Tanner here.
In the previous emails Melissa shared our excitement in finding the land that is the heartbeat of Cypress Resort.
Now, I want to let you in on a couple of pivotal moments in our lives that became the calling to build Cypress Resort.
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It was early 2022 and it had been over a year since we had had a break from the daily grind of life.
We had 3 amazing kiddos at this point. 4 years old, 2 years old, and 4 months old.
We had had a really hard year. Very little sleep. Health challenges. Hospitalization for our middle son. The throes of early entrepreneurship with lots of vision but very little money.
I could go on.
But that upcoming weekend we were going on a weekend retreat with our church while my parents watched our kids.
Money was tight so having free sitters was a blessing!
And we might as well have been going on to stay in a castle in France for 2 weeks, because we couldn’t wait to get away.
And then I woke up that Friday morning… sick.
Sick as a dog.
Too sick to go anywhere much less be around other people.
To say we were disappointed is a gross understatement.
It felt like more than just a missed vacation. It felt like a craved cup of water mockingly poured at the feet of a weary desert traveler.
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Weeks later, after I recovered, Melissa called me at work crying.
She had just gotten off the phone with one of her dearest friends…
While I don’t cry easily, before she was even done, there were tears streaming down my face…
We’ll pick up from there in the next post.
For now, I’m wondering: How and when do you know you really need to get away? What signs or symptoms start showing up in your life?
Send us an email and let us know because every story helps craft your experience of Cypress Resort.
Warmly,
Tanner and Melissa
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