Marriage, Ruins and Cruising

For those that did not know, Dan and I took a well need cruise last week to the Caribbean.  With 6 kids in the house, it is not always easy to find the time to spend with each other.  So a couple has to make time, carve it out, to make sure that the marriage is strong.  And while it was hard to be away from the kids, we are better for them when we come back.  It is certainly something that we will continue to do, while not always a week at a time, a weekend or overnight here and there, just to be able to talk with out the other distractions around us- kids, bills, house cleaning, schooling, church, foster care-to just talk, reconnect, and sleep.  Yes that is right, I sleep most of the first day on the cruise ship.   But by the end I was refreshed and ready to go.   
So our cruise was from New Orleans. Two days before getting to out first stop Belize.  I enjoyed learning about Belize.  We took a tour to see a Mayan Ruins.  It was pretty cool.  Our bus tour took us through a lot of small Belize towns.  Very run down, but the people has such a positive spirit among them.  Here are some .

Yes, I found the the lack of railing on top and a fear in heights, I only went so far up!  But it was high enough to see the beauty of God's world!  Our next stop is Roaton...