cancun.

It did not take us long to consider the timing of the already planned Cancun trip as a Divine gift from God's Hand to us. During the first 48 hours of receiving the news that you have cancer, you assume that you are dying very soon and can only think of your friends with cancer who have died.

Cancun was a time to step back, take deep breaths, remember that God is bigger than any giants in the land, and remember that many, many, many people we know and love are cancer survivors. The trip was Leadership Training for Karen's Creative Memories business so we got be with CM friends we love & respect, while having lots of time to ourselves as well. Sun therapy is real. At one point I thought to myself "I am intoxicated" but I had not had a single poolside drink. The sheer delight of the sun's warming rays were both relaxing and rejuvenating. Mostly, we sat in the sun and read. Mike read Hydroponic Radiant Heating (for designing the heating system in the new house!) and George W. Bush's Decision Points. Karen read Ree Drummond's Pioneer Woman - Black Heels to Tractor Wheels: A Love Story.

We arrived home refreshed and ready to fight the cancer.