So, I'm sure you are asking, "what in the world did you do with all that cake?" All in good time, my friends. Do you have any guesses? We have been super excited to have our Wednesday Bible study time again with our Vida Nueva … Continue reading Have You Guessed?
Cakes, Cakes, and More Cakes
"This is the story of how I died." May be the greatest, gripping, one-liner introduction in the history of cinema. I don't have any kind of gripping introduction like that today. Mine could just say, "this is the story of how I baked six cakes … Continue reading Cakes, Cakes, and More Cakes
Life Enrichment
If you have followed this blog from the beginning, you know that we have had a job change within Vida Nueva. Adam and I struggled with what kind of job title to give ourselves, after a couple of conversations we settled on "life enrichers". One … Continue reading Life Enrichment
Just a quick note…
I'll try to post a longer update later this week. Yesterday, Adam was on an outreach with our La Huerta church family. They delivered some Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to kids in a village outside of Parras! I couldn't help but wonder if some of … Continue reading Just a quick note…
Moving
This is the room that has housed our family for the last year and a half. The room where we navigated our first month as missionaries and adjusted to everything new in our lives, by being sick that entire time. The room where my belly … Continue reading Moving
¡Felicidades!
Felicidades means congratulations in Spanish. The congratulations go out to Mario and Cristina for their graduation from primary school (comparable to elementary school)! We were so privileged and excited to celebrate them at the end of June with the rest of the kids in the … Continue reading ¡Felicidades!
Name That Movie…
The obligatory quote from what is arguably one of the top five films of 1939 (name that movie!) seems so appropriate, and yet I will refrain for the time being. As a random side note, can you believe that said movie will be eighty years … Continue reading Name That Movie…
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig
Y'all know that nursery rhyme, right? "To market, to market to buy a fat pig; Home again, home again, jiggety-jig. To market, to market,to buy a fat hog; Home again, home again, jiggety-jog" We are so pleased to report that after almost four months, we … Continue reading Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig
Introducing…
My friends, this is our newest little soul to nurture! Her name is Aubri Ann. I will post her birth story (and Chloe's for that matter) in all its gritty details sometime in the future. But please know that Aubri's birth was super smooth and … Continue reading Introducing…
Oh, Baby!
The morning of July 1st dawned in the usual Kansas way, sunny and humid. I woke up a little earlier than usual on this particular Sunday morning. My bladder just couldn't take it anymore. I'll spare you the details but suffice to say that a … Continue reading Oh, Baby!
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