With our bags packed we headed to the airport with Liandro and Cianna. He was taking her to the airport so she could go home for the holidays so we hitched a ride. It was better than getting up at 3:30am to catch a flight the next morning. We had a three hour flight to... Continue Reading →

Who are we kidding, ya’ll already know I’ve had Christmas up since October, but it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Vinde now. With camp over, we can start working on the christmas party decorating that needs to be done. But we’re not doing it alone. A group of ladies from 12... Continue Reading →

Up and downs are all part of life. It takes a lot of prayer to keep myself grounded and not overwhelmed with it all sometimes. But I know God is faithful and I know He has a plan so I keep pushing forward. The rest of the year is basically a sprint; a sprint that... Continue Reading →

It’s been a while since I’ve had time to post, so I’ll be posting several over the next couple of weeks to get caught up. Well, the first week of November has proven to continue the high and low pattern. This has been an emotionally heavy week. I know often times you see pictures of... Continue Reading →

October had some ups and downs but that’s how life goes. This post is full of random tidbits from throughout the month. Some of these ups and downs are quite literal. The Vinde kids and I are working on our song for the Christmas party. Of course, I had to get up on the desk... Continue Reading →

I pretty much just rested all day on Friday. I gave the boys their small gifts from the trip and chilled. Some of the candy was a hit but a lot was not. It was like playing a game of Bean Boozled. Tucker actually liked the tingly feeling of the jambu. Weirdo. 😉 Saturday I... Continue Reading →

Get comfy, this may take a while… a long while. Go grab a pumpkin latte, I’m sure they’re being served by now. I do miss autumn in the States, but I digress. I thought about breaking this into smaller posts but then just rolled with one long post. Sorry, not sorry. So anyhoots, this is... Continue Reading →

Well, we made it back to Brazil and amazingly all thirteen of our checked bags made it too. But let me back up and share the amazing blessing that happened at the airport. Yes, thirteen checked bags, sounds like a lot and it is but let me explain. One bag was two years of school... Continue Reading →

Hello America! We are back baby! And yes, for those of you worried about Tucker and his lack of chicken tenders, he has eaten plenty of Chick-fil-A and Zaxby’s since our return. I told you in the last post we had some big news coming and here it is. It’s so good to be back... Continue Reading →

Two teams down, one in progress, and one team left to go in this marathon of June. I am so sorry it has taken this long to get this post out but, in my defense, I did warn you I would be busy. The last team of the month was a team from Tampa, FL.... Continue Reading →