A Family Ski Trip!

We recently were blessed with the opportunity to stay at a friend's cabin in Ruidoso, New Mexico! My family from Austin met us there, and we made a mini family reunion out of it!  The girls did awesome on the 10-hour road trip too!  Below you will find a few highlights from the trip (both videos and pictures!):

1) Dave taught Katelyn to ski (not so much turning and stopping, but at least getting comfortable sliding through the snow and keeping her balance on the skis).  He did an awesome job teaching her, and she was a great student!

2)  Anna celebrated her 3rd birthday during our trip!  It's hard to believe she is already three!  Since she was too young for the ski school, we took her on a birthday gondola ride....actually, since she could ride for free, we rode it several times over the course of her birthday morning!

3) We enjoyed snow tubing, being in nature, feeding the deer, playing at a local park, and at the end of a long day, taking advantage of the hot tub on the porch of our cabin!  The views were amazing and the beautiful sunsets made them even more enjoyable!

 

 

 

 

  Aunt Jessie, Uncle Evan, and Cousin Sloane

 We love you Mamaw and Peepaw!

A Birthday Wish!

No, its not my birthday or my wish.  But it is my sister's birthday, and she has a birthday wish worth sharing!  For all the times you have forgotten to get someone a birthday gift, let this be the time you make up for it...below you will find the "Help a Pastor Buy a Truck" campaign details straight from the heart of my sister herself.  Praying that you would receive much joy from whatever you decide to do!

Here's the long and short of it, starting with the short: Pastor Azindow needs a new truck and I'm turning 28 on Feb. 1. My wish? Raise $2,800 in 28 days to help fund the purchase of a new truck! Please help make my birthday wish come true and help a pastor buy a truck!

Here's the long of it: Pastor Azindow is one of the pastors Videre works closely with, and he is vital not only to the ongoing sustainability of Videre's program, but to the sustainability of the church in Yendi, Ghana. He is also the one who made sure that I was well taken care of and fed while I lived in Yendi. I learned this week that Azindow's truck is on it's last leg. We lovingly call his truck the Holy Spirit truck, because that's that only way it could have possibly kept going for this long... it's nearly 20 years old!

For my birthday, I would love, more than anything, to be able to raise $2,800 to go towards the purchase of a new truck for Pastor Azindow! There are many ways this can be broken down, but the simplest way is to have people giving $1, $2, $3 and $4/day over the course of the 28 days in February to help fund Azindow's new truck. Honestly, I'd love to see $20,000 raised and be able to fund the entire purchase, however, neither of these things can happen without YOU!

Would you consider linking arms with me to help make this happen? Your donation is not only impacting one person; it is impacting families, villages, and ultimately the Kingdom of God! With your help, I know we can do this!

SAVE: Save $1/day, $2/day, $3/day or $4/day for the next 28 days.

GIVE: Give that $28, $56, $84 or $112 to help fund the purchase of Pastor Azindow's new truck.

SHARE: Share this campaign with all of your networks! Share it on Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Instagram and/or your blog! Send out a quick text or email with a link to this page! Call your grandma and tell her to write a check to Videre and put "Pastor Azindow's Truck Fund" in the memo line! Or just grab a megaphone and tell everyone around you! It doesn't matter which route you decide to take, just get the word out there!