Home from Cancun

My sister-in-law, Geraldine, and I took off for a little R & R in Cancun on Jan 3rd. Everyone looked at us and said, " just the two of you?" We stayed at the Blue Bay Resort and it was just great, except it was very big and spread out. We had to wait to get a little trolley each time we were ready to go somewhere, and it was a long way to the beach. The weather was a little off from usual and we only had temps in high 70's. The sun on the beach was great our last full day there, so we got a some sun and wind. We had a little balcony facing a circular wooded area in the back. The evergreens were just beautiful. They had put down very thick sod in about 15 inch pieces, skipping a couple of inches in between, giving room to spread. We could watch the boys take care of this new landscaping. It also made a great place to pray. Sometimes you need to talk to the Lord, but when and where? Resort offers few prayable moments. So even a brief opportunity is enough time until you have more. We had a couple of rain showers, which were over very quickly. Food and service could not have been any better. We loved the young Mexican boys and men around the resort. A huge swimming pool, surrounding the three new buildings, was just across from our building, and along with that was a buffet for breakfast and lunch. We came to this awesome conclusion: just because your age is four score is no reason not to try your skills at getting places, howevcr bad feet and knees are. As we lifted off from Charlotte about 10:48 last night, I told Gerry, " This ascending is my favorite part of the plane trip. I'm quite sure this will be my last ascension in this life." She said "No its not, we are going somewhere else!"

Who knows? There is more to this existence than the material side of things, when we become aware of it: the smile on that beautiful little Mexican baby; the beauty in the flowers in January; the wonderful man who lifted the rope for us and said how many, and said come with me. He saved us at least an hour of standing in line. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

So thankful for a safe and enjoyable trip.