From sandy beaches to snowy plains

I'm baack! My husband and I returned on Sunday from our 7-day Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Spirit. We were blessed to enjoy the beautifully warm weather, clear turquoise waters and sandy white beaches. Meanwhile, the rest of Snowklahoma endured the blustery cold wind chills and were trapped in a foot of snow. Of course, a second storm hit just a few days after we returned home, but we hear it was nothing compared to last week.

Here are just a few photos to quickly recap some of our exciting adventures. Things I get to check off my list: scuba diving (now I have to get certified) and learning to play chess with my husband (I also beat him too). Plus, some of the other things I did were definitely list-worthy and may be replacing others. 

Cave tubing in Belize

Scuba diving for the first time in Cozumel

Feeding and swimming with manatees in Cozumel

Feeding iguanas in Roatan

Ziplining in Roatan

Numero dos

Ready for memory verse number two? Since I started off easy, this next one is a verse that I'm not as familiar with, but love when I read it. It reminds me of God's supreme sovereignty, power and control, even when we have no power or control in our lives. 

¹¹ Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power
   and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
   for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, LORD, is the kingdom;
   you are exalted as head over all.
¹² Wealth and honor come from you;
   you are the ruler of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
   to exalt and give strength to all. 

{1 Chronicles 29:11-12}

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Also, I'm brushing up on my Spanish...because I'm headed south of the border via boat within the next few weeks! Yes, I did it. I finally booked a cruise last week. I'm not sure if it was the subzero windchill temperatures that pushed me to do it or the fact that it's been more than a year and a half since I've stuck my toes into warm sand. Needless to say, I'm ready to hit the beach! I may even get to check a few things off my list while I'm there!

In Mexico, on my honeymoon in 2008.