So this week we were on vacation, as the semester for the kids ended. Although, we didn’t know it was going to be all vacation, it basically was. We accompanied Roberto and his family to Caldas Novas to drop off Daniel for his month long internship at Palavra da Vida Centro-Oeste. Caldas Novas is in... Continue Reading →

We had been busy all last week and hadn’t had a chance to grocery shop so we ran over to a Brazilian fast food place. You don’t find many of those here. We all had chicken tenders and fries. I’ll give you one guess as to who picked this place. Ministry with the Florida team... Continue Reading →

But before we get to the travel, we need to back up to the start of the week. Joy was trying to get the little kids to play a game and they were having a real hard time settling down, so Tucker, without being prompted, stepped in to play too and the kids got quiet... Continue Reading →

Well, Papaw and Nana have already been gone a week. Time is just flying. It will be time to go home before we know it. Trev giving it all he’s got. 😉 Ministry continues and, as always, it looks different. Sometimes, that looks like almost being beat in an arm wrestling match in order to... Continue Reading →

Grandparents! Mom, Papaw, and Nana were able to come visit. Ron and Norma Jean will be here a week and Mom will be here for the month of June. Trev and I picked them up at the airport in São Paulo. The boys were so excited about this visit. They had been counting down the... Continue Reading →

With a title like that, I may have a bit of explaining to do. As you can see from the graph, starting last Saturday our temps dropped significantly. Then it started raining as I mentioned in last week’s post. You may be thinking, that’s not that cold, but when it drops that quick and you... Continue Reading →

This week was pretty chill after the busy travel of last week. Remember how I bought the new microwave that didn’t fit the outlet, well our super sweet Portuguese teacher and her husband came over and rewired the outlet for us. Those of you who know me, know that I usually have no problem tackling... Continue Reading →

Last Sunday was Mother’s Day and we celebrated it a little different this year. Usually, it’s breakfast in bed, homemade cards, beautiful flowers (usually calla lilies since they’re my fav), and lunch and dinner that I didn’t cook. This year we celebrated the day with Ms. Ellis and her family, Chris and Liandro with little... Continue Reading →

We live in the southeastern part of the country and this past week, further south in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, heavy rains and flooding have left over 140 people missing, over 100 dead, and more than 330,000 people displaced and the numbers keep rising with more rain expected this weekend. Sorry these... Continue Reading →

With it being the end of April and the start of May, it was time to pay rent and utilities. The owner sent us the power bill, so I promptly emailed my bank with all the necessary information they requested for the wire transfer. This process was supposed to be pretty straight forward. But it... Continue Reading →