Patricia Hyatt and Chuck, her husband of 40 years, love the water. They live on the shores of a lake, and they spend as much time as possible on the live-in trawler they keep at a marina on South Carolina's coast. When they're not out on an ocean voyage or cruising the Carolina Intracoastal Waterway, they can usually be found on some lake or river, often with their two daughters, their husbands, and the two grandchildren.
But don't mistake these aquatic adventures for loafing! Pat keeps a Christian Science practitioner's desk and cell phone on the boat, and she says that even though she and Chuck have had the trawler for a couple of years, they haven't yet had time to take it out for an extended trip.
For Pat, responding to an innate spirit of adventure is nothing new. In fact, it's what led her to own and run a dance studio as a teenager, and to pursue a career as a public school teacher after college. But 27 years ago, Pat launched what she calls her greatest adventure and true calling—becoming, first, a Christian Science practitioner, and five years later, a teacher of Christian Science. In her words, "Teaching has always been my thing. But when I became a Christian Science teacher, I finally found my subject—the subject of all subjects!"
