My Master's Time

My Master's Time

Robert Murray M'Cheyne

"Redeeming the time, because the days are evil" Ephesians 5:16

What right have I to steal and abuse my Master's time? 'Redeem it', He is crying to me.

The time is short! - the season near,

When death will us remove,

To leave our friends, however dear,

And all we fondly love!

The time is short! Sinners, beware,

Nor trifle time away;

The work of 'great salvation' hear,

'While it is called today'.

The time is short! Ye rebels now

To Christ the Lord submit;

To mercy's golden scepter bow,

And fall at Jesus' feel.

The time is short! Ye saints rejoice,

The Lord will quickly come:

Soon shall ye hear the Bridegroom's voice,

To call your spirits home.

The time is short! It swiftly flies,

The hour is just at hand,

When we shall mount above the skies,

And reach Emanuel's land.

Wishing you and your family a blessed and prosperous 2013. 

Ian & Lenelle

One last honeymoon post

I couldn't just let you see the honeymoon pictures without seeing the tasty dessert we were served at the hotel... just looking at them make me want one again...

 Completely mouth-watering lemon merangue pie... delectible! Small enough you can't get sick off it, big enough to fulfill your taste buds..

 Ian's brownie and ice cream he said was just as mouth-watering. The brownie had hot fudge on the inside of it... mmmmmmmh, makes me want to head back just for the pies...

Thanks for checking out my pictures!!

Xcaret

The last place we toured was called Xcaret. It was a mixture of animals, water amusements and Mayan traditions. It was really interesting but after half a day in the sun we were spent! And this was an all day event from 8am (when we were picked up) to 10pm (our meeting at the bus to be brought to our hotel). Here are some memories from that long day.

Macaws we saw on the way in... beautiful birds!

One of the Mayan traditions they did. Climbed the pole and as one man stood in the center and played his flute and drum, 4 men swung from ropes till they reached the ground. IT WAS HIGH!! 

The men swinging down with the rope tied to their waist. 

They had a bird aviary filled with these birds, macaws, and flamingos 

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The macaws all watching us walk around

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They had an area you could touch and feed dalphins:

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We were exhausted after half a day, so Ian took a nap....

  and I rested my feet.... :)

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dances the Mayans did

 

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A little visitor on our walk

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Toucans

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King Vulture

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Can you see me?

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Beautiful waterfall we came across when on a leisure boat ride..

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A mini horse show

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The set up of what the Mayans used to play their ball game. This was where we ended our evening at Xcaret with a ball game to start off, then some skits with some singing from some spanish people we had no idea what they were saying. We left shortly after the singers came on. 

All in all.. very interesting to see, some of the info they gave us wasn't acurate with history but we enjoyed it just the same. We both decided it was a trip you take once in a life time.. and that was it.

Long over due Honeymoon pictures

Well, finally getting the rest of the honeymoon pictures up. These are of the tours we took.

The Chichinitza Tour:

This tour was all about the Mayans and how they lived their lives, the sacrifices they made and the gods they worshipped.

 This picture was taken at a stop we took before the Mayan ruins. We were able to swim there (a big sink hole)

 

 Here is the building the Mayans built to offer sacrifice to their god Kukulcan

 The rows and rows of people selling their merchandise. We were called to by several vedors, one even told Ian to get something for his 'blondie wife'!

Someone else at a table further down basically told us in 4 words what he sold- "same junk, cheaper price"

 The pyramid they build to their sun god Kukulcan, when the sun shines on it once a year at a certain angle there appears a picture of a snake from the side of the steps. This they believe to be the god Kukulcan.

 Another picture of the pyramid built to offer sacrifices 

And one of the pyramid temple for Kukulcan their sun god.

There was a game they played- the mayan ball game (mixture of basketball and soccer). The 'hoops' (goals) were on the sides of the court not at the end. The hoops were 27 feet off the ground and they had to try and get the rubber ball through the hoops with only their elbows/arms, knees/legs and bum. The losing team would get their heads chopped off to offer to one of their gods.

We were so thankful for being brought up in this day and age and with Christian parents. The young girls were selected and taken from their parents at a really young age. They were brought up to be given as sacrifice to their god. The chief would rip the heart out of the girl at the a young age of 14. The young boys were selected when 3 or 4 to be brought up to play the ball game. 

It sickened us to see what evil does in the heart of man when God is not reigning in their lives. So very thankful for our upbringing and the joys of knowing there is a saviour who will take our place to pay for our sins and we don't have to be 'sacrifice' for some god.