shipboard Evening Prayers

One of the highest earning arcade video games of all time was NBA Jam. I can remember playing it AND its predecessor Arch Rivals, and one of the features of both was that if you made two consecutive shots, the game’s announcer would say “He’s heating up.” If you made a third consecutive attempt theContinue reading “Daily Prayer, 8 August”

One of the places my ship visited during deployment was Aqaba, Jordan. Because there were still COVID restrictions at the time, we were only allowed to venture as far as the pier, where some local vendors were permitted to sell some of their wares. So, I got to eat a little local food and purchaseContinue reading “Daily Prayer, 1 August”

One of the things that we take aboard when we resupply at sea is our mail. After our replacement parts, food, and supplies land on deck we begin receiving first the official correspondence, and then the personal mail. You have never seen in your life the amount of Amazon logoed boxes as a deployed shipContinue reading “Daily Prayer, 31 July”

By this time in the deployment we were heading west, towards home, but still had to drive through some of the most dangerous seas on earth around the Arabian Peninsula. Trying to stay focused while both excited to be going home and fearful of what may lie ahead is tough, even for those who haveContinue reading “Daily Prayer, 20 July”

One of the morale events the ship conducted while deployed was a talent show. It was a joy to see young men and women sing, play guitar and piano, dance, and tell stories for the entertainment of their shipmates. It was even more wonderful to see how encouraging of the performers everyone was. Aside fromContinue reading “Daily Prayer, 19 July”