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video"/><title type='text'>The Girl Writes</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>572</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-4910418620959055388</id><published>2018-08-31T14:19:00.005-07:00</published><updated>2018-08-31T14:40:10.174-07:00</updated><title type='text'>#thegirltravels - Ilhabela, pt. II</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;#Portugues&quot;&gt;Portugues.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D00HrGklvQ4/W4cBYQpsIyI/AAAAAAAAJVM/ATK0YPnhgTseUsu6htMN4B9PM57tA1fSwCLcBGAs/s1600/15-3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1209&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;482&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D00HrGklvQ4/W4cBYQpsIyI/AAAAAAAAJVM/ATK0YPnhgTseUsu6htMN4B9PM57tA1fSwCLcBGAs/s640/15-3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Ilhabela is right off the coast of São Paulo, approximately 4 hours away from São Paulo city. It&#39;s an archipelago of islands, the largest one is Ilha de São Sebastião (St. Sebastian Island). The island is rich in history and tradition, its settlement reaching far back to the time of Amerigo Vespucci and further still to the Tupinambas (Native Indians) who lived there before. Because it was a haven for explorers and the scene of many shipwrecks on its rocky beaches, there are numerous opportunities for diving and checking out ancient wrecks, which are now home to exotic sea life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The archipelago lives up to its name, &lt;i&gt;beautiful island&lt;/i&gt;. The inhabitants live around the shoreline, and the middle is overtaken by Atlantic forest. The rumor is 94% of the island is completely untouched. I don&#39;t doubt it. São Sebastião is home to hundreds of freshwater springs, some of which experience no human interference from spring to ocean, meaning the fresh water stream goes from its source to the ocean without encountering human contact, pipes, homes, roads,&amp;nbsp;etc. The most developed area is the part of São Sebastião that faces the continent. From there, there are only trails for 4x4 vehicles that lead to the other side of the island and its hidden beaches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a place for adventurers&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;—&lt;/span&gt;for kayakers, divers, hikers, history enthusiasts, sunset lovers, nature appreciators. Or...people who just want to rest. During the summer season (December-February) thousands flock to the islands, but July was the perfect time for us to hide away in this beautiful place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July &lt;i&gt;did&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;mean cold ocean water, however. We braved it. We convinced ourselves that having just camped in Banff where the water is so cold it hurts your bones, the Atlantic in July was refreshing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We decided explored two beaches near the hotel: Praia Grande and Praia da Feiticeira. Praia Grande is one of the longer stretches of beach on the island and home to&amp;nbsp;São Benedito Chapel. We splashed in the clear water, took pictures at&amp;nbsp;São Benedito Chapel, and moved on to watch the sun set at Praia da Feiticeira.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tsMA4WX9dSU/W4b_aA9W-TI/AAAAAAAAJU4/aW4VbYMizlEnKThF5s9z_ZevbQs1vhTjQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7401.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tsMA4WX9dSU/W4b_aA9W-TI/AAAAAAAAJU4/aW4VbYMizlEnKThF5s9z_ZevbQs1vhTjQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7401.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AkeMQ0Gg75U/W4b_YwWn_3I/AAAAAAAAJVA/dJHKAdgDlkwds36N6S76vFsnWGIwun3MQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7400%2B%25289%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AkeMQ0Gg75U/W4b_YwWn_3I/AAAAAAAAJVA/dJHKAdgDlkwds36N6S76vFsnWGIwun3MQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7400%2B%25289%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QiHP_X3w_18/W4cEhDAMk7I/AAAAAAAAJVY/1eAwTecLZJof_rb49i6zrS9FQKruY9f4QCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_7403-3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QiHP_X3w_18/W4cEhDAMk7I/AAAAAAAAJVY/1eAwTecLZJof_rb49i6zrS9FQKruY9f4QCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_7403-3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dX2QsQYWsLY/W4jCDlRrmNI/AAAAAAAAJVw/7GnFH2gtgt89mqdux8gcRoRs_8ZLuyHwACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_7429-3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1227&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;490&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dX2QsQYWsLY/W4jCDlRrmNI/AAAAAAAAJVw/7GnFH2gtgt89mqdux8gcRoRs_8ZLuyHwACLcBGAs/s640/IMG_7429-3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;São Benedito Chapel&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div&gt;There&#39;s a beautiful manor overlooking a Praia da Feiticeira, and it&#39;s a pastime of almost all who visit to wonder and guess at the history of the ancient place. The legend surrounding the house involves a witch, pirates, and the slave trade. As the story goes, a former owner made a deal with pirates and slave traders who used her beachfront property as a point of entry to smuggle in slaves after slavery was abolished in the 1850s.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Years later, old and disturbed, she made her slaves bury her treasure in the forest. Paranoid and sure they would come back for it, she killed them. Haunted by her actions, she went mad and disappeared, leaving behind her treasure untouched.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Crazy right?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The beach itself gives a completely different vibe. It is small and secluded, almost like a private beach just for you. There are no snack stands or noisy roads. It&#39;s you, the sand, lapping waves, and the sunset. And maybe a group making a beach bonfire over there.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lWDgyIMf91o/W4b_bDldkpI/AAAAAAAAJU8/HyFZ2U1_hg8JBfsdHK0QnktKN2eqdSzLwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7410-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lWDgyIMf91o/W4b_bDldkpI/AAAAAAAAJU8/HyFZ2U1_hg8JBfsdHK0QnktKN2eqdSzLwCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7410-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-82vVv85j0yc/W4ckJdaP__I/AAAAAAAAJVk/MRFNV5NwKAgu15pzdkFYrCDRysVC-cfawCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_7437-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-82vVv85j0yc/W4ckJdaP__I/AAAAAAAAJVk/MRFNV5NwKAgu15pzdkFYrCDRysVC-cfawCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_7437-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--CT94r0oj0c/W4b_c2TXfpI/AAAAAAAAJU8/9hdBn8vl9CsXOypbLWUMr3ssnx-YigFwQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7474-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--CT94r0oj0c/W4b_c2TXfpI/AAAAAAAAJU8/9hdBn8vl9CsXOypbLWUMr3ssnx-YigFwQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7474-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H7IqqvnC66A/W4b_fXkPv4I/AAAAAAAAJVA/N6NE-zJsazI6dFUycJHw5MA2do33A_OvgCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7621%2B%252813%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H7IqqvnC66A/W4b_fXkPv4I/AAAAAAAAJVA/N6NE-zJsazI6dFUycJHw5MA2do33A_OvgCEwYBhgL/s400/IMG_7621%2B%252813%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Jabaquara beach was the furthest we got. We followed the road until it became a dirt path through the forest. Once the road ended, we picked up a couple that was hitchhiking to Jabaquara. They had taken the bus as far as it would go and relied on the kindness of strangers to get to the beach. We saw a few other people getting and giving rides; apparently, it&#39;s a common way to get to Jabaquara.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;When you go to Brazil, don&#39;t get scared of street vendors. They&#39;re harmless and often useful. They will be on the side of the road, meandering through traffic, and sometimes at the beach. They set up beach chairs, tables, and parasols in front of their snack stands. Normally they don&#39;t charge if you sit at one of them, although it&#39;s always nice to order something, even if just a water. They were at Jabaquara. We had to pay for parking, but it was convenient and shady. Others sold snacks, local artisanal trinkets, and natural mosquito repellant.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Let&#39;s talk for a second about mosquitoes. Because the island is so conserved and covered in untouched forest, there are plenty of black flies. We didn&#39;t necessarily see them, nor were we kept up at night or from enjoying anything because of them, &lt;i&gt;but&lt;/i&gt;... we knew they were there. Having been warned, we applied bug spray daily and kept a mosquito repellent plug in our room. &lt;u&gt;Take and apply repellent.&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp;They won&#39;t give you a tropical disease or anything, but their bites are annoying (you will see several people completely freckled and marked with bites), take a while to disappear, and some people have allergic and painful reactions. Again, if you go prepared you&#39;ll be &lt;i&gt;fine&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7V844IX-SVI/W4bunh02OFI/AAAAAAAAJTk/kSEeHCGBmcocJlSmXXwYA9CTQTM4O6b3wCEwYBhgL/s1600/5-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7V844IX-SVI/W4bunh02OFI/AAAAAAAAJTk/kSEeHCGBmcocJlSmXXwYA9CTQTM4O6b3wCEwYBhgL/s640/5-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;We walked down through the trees and the view opened up to another beautiful stretch of dark sand and clear waters. Jabaquara is almost deserted. The waves at Jabaquara are my favorite to swim in: they crest high but only break extremely low and close to the shore. It&#39;s a tranquil beach with a freshwater lagoon that then flows lazily into the ocean. The freshwater comes from the mountains, so it is colder than the ocean water, but it offers the perfect solution to getting rid of the sticky saltwater before going home.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xVujOpgUAb0/W4myaF29O6I/AAAAAAAAJWk/RW7iHdNL4U0ea2SffrSBCCJCm7g0-rVvgCEwYBhgL/s1600/10-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xVujOpgUAb0/W4myaF29O6I/AAAAAAAAJWk/RW7iHdNL4U0ea2SffrSBCCJCm7g0-rVvgCEwYBhgL/s640/10-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fresh water&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Jwrvxl4e1I/W4bupNZIR2I/AAAAAAAAJTg/IOSDhC4PIYEZsoP_hMobJ4n_wp_Fv13cQCEwYBhgL/s1600/8-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Jwrvxl4e1I/W4bupNZIR2I/AAAAAAAAJTg/IOSDhC4PIYEZsoP_hMobJ4n_wp_Fv13cQCEwYBhgL/s640/8-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hEO8ZBIKIDk/W4mNAvW0VYI/AAAAAAAAJWA/Z5iHLWhAEggmWWKO2i7SDlL15DpneNJ8QCLcBGAs/s1600/11.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hEO8ZBIKIDk/W4mNAvW0VYI/AAAAAAAAJWA/Z5iHLWhAEggmWWKO2i7SDlL15DpneNJ8QCLcBGAs/s640/11.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Where the fresh water streams into the ocean&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DvRXfrsa4EM/W4myaX-1OHI/AAAAAAAAJWk/XYgovKWtiP8kBIorvJDM1ojD_6Ze34XmgCEwYBhgL/s1600/12-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DvRXfrsa4EM/W4myaX-1OHI/AAAAAAAAJWk/XYgovKWtiP8kBIorvJDM1ojD_6Ze34XmgCEwYBhgL/s640/12-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mzYpDqOAP4o/W4myaNsPCpI/AAAAAAAAJWg/tiICIEM9ybYmzEqHCgPNt3D3tkGD12VzQCEwYBhgL/s1600/7-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mzYpDqOAP4o/W4myaNsPCpI/AAAAAAAAJWg/tiICIEM9ybYmzEqHCgPNt3D3tkGD12VzQCEwYBhgL/s640/7-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_cQzRILbllI/W4b_fEGUSzI/AAAAAAAAJU8/IaSibQVh81ABaBCUIGskShft00kmYAE6QCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7603-2.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Jabaquara from up top&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Ilhabela was a beautiful experience. We want to return someday and explore the other side. But until then, we have the memories and photos.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Thanks for allowing me to share with you!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;P.S. I got the story of the Feiticeira Beach &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ilhabela.com.br/praias/praia-da-feiticeira/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;Portugues&quot;&gt;Portugues&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;_________________________________________&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D00HrGklvQ4/W4cBYQpsIyI/AAAAAAAAJVM/ATK0YPnhgTseUsu6htMN4B9PM57tA1fSwCLcBGAs/s1600/15-3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1209&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;482&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D00HrGklvQ4/W4cBYQpsIyI/AAAAAAAAJVM/ATK0YPnhgTseUsu6htMN4B9PM57tA1fSwCLcBGAs/s640/15-3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Ilhabela fica na costa de São Paulo, a aproximadamente 4 horas da cidade de São Paulo. É um arquipélago de ilhas, o maior deles é a Ilha de São Sebastião. A ilha é rica em história e tradição, seu povoamento volta ao tempo de Amerigo Vespucci e ainda mais aos Tupinambás (índios nativos) que viviam lá antes ainda. Por ser um paraíso para os exploradores e o cenário de muitos naufrágios em suas praias rochosas, há inúmeras oportunidades para mergulhar e conferir naufrágios antigos, que agora abrigam a vida marinha exótica.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O arquipélago faz justo ao seu nome, bela ilha. Os habitantes vivem ao redor da costa, e o meio é tomado pela Mata Atlântica. Dizem que 94% da ilha está completamente intocada. Eu não duvido. São Sebastião abriga centenas de nascentes de água doce, algumas das quais não sofrem interferência humana da fonte ao oceano, o que significa que o fluxo de água doce vai da nascente até o oceano sem encontrar contato humano, canos, casas, estradas, etc. A área mais desenvolvida é a parte de São Sebastião que está voltada para o continente. De lá, há apenas trilhas para veículos 4x4 que levam ao outro lado da ilha e suas praias escondidas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Este é um lugar para aventureiros - para andar de caiaque, mergulhar, fazer trilha, e para entusiastas da história, amantes do pôr do sol, apreciadores da natureza. Ou ... pessoas que só querem descansar. Durante a temporada de verão milhares de pessoas migram para as ilhas, mas julho foi o momento perfeito para nos escondermos neste lindo lugar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Julho significava, no entanto, água gelada. Nós enfrentamos. Nós nos convencemos que tendo acabado de acampar em Banff onde a água é tão fria que dói os ossos, o Atlântico em julho seria refrescante.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Decidimos explorar duas praias próximas ao hotel: Praia Grande e Praia da Feiticeira. Praia Grande é um dos trechos mais longos de praia da ilha e abriga a Capela de São Benedito. Andamos pela a areia e na beira da água transparente, tirámos fotos na Capela de São Benedito e seguimos para assistir o sol se por na Praia da Feiticeira.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tsMA4WX9dSU/W4b_aA9W-TI/AAAAAAAAJU4/aW4VbYMizlEnKThF5s9z_ZevbQs1vhTjQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7401.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tsMA4WX9dSU/W4b_aA9W-TI/AAAAAAAAJU4/aW4VbYMizlEnKThF5s9z_ZevbQs1vhTjQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7401.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AkeMQ0Gg75U/W4b_YwWn_3I/AAAAAAAAJVA/dJHKAdgDlkwds36N6S76vFsnWGIwun3MQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7400%2B%25289%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AkeMQ0Gg75U/W4b_YwWn_3I/AAAAAAAAJVA/dJHKAdgDlkwds36N6S76vFsnWGIwun3MQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7400%2B%25289%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QiHP_X3w_18/W4cEhDAMk7I/AAAAAAAAJVY/1eAwTecLZJof_rb49i6zrS9FQKruY9f4QCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_7403-3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QiHP_X3w_18/W4cEhDAMk7I/AAAAAAAAJVY/1eAwTecLZJof_rb49i6zrS9FQKruY9f4QCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_7403-3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dX2QsQYWsLY/W4jCDlRrmNI/AAAAAAAAJVw/7GnFH2gtgt89mqdux8gcRoRs_8ZLuyHwACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_7429-3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1227&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;490&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dX2QsQYWsLY/W4jCDlRrmNI/AAAAAAAAJVw/7GnFH2gtgt89mqdux8gcRoRs_8ZLuyHwACLcBGAs/s640/IMG_7429-3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12.8px;&quot;&gt;Capela de São Benedito&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Há uma mansão com vista para a Praia da Feiticeira e é um passatempo de quase todos os que visitam a praia admirar e tentar adivinhar a história do lugar antigo. A lenda da casa envolve uma feiticeira, piratas e o tráfico de escravos. Segundo a história, uma ex-proprietária fez um acordo com piratas e traficantes de escravos que usavam sua propriedade à beira-mar como ponto de entrada para contrabandear escravos depois que a escravidão foi abolida na década de 1850.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anos depois, velha e perturbada, ela fez seus escravos enterrarem seu tesouro na floresta. Paranoica e com certeza que eles voltariam para roubar suas riquezas, ela os matou. Assombrada por suas ações, ela enlouqueceu e desapareceu, deixando para trás seu tesouro intocado.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Loucura, né?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A praia em si dá uma vibe completamente diferente. É pequena e isolada, quase como uma praia particular só para você. Não há lanchonetes ou estradas barulhentas por perto. Você, a areia, o churuá das ondas e o pôr-do-sol.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lWDgyIMf91o/W4b_bDldkpI/AAAAAAAAJU8/HyFZ2U1_hg8JBfsdHK0QnktKN2eqdSzLwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7410-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lWDgyIMf91o/W4b_bDldkpI/AAAAAAAAJU8/HyFZ2U1_hg8JBfsdHK0QnktKN2eqdSzLwCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7410-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-82vVv85j0yc/W4ckJdaP__I/AAAAAAAAJVk/MRFNV5NwKAgu15pzdkFYrCDRysVC-cfawCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_7437-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-82vVv85j0yc/W4ckJdaP__I/AAAAAAAAJVk/MRFNV5NwKAgu15pzdkFYrCDRysVC-cfawCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_7437-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--CT94r0oj0c/W4b_c2TXfpI/AAAAAAAAJU8/9hdBn8vl9CsXOypbLWUMr3ssnx-YigFwQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7474-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--CT94r0oj0c/W4b_c2TXfpI/AAAAAAAAJU8/9hdBn8vl9CsXOypbLWUMr3ssnx-YigFwQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7474-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H7IqqvnC66A/W4b_fXkPv4I/AAAAAAAAJVA/N6NE-zJsazI6dFUycJHw5MA2do33A_OvgCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7621%2B%252813%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H7IqqvnC66A/W4b_fXkPv4I/AAAAAAAAJVA/N6NE-zJsazI6dFUycJHw5MA2do33A_OvgCEwYBhgL/s400/IMG_7621%2B%252813%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A praia do Jabaquara foi a mais longe que visitamos. Nós seguimos a estrada até que se tornou um caminho de terra através da floresta. Quando a estrada acabou, demos carona para um casal que tambem estava indo até Jabaquara. Eles haviam tomado o ônibus até a estrada de terra e ficaram contando com a bondade dos outros para chegar à praia. Vimos algumas outras pessoas recebendo e dando carona; aparentemente, é uma maneira comum de chegar até Jabaquara.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Nós tivemos que pagar pelo estacionamento, mas era conveniente e na sombra. O homem também quis nos vender &quot;repelente natural&quot; mas já tinhamos. Sendo que a ilha é tão conservada e coberta de floresta, há muitos borrachudos. Não nos perturbaram nem atrapalharam o passeio, mas sabiamos que estavam por perto. Estávamos cientes e por isso aplicamos repelente diariamente e mantivemos um repelente fixo no nosso quarto. Se um dia visitar Ilhabela, leve e aplique repelente.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7V844IX-SVI/W4bunh02OFI/AAAAAAAAJTk/kSEeHCGBmcocJlSmXXwYA9CTQTM4O6b3wCEwYBhgL/s1600/5-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7V844IX-SVI/W4bunh02OFI/AAAAAAAAJTk/kSEeHCGBmcocJlSmXXwYA9CTQTM4O6b3wCEwYBhgL/s640/5-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Nós caminhamos através das árvores e a vista se abriu para outro belo trecho de areia escura e águas claras. Jabaquara é quase deserta. As ondas eram do jeito que eu mais gosto: altas, mas só quebram no raso. É uma praia tranquila com uma lagoa de água doce que flui preguiçosamente para o oceano. A água doce vem das montanhas, por isso é mais fria do que a água do oceano, mas oferece a solução ideal para se livrar da água salgada antes de ir para casa.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Jwrvxl4e1I/W4bupNZIR2I/AAAAAAAAJTg/IOSDhC4PIYEZsoP_hMobJ4n_wp_Fv13cQCEwYBhgL/s1600/8-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Jwrvxl4e1I/W4bupNZIR2I/AAAAAAAAJTg/IOSDhC4PIYEZsoP_hMobJ4n_wp_Fv13cQCEwYBhgL/s640/8-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GIr4x32IzdY/W4bukvaFtNI/AAAAAAAAJTU/NCvX2JDKC6w1dQxF5iD9xCMrUBDG0WXNgCEwYBhgL/s1600/10-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GIr4x32IzdY/W4bukvaFtNI/AAAAAAAAJTU/NCvX2JDKC6w1dQxF5iD9xCMrUBDG0WXNgCEwYBhgL/s400/10-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4Qm1PUcn7Jc/W4buk1kZPXI/AAAAAAAAJTg/F1DiP2xmMXQHFrScx5LVdYGHyWt46foNQCEwYBhgL/s1600/12-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4Qm1PUcn7Jc/W4buk1kZPXI/AAAAAAAAJTg/F1DiP2xmMXQHFrScx5LVdYGHyWt46foNQCEwYBhgL/s640/12-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4QbiIJj-jIs/W4mM3QX00bI/AAAAAAAAJV8/qvkRzBoXj0oGB6TmOk7ZV5qRBa-opm1-gCLcBGAs/s1600/7-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4QbiIJj-jIs/W4mM3QX00bI/AAAAAAAAJV8/qvkRzBoXj0oGB6TmOk7ZV5qRBa-opm1-gCLcBGAs/s640/7-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hEO8ZBIKIDk/W4mNAvW0VYI/AAAAAAAAJWA/Z5iHLWhAEggmWWKO2i7SDlL15DpneNJ8QCLcBGAs/s1600/11.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hEO8ZBIKIDk/W4mNAvW0VYI/AAAAAAAAJWA/Z5iHLWhAEggmWWKO2i7SDlL15DpneNJ8QCLcBGAs/s640/11.JPG&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12.8px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_cQzRILbllI/W4b_fEGUSzI/AAAAAAAAJU8/IaSibQVh81ABaBCUIGskShft00kmYAE6QCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7603-2.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12.8px;&quot;&gt;Jabaquara&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Ilhabela foi uma experiência linda. Queremos voltar um dia e conhecer o outro lado. Mas por enquanto, temos as memórias e fotos.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Obrigado por me permitir compartilhar com você!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ilhabela.com.br/praias/praia-da-feiticeira/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lenda da Praia da Feiticeira&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/4910418620959055388/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/08/thegirltravels-ilhabela-pt-ii.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/4910418620959055388'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/4910418620959055388'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/08/thegirltravels-ilhabela-pt-ii.html' title='#thegirltravels - Ilhabela, pt. II'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D00HrGklvQ4/W4cBYQpsIyI/AAAAAAAAJVM/ATK0YPnhgTseUsu6htMN4B9PM57tA1fSwCLcBGAs/s72-c/15-3.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-7067258609514623692</id><published>2018-08-24T19:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2018-08-29T10:56:06.703-07:00</updated><title type='text'>#thegirltravels - Ilhabela, part I.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2519900931853528292#Portugues&quot;&gt;Portugues&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PO3udMCox9k/W4BN119LsGI/AAAAAAAAJQE/xD37AQDQ8OwD-Ghc49kX94zsypgyhjVAQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7317-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PO3udMCox9k/W4BN119LsGI/AAAAAAAAJQE/xD37AQDQ8OwD-Ghc49kX94zsypgyhjVAQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7317-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This July we completed two years of marriage. At times it seems so natural like it&#39;s been a lifetime. At others, it&#39;s really hard to believe our wedding wasn&#39;t just last month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To celebrate, we planned a little getaway within our vacation to Brazil. We were &lt;i&gt;supposed&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;to drive an, admittedly long, four hours to an island on the coast. We caught a bit of traffic crossing São Paulo, but that was expected. The rest was beautiful scenery up and down the sierra&amp;nbsp;surrounded by its lush greens. We stopped at a beach town to raid their grocery store for some last minute supplies and dinner. Off we went making good time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bzB9AcTrU6g/W4BNyPscCaI/AAAAAAAAJP8/OtUh80MDF2I07zxS1fUgzzn1JTKKzQHpwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7274-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;900&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bzB9AcTrU6g/W4BNyPscCaI/AAAAAAAAJP8/OtUh80MDF2I07zxS1fUgzzn1JTKKzQHpwCEwYBhgL/s400/IMG_7274-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;225&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pRcAvokko9g/W4BNyNrPi5I/AAAAAAAAJP0/Rv5rOqW-10YXUaJaifiCkrdOryqWrd7yACEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7280-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pRcAvokko9g/W4BNyNrPi5I/AAAAAAAAJP0/Rv5rOqW-10YXUaJaifiCkrdOryqWrd7yACEwYBhgL/s400/IMG_7280-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Roadside lunch.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fzeb1uNr2-o/W4BNyaz4JgI/AAAAAAAAJQI/xKnqOzmxaSEGHP_kJTUSTZwyIiGU7u5MgCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7294-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fzeb1uNr2-o/W4BNyaz4JgI/AAAAAAAAJQI/xKnqOzmxaSEGHP_kJTUSTZwyIiGU7u5MgCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7294-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Passionfruit and lime mousse for dessert.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q7q52i0jocI/W4BN1hz6FRI/AAAAAAAAJQA/YWUn023-G94moKCymq9pTDAlPI_Won3zwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7300-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q7q52i0jocI/W4BN1hz6FRI/AAAAAAAAJQA/YWUn023-G94moKCymq9pTDAlPI_Won3zwCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7300-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Forests on the&amp;nbsp;sierra&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VXdPm7FPx8A/W4BN0bSMmhI/AAAAAAAAJQM/C63R6DV0l2EiBGo59E3bYowzHNSI-MCzwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7302-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VXdPm7FPx8A/W4BN0bSMmhI/AAAAAAAAJQM/C63R6DV0l2EiBGo59E3bYowzHNSI-MCzwCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7302-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Dinner&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHHZ7qX1-0s/W4BN0U7EWUI/AAAAAAAAJQA/orTutSWxuCcOGV9kLs8DpSep-9nG1mAYwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7303.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHHZ7qX1-0s/W4BN0U7EWUI/AAAAAAAAJQA/orTutSWxuCcOGV9kLs8DpSep-9nG1mAYwCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7303.JPG&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Until...it was time to board the ferry. The line of cars meandered and stopped. We craned our necks, thanked the street vendors who were selling everything except a faster way to arrive, got out of the car, walked around, hoping the dock was just around the next bend. After two hours, we finally made it onto the ferry. We watched the sunset behind the mainland, and by the time we arrived on the island half-an-hour or so later, it was nighttime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PO3udMCox9k/W4BN119LsGI/AAAAAAAAJQE/xD37AQDQ8OwD-Ghc49kX94zsypgyhjVAQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7317-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PO3udMCox9k/W4BN119LsGI/AAAAAAAAJQE/xD37AQDQ8OwD-Ghc49kX94zsypgyhjVAQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7317-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xuBwXuMKpV8/W4BN5I68xiI/AAAAAAAAJQI/RyD2Pv9EQwoO8_KwSotD1dJZdKw3VrOsQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7328-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xuBwXuMKpV8/W4BN5I68xiI/AAAAAAAAJQI/RyD2Pv9EQwoO8_KwSotD1dJZdKw3VrOsQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7328-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vHAfBi5Qvk/W4BRbm_BocI/AAAAAAAAJRI/xAPmG2RXU3MDJgsPiJAP76U2VQam75aOwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7334-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vHAfBi5Qvk/W4BRbm_BocI/AAAAAAAAJRI/xAPmG2RXU3MDJgsPiJAP76U2VQam75aOwCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7334-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;We passed by our hotel blindly following our GPS. We drove up dark roads, &quot;Is it here?&quot; &quot;No, let&#39;s get out of here!&quot; On one side of the road, there were gates, which completely confused me. &quot;That&#39;s the ocean down there! Where do these gates lead to?&quot; So we looked at the opposite side. And completely missed the hotel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It reminded me of our honeymoon. I had no idea where we were going (Vini planned the entire trip, and I only found out as we went along), and as we passed sketchy roads and rundown hotels I kept saying to myself &quot;Please, God, don&#39;t let it be this dingy place in the middle of nowhere&quot; and preparing myself to make the best of it even if it were.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But like our honeymoon, when we finally made it to the right place, it was my favorite place around. We stayed at Barra do Piuva. The hotel is built down the slope and ends at the beach. A valet desk is the only space at road level. Stairs lead down to the reception, rooms, amenities, and then down towards the dock. We arrived at our room and heard the waves crashing, saw the moon filtering through the palm trees and sparkling on the water. Finally. We&#39;d made it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next morning we realized the whole trip had been worth it. We had a beautiful view of the ocean, the sun glistening on the waves, the ferries in the distance, beaches stretching around the island. We were ready to explore. But first, breakfast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you stay at a hotel in Brazil, do know that breakfast is something you will want to take seriously. It&#39;s normally a buffet style spread with tables laden with food and drinks. Savory tarts, cakes, eggs, a variety of bread, rolls, spreads, cheeses, yogurt, fresh fruits, teas, coffees, juices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zo5fOAdt-hk/W4YZMc6eCmI/AAAAAAAAJSM/526T1YR4G_M_rwFMCa9rgUZUtjDGelprACLcBGAs/s1600/2-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zo5fOAdt-hk/W4YZMc6eCmI/AAAAAAAAJSM/526T1YR4G_M_rwFMCa9rgUZUtjDGelprACLcBGAs/s320/2-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ewH2ZtvULPk/W4YZMWyo_pI/AAAAAAAAJSI/pXGwdIAuf5Q8HnhFaU2DYaPHjyguih4BQCLcBGAs/s1600/3-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ewH2ZtvULPk/W4YZMWyo_pI/AAAAAAAAJSI/pXGwdIAuf5Q8HnhFaU2DYaPHjyguih4BQCLcBGAs/s320/3-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kh7cxu3W-hU/W4bd0ebhW5I/AAAAAAAAJSc/xjMTXmL62DID1yC2jS8IVlTlHWehBkjvACLcBGAs/s1600/17-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kh7cxu3W-hU/W4bd0ebhW5I/AAAAAAAAJSc/xjMTXmL62DID1yC2jS8IVlTlHWehBkjvACLcBGAs/s640/17-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We really enjoyed our hotel. There was plenty to do, and it wasn&#39;t too busy during the week despite it being July. We divided our time between really taking advantage of the pool, hot tub, sauna, beach, etc., and going to other beaches and exploring the island. Barra do Piuva has complimentary kayaks available for guests, so we took one out to go around Ilha das Cabras. It&#39;s a private island, so we only went around it and made up stories about who owns it. The water was clear, and we had a sea turtle friend come up to the surface to say hello.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lyKtJKwYSUg/W4BOB_vMBFI/AAAAAAAAJQQ/2JeXmL3DHvowDCCnV-eBHXZtiZnfUoOgQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7348-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lyKtJKwYSUg/W4BOB_vMBFI/AAAAAAAAJQQ/2JeXmL3DHvowDCCnV-eBHXZtiZnfUoOgQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7348-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Yes, there&#39;s a tree that grows up and through the restaurant patio above.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WDDs_OU2n9o/W4BOCsLkcnI/AAAAAAAAJQQ/PkVymCDnYNcf8O_snjMG841Wyd1p8879wCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7356-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WDDs_OU2n9o/W4BOCsLkcnI/AAAAAAAAJQQ/PkVymCDnYNcf8O_snjMG841Wyd1p8879wCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7356-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Our sand castle still standing the next morning&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c_f14_knF2A/W4BSn16wMfI/AAAAAAAAJRk/XCTOwEsykToVbT64OvfBSm3QsKEJFXCQACEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7654.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c_f14_knF2A/W4BSn16wMfI/AAAAAAAAJRk/XCTOwEsykToVbT64OvfBSm3QsKEJFXCQACEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7654.JPG&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The hotel from the dock&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; 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width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u5UK33YhTdA/W4BRdvALzXI/AAAAAAAAJRA/6nYFJwVNpRAjQ6k1BWg7fV0s4EDChQUkwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7549-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u5UK33YhTdA/W4BRdvALzXI/AAAAAAAAJRA/6nYFJwVNpRAjQ6k1BWg7fV0s4EDChQUkwCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7549-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u9GXpbpEikI/W4BSnz_-9nI/AAAAAAAAJRo/wDWQmGpUI3wuYoymmYaR33cIC069iAlAACEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7634-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u9GXpbpEikI/W4BSnz_-9nI/AAAAAAAAJRo/wDWQmGpUI3wuYoymmYaR33cIC069iAlAACEwYBhgL/s400/IMG_7634-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can&#39;t take him anywhere. 😄&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4djwf4WccvQ/W4BSYkz5mAI/AAAAAAAAJRg/cXXb06-jzngGALJegXGJA1-CUuex4qqPQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7651-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4djwf4WccvQ/W4BSYkz5mAI/AAAAAAAAJRg/cXXb06-jzngGALJegXGJA1-CUuex4qqPQCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7651-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Dessert, anyone?&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cnImO4mMhAs/W4Di1Qr6GVI/AAAAAAAAJR8/XWETNTLBEAIBj7ibXgarPXQnbgOuQ72jACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_7643-2%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1029&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;410&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cnImO4mMhAs/W4Di1Qr6GVI/AAAAAAAAJR8/XWETNTLBEAIBj7ibXgarPXQnbgOuQ72jACLcBGAs/s640/IMG_7643-2%2B%25282%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, we&#39;ve covered the hotel. Let&#39;s talk about the island next...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/null&quot; id=&quot;Portugues&quot;&gt;Portugues&lt;/a&gt; _______________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Em julho deste ano completamos dois anos de casados. Às vezes parece tão natural que tenho certeza que faz uma vida toda. Como tem hora que é difícil acreditar que nosso casamento não foi apenas no mês passado.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Para comemorar, planejamos um passeio dentro de nossas férias para o Brasil. O plano era dirigir quatro horas para chegar em Ilhabela, o que, convenhamos, já era uma viagem semi-longa. Nós pegamos um pouco de tráfego intenso atravessando São Paulo, mas era de se esperar. O resto foi uma viagem muito tranquila subindo e descendo a serra cercada por seus verdes exuberantes. Paramos em uma cidade antes de atravessar na balsa para comprar algumas comidinhas. Continuamos a viagem com planos de chegar cedo no hotel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bzB9AcTrU6g/W4BNyPscCaI/AAAAAAAAJP8/OtUh80MDF2I07zxS1fUgzzn1JTKKzQHpwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7274-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;900&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bzB9AcTrU6g/W4BNyPscCaI/AAAAAAAAJP8/OtUh80MDF2I07zxS1fUgzzn1JTKKzQHpwCEwYBhgL/s400/IMG_7274-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;225&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pRcAvokko9g/W4BNyNrPi5I/AAAAAAAAJP0/Rv5rOqW-10YXUaJaifiCkrdOryqWrd7yACEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7280-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pRcAvokko9g/W4BNyNrPi5I/AAAAAAAAJP0/Rv5rOqW-10YXUaJaifiCkrdOryqWrd7yACEwYBhgL/s400/IMG_7280-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Lanchinho&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fzeb1uNr2-o/W4BNyaz4JgI/AAAAAAAAJQI/xKnqOzmxaSEGHP_kJTUSTZwyIiGU7u5MgCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7294-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; 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width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Serra&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VXdPm7FPx8A/W4BN0bSMmhI/AAAAAAAAJQM/C63R6DV0l2EiBGo59E3bYowzHNSI-MCzwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7302-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VXdPm7FPx8A/W4BN0bSMmhI/AAAAAAAAJQM/C63R6DV0l2EiBGo59E3bYowzHNSI-MCzwCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7302-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHHZ7qX1-0s/W4BN0U7EWUI/AAAAAAAAJQA/orTutSWxuCcOGV9kLs8DpSep-9nG1mAYwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7303.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHHZ7qX1-0s/W4BN0U7EWUI/AAAAAAAAJQA/orTutSWxuCcOGV9kLs8DpSep-9nG1mAYwCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7303.JPG&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Janta de gente grande&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Até que chegou a hora de embarcar na balsa. Chegamos na fila e paramos. Esticavamos o pescoço pra tentar ver, agradeciamos os vendedores ambulantes que estavam vendendo de tudo menos uma maneira mais ràpida para chegar. Saímos do carro, andamos pra ver, esperando que a balsa estivesse na próxima curva. Depois de duas horas, finalmente chegou nossa vez de embarcar. Observamos o sol se pondo atrás do continente e, quando chegamos à ilha cerca de meia hora depois, já&amp;nbsp;era noite.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PO3udMCox9k/W4BN119LsGI/AAAAAAAAJQE/xD37AQDQ8OwD-Ghc49kX94zsypgyhjVAQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7317-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PO3udMCox9k/W4BN119LsGI/AAAAAAAAJQE/xD37AQDQ8OwD-Ghc49kX94zsypgyhjVAQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7317-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xuBwXuMKpV8/W4BN5I68xiI/AAAAAAAAJQI/RyD2Pv9EQwoO8_KwSotD1dJZdKw3VrOsQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7328-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xuBwXuMKpV8/W4BN5I68xiI/AAAAAAAAJQI/RyD2Pv9EQwoO8_KwSotD1dJZdKw3VrOsQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7328-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vHAfBi5Qvk/W4BRbm_BocI/AAAAAAAAJRI/xAPmG2RXU3MDJgsPiJAP76U2VQam75aOwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7334-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vHAfBi5Qvk/W4BRbm_BocI/AAAAAAAAJRI/xAPmG2RXU3MDJgsPiJAP76U2VQam75aOwCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7334-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Passamos pelo nosso hotel cegamente seguindo o Waze. Nós subimos estradas escuras, &quot;Será que é aqui?&quot; &quot;Não, não é. Vamos sair logo daqui!&quot; De um lado da rua havia portões, o que me confundiu. &quot;Mas é o oceano lá embaixo! Para onde esses portões levam?&quot; Então nós olhamos para o lado oposto. E completamente deixamos de ver as placas iluminadas do hotel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Me fez lembrar a nossa lua de mel. Eu não tinha nenhuma ideia de onde estávamos indo (o Vinícius planejou a viagem inteira, e eu só fui descobrindo). Enquanto passávamos por estradas escuras e pousadas decadentes em Recife eu ficava orando para mim mesmo: &quot;Por favor, Deus, não deixe ser esse lugar esquisito no meio do nada&quot; e me preparando para manter o sorriso no rosto mesmo que fosse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mas foi igual dois anos atrás em nossa lua de mel. Quando finalmente chegamos ao lugar certo, aconteceu que foi o meu preferido de todos ao redor. Nós ficamos no hotel Barra do Piúva. O hotel é construído na encosta e termina na praia. Uma mesa para o rapaz que pegou nossas malas é o único espaço no nível da rua. Escadas levam até a recepção, quartos, comodidades e, em seguida, em direção a praia. Chegamos ao nosso quarto e ouvimos as ondas quebrando, vimos a lua passando pelas palmeiras e cintilando na água. Finalmente. Chegamos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na manhã seguinte, percebemos que a viagem inteira do dia anterior valera a pena. Tinhamos uma vista do oceano, o sol brilhando sobre as ondas, as balsas à distância, praias ao redor da ilha. Nós estávamos prontos para explorar. Mas primeiro, o café da manhã.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;E que café da manhã. Aqui os hotéis&amp;nbsp;não tem disso de ter fartura no café da manhã. Sentimos muita a falta disso por que, bom, não sei&amp;nbsp;vocês,&amp;nbsp;mas nós vamos dormir e acordamos pensando no café da manhã. 😆 O Barra do Piúva não deixou a desejar. Tinha&amp;nbsp;várias opções para vegetarianos, inclusive torta de palmito.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zo5fOAdt-hk/W4YZMc6eCmI/AAAAAAAAJSQ/cwJwsxY09jc4eoBJShkiGMCJLbH8J83CQCEwYBhgL/s1600/2-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zo5fOAdt-hk/W4YZMc6eCmI/AAAAAAAAJSQ/cwJwsxY09jc4eoBJShkiGMCJLbH8J83CQCEwYBhgL/s320/2-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ewH2ZtvULPk/W4YZMWyo_pI/AAAAAAAAJSU/puWCwbbOVdo1EN6E8UEDJgpgLycaxRShQCEwYBhgL/s1600/3-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ewH2ZtvULPk/W4YZMWyo_pI/AAAAAAAAJSU/puWCwbbOVdo1EN6E8UEDJgpgLycaxRShQCEwYBhgL/s320/3-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kh7cxu3W-hU/W4bd0ebhW5I/AAAAAAAAJSc/xjMTXmL62DID1yC2jS8IVlTlHWehBkjvACLcBGAs/s1600/17-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kh7cxu3W-hU/W4bd0ebhW5I/AAAAAAAAJSc/xjMTXmL62DID1yC2jS8IVlTlHWehBkjvACLcBGAs/s640/17-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nós realmente aproveitamos o hotel. Havia muito o que fazer, e não estava muito cheio durante a semana, apesar de ser julho. Nós dividimos o nosso tempo entre aproveitar a piscina, hidromassagem, sauna, praia, etc., e indo para outras praias e explorar a ilha. O Barra do Piúva&amp;nbsp;tem caiaques de cortesia disponíveis para os hóspedes, então pegamos uma e demos a volta na Ilha das Cabras. É uma ilha privada, então nós apenas demos a volta imaginando e inventando histórias sobre o(a) dono(a). A água estava limpa e tivemos uma visita de uma tartaruga marinha que veio à superfície para dizer oi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lyKtJKwYSUg/W4BOB_vMBFI/AAAAAAAAJQQ/2JeXmL3DHvowDCCnV-eBHXZtiZnfUoOgQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7348-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lyKtJKwYSUg/W4BOB_vMBFI/AAAAAAAAJQQ/2JeXmL3DHvowDCCnV-eBHXZtiZnfUoOgQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7348-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Sim, tem uma linda&amp;nbsp;árvore que cresce do pátio da piscina para o sacada do restaurante acima&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WDDs_OU2n9o/W4BOCsLkcnI/AAAAAAAAJQQ/PkVymCDnYNcf8O_snjMG841Wyd1p8879wCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7356-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WDDs_OU2n9o/W4BOCsLkcnI/AAAAAAAAJQQ/PkVymCDnYNcf8O_snjMG841Wyd1p8879wCEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7356-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Nosso castelino&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c_f14_knF2A/W4BSn16wMfI/AAAAAAAAJRk/XCTOwEsykToVbT64OvfBSm3QsKEJFXCQACEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7654.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c_f14_knF2A/W4BSn16wMfI/AAAAAAAAJRk/XCTOwEsykToVbT64OvfBSm3QsKEJFXCQACEwYBhgL/s320/IMG_7654.JPG&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;O hotel&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M9sxqA4fVGI/W4BRbnXG15I/AAAAAAAAJQ4/BAPM49RKTGQMFmyLrb2TzZ3uBkY6PmgPgCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7515-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M9sxqA4fVGI/W4BRbnXG15I/AAAAAAAAJQ4/BAPM49RKTGQMFmyLrb2TzZ3uBkY6PmgPgCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7515-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fomos dar a volta naquela ilha...a Ilha das Cabras&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-teIic1Z0es0/W4BRctr8DLI/AAAAAAAAJQ8/sQ-SbOZRWHYLdZbLkKhYmqAPBK16ckw4wCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_7547-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-teIic1Z0es0/W4BRctr8DLI/AAAAAAAAJQ8/sQ-SbOZRWHYLdZbLkKhYmqAPBK16ckw4wCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_7547-2.jpg&quot; 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Vamos falar sobre a ilha e suas praias a seguir ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/7067258609514623692/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/08/thegirltravels-ilhabela-part-i.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/7067258609514623692'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/7067258609514623692'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/08/thegirltravels-ilhabela-part-i.html' title='#thegirltravels - Ilhabela, part I.'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PO3udMCox9k/W4BN119LsGI/AAAAAAAAJQE/xD37AQDQ8OwD-Ghc49kX94zsypgyhjVAQCEwYBhgL/s72-c/IMG_7317-2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-3016045466973222797</id><published>2018-08-16T16:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2018-08-16T16:53:06.899-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Innocents Abroad — A Surprise</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SBENhI6bvTQ/W3YHVMfrJyI/AAAAAAAAJO4/CxeTmiIlhTM8jCXD1U05YgE-afWDVJflQCLcBGAs/s1600/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2018-07-03%2Bat%2B9.03.45%2BAM.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;960&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1280&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SBENhI6bvTQ/W3YHVMfrJyI/AAAAAAAAJO4/CxeTmiIlhTM8jCXD1U05YgE-afWDVJflQCLcBGAs/s400/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2018-07-03%2Bat%2B9.03.45%2BAM.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Tuesday evening, August 14, Vini and I arrived home after 44 days away. It had been two years since we had gone to Brazil, and boy was it time for us to visit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&#39;s hard for me to explain what it&#39;s like to go back. It brings me so much healing—physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually. As my brain switches out English for Portuguese, everything else switches a little bit too. Going back centers me, and I am so thankful we had a chance to go when we did.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thought I&#39;d share a bit about our time there, may I? We were so incredibly busy there (the family has doubled now!) traveling from one place to another and saw so many beautiful things...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But let&#39;s start at the beginning. We bought our tickets almost six months ahead of time because we are very spontaneous people, as long as it is all carefully planned. Also because the price was right, obvs. Once the tickets were bought we decided we&#39;d surprise Vini&#39;s family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Y&#39;all. We lied.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We told our family we&#39;d be arriving July 9, when in fact we would be arriving on July 2. A week before we left, we asked Joel and Viviane (family friends, event planners, lovers of surprises, and all around good people who happen to be neighbour&#39;s of Vini&#39;s family) to pick us up. All we asked was for them to pick us up at the airport, but they went so far beyond.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here&#39;s a little necessary context. Bear with me:&lt;br /&gt;My father-in-law is president of our church&#39;s South Brazil Union and my brothers in law also work for the Union, which means they all live on the Union Headquarter property, along with other families. The week we arrived,&amp;nbsp;they were all involved in a new landscaping project and working outside.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Joel and Viviane subtly suggested a community potluck for all the families to be scheduled precisely the day we&#39;d arrive around lunchtime. This guaranteed Vini&#39;s family would all be in the same place. They asked all the families to sit side by side&amp;nbsp;and made sure someone was filming.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Viviane parked right behind where his family was sitting, and we hid in the backseat. She knocked quietly on the door when it was time and...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&#39;allowfullscreen&#39; webkitallowfullscreen=&#39;webkitallowfullscreen&#39; mozallowfullscreen=&#39;mozallowfullscreen&#39; width=&#39;320&#39; height=&#39;266&#39; src=&#39;https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzsW2kKAIuYOZHthgPkquX-evmxPUwcT5oosqCnDkeFolpki6-bDdwyLNisy-97XXNeLLuQCmfwBbGCuJaABg&#39; class=&#39;b-hbp-video b-uploaded&#39; frameborder=&#39;0&#39; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you to everyone who helped us surprise them, to Raquel who helped coordinate, to Ton and Fabricio for filming, and of course to Joel and Viviane for orchestrating. It made them and us so happy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That was the beginning...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Portuguese&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SBENhI6bvTQ/W3YHVMfrJyI/AAAAAAAAJO4/CxeTmiIlhTM8jCXD1U05YgE-afWDVJflQCLcBGAs/s1600/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2018-07-03%2Bat%2B9.03.45%2BAM.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;960&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1280&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SBENhI6bvTQ/W3YHVMfrJyI/AAAAAAAAJO4/CxeTmiIlhTM8jCXD1U05YgE-afWDVJflQCLcBGAs/s400/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2018-07-03%2Bat%2B9.03.45%2BAM.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Na terça-feira à noite, 14 de agosto, o Vinícius e eu chegamos em casa depois de 44 dias fora. Fazia dois anos que não íamos para o Brasil (ou seja, desde casamento) e já estava na hora da gente ir pra l&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;á&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;É difícil para mim explicar o que sinto quando volto. Me faz muito bem e traz uma cura física, emocional, mental e espiritual. Enquanto meu cérebro troca o inglês para o português, todo o resto muda um pouco também. As visitas me ajudam focar no que é realmente importante e estou muito grata por termos tido a chance de ir quando o fizemos.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Eu pensei em compartilhar um pouco sobre o nosso tempo lá, posso? Nós viajamos muito (a família dobrou agora!) tentanto rever todos e vimos e vivemos muitas coisas bonitas...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Mas vamos começar no começo. Ouvi dizer que é melhor assim...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Compramos nossas passagens quase seis meses antes porque somos pessoas muito espontâneas, desde que tudo seja cuidadosamente planejado. Também porque o preço estava bom, claro. Uma vez que as passagens foram compradas, decidimos que surpreenderíamos a família do Vinícius.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Pessoal. Nós mentimos.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Dissemos à nossa família que chegaríamos no dia 9 de julho, quando, na verdade, chegaríamos no dia 2. Uma semana antes de viajar, pedimos para o Joel e a Viviane (amigos da família, organizadores de eventos, amantes de surpresas e pessoas boas demais que também moram no sítio da União onde meus sogros moram) para nos buscar no aeroporto. Apenas pedimos que nos buscassem no aeroporto, mas eles foram muito além.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Um pouco de contexto:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Meu sogro é presidente da União Sul do Brasil da nossa igreja e meus cunhados também trabalham para a União, o que significa que todos moram no mesmo sítio junto com outras famílias que também trabalham para a Obra. Na semana em que chegamos, todos estavam envolvidos em um novo projeto de paisagismo e trabalhando lá fora.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;O Joel e a Viviane sugeriram sutilmente que tivesse um almoço comunitário entre as famílias do sítio justo no dia em que chegaríamos bem na hora do almoço. Isso garantia que meus sogros e cunhados estariam todos juntos na mesma hora. Eles sentaram todas as famílias juntas para evitar suspeita e se certificaram de que alguém estava filmando.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;A Viviane estacionou logo atrás de onde os Gessners estavam sentados e nos escondemos no banco de trás. Ela bateu na porta quando chegou a hora e ...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&#39;allowfullscreen&#39; webkitallowfullscreen=&#39;webkitallowfullscreen&#39; mozallowfullscreen=&#39;mozallowfullscreen&#39; width=&#39;320&#39; height=&#39;266&#39; src=&#39;https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyEJRjUbDJBFg846Q_xSzFxoZnrP-msOJ2LSnivlpTVnS35bv_yucNirl-c_8aopJGcZTVdZ7OxPrvEUbaJ8w&#39; class=&#39;b-hbp-video b-uploaded&#39; frameborder=&#39;0&#39; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Obrigado a todos que nos ajudaram. Sem vocês seria impossível. Obrigada a Raquel que ajudou a coordenar, ao Ton e o Fabrício pelas filmagens e, claro, ao Joel e a Viviane por orquestrar tudo tão perfeitamente. Isso os fez e a nós tão felizes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Esse foi o começo ...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/3016045466973222797/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/08/innocents-abroad-surprise.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/3016045466973222797'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/3016045466973222797'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/08/innocents-abroad-surprise.html' title='Innocents Abroad — A Surprise'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SBENhI6bvTQ/W3YHVMfrJyI/AAAAAAAAJO4/CxeTmiIlhTM8jCXD1U05YgE-afWDVJflQCLcBGAs/s72-c/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2018-07-03%2Bat%2B9.03.45%2BAM.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-384381599175660910</id><published>2018-06-06T13:46:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2018-06-06T13:55:27.434-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#thegirleats"/><title type='text'>Guava Paste Rolls - Enroladinhos de Goiabada</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;versão em portugues abaixo&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;SUMMERTIME! It&#39;s almost here! I can feel it. We&#39;re planning loads of fun trips and big changes for this summer. The sun comes out and it feels like we all come alive and become braver to try new things, go new places, get moving...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe you&#39;re not going far away this summer, or maybe you&#39;re waiting for the day to take off to arrive. Here&#39;s a recipe to make and bake in the meantime. It&#39;ll give you a taste of a faraway land. It&#39;s quick, easy, and tastes sweet and summery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8JfRx44OwE/WxhFyLKtL5I/AAAAAAAAJJg/aPcGJqSbQgkh-fwtz8beKYTrFyZf8sOTwCLcBGAs/s1600/AAB9A4CA-F9CC-4D88-B988-4357F53FBF34.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8JfRx44OwE/WxhFyLKtL5I/AAAAAAAAJJg/aPcGJqSbQgkh-fwtz8beKYTrFyZf8sOTwCLcBGAs/s400/AAB9A4CA-F9CC-4D88-B988-4357F53FBF34.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Introduction to Guava Paste&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For this recipe we&#39;re using Guava paste or guava marmalade. It&#39;s made from guava, native to South America. The guava paste is a thickened jelly that is so firm you can slice it. Its strong sweetness complements deliciously with savory. The deep guava-red&amp;nbsp;hue adds a beautiful flair to dishes. It has a flexible texture&amp;nbsp;meaning you can slice it and pair it with queijo&amp;nbsp;fresco (or probably any cheese; it&#39;d make an excellent addition to your cheese board), or melt it with a few teaspoons of water and use it as a cake filling, or cut it up and use it as a filling for rolls and other pastries. Buy it. Open up the packaging, slice it, throw it on a cracker, welcome to a new world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jLvmntVT-O4/WxhFt7bqcTI/AAAAAAAAJJc/4lec3ngt8vAFqfy8b-WGsIN9Z7DOsxsRgCLcBGAs/s1600/8C7A7F4C-C190-4253-B4A8-169831C7B5B4.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jLvmntVT-O4/WxhFt7bqcTI/AAAAAAAAJJc/4lec3ngt8vAFqfy8b-WGsIN9Z7DOsxsRgCLcBGAs/s640/8C7A7F4C-C190-4253-B4A8-169831C7B5B4.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guava Paste Rolls&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ingredients&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dough:&lt;br /&gt;1 cup warm water&lt;br /&gt;1 Tbsp. yeast&lt;br /&gt;1/2 Tbsp. salt&lt;br /&gt;1/2 Tbsp. sugar&lt;br /&gt;6 Tbsp. oil*&lt;br /&gt;2-3&amp;nbsp; cups flour&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;*Okay, here&#39;s the thing about Brazilian measurements. They use regular silverware, not designated measuring spoons. Also, I learned this recipe from watching my mom do it. Here&#39;s how she measures oil (as does my mother-in-law and most Brazilian women I know): she starts a steady stream of oil onto a regular Tablespoon and once the spoon is full she empties it into the bowl in the blink of an eye never interrupting the stream of oil. Fill spoon, empty, repeated x6. Maybe I&#39;ll do a video later to show it better. Would that help?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Filling:&lt;br /&gt;Approx. 300g Guava Paste* cut into strips&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;*Can be found at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/conchita-guava-paste/6000188766568&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Walmart&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.com/Goya-Guava-Paste-21-Ounce/dp/B00060N4U2&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.loblaws.ca/Food/Pantry/Breakfast/Jams%2C-Jellies-%26-Preserves/Conchita-Guava-Paste/p/20213757_EA&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Loblaws&lt;/a&gt;, and probably most grocery stores with an &quot;international foods&quot; aisle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Optional: Powdered sugar for dusting&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Directions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Mix water and yeast in a mixing bowl. Add salt, sugar, and oil and mix.&lt;br /&gt;2. Add the 2 cups of flour and mix with a wooden spoon. Knead by hand and, if necessary, add the 1/2 cup little by little until you have a smooth dough.&lt;br /&gt;3. Cover and let the dough rise for 30-40 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;4. Generously sprinkle a clean counter or table surface with flour and roll out the dough. You need to roll it out thinly because the dough will rise in the oven. However, be careful not to roll out too thin and cause tears.&lt;br /&gt;5. With a pizza cutter, cut the dough into squares. (Ball up the scraps, then roll it out again until you run out of dough. Place a piece of filling into the final scrap, roll it into a little ball, and place to bake with the rolls.)&lt;br /&gt;6. Place the guava paste strips diagonally onto the squares of dough and roll from one end to the other like so:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xdbGFwIjn5g/WxhGXK7lcUI/AAAAAAAAJJw/_0zG3P8B0PMUJfB4QGEPsIBUkxZ59-xKgCLcBGAs/s1600/6D69B505-178D-4118-A3F5-5B02524F994E.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xdbGFwIjn5g/WxhGXK7lcUI/AAAAAAAAJJw/_0zG3P8B0PMUJfB4QGEPsIBUkxZ59-xKgCLcBGAs/s320/6D69B505-178D-4118-A3F5-5B02524F994E.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TDI6MJyrVqc/WxhGZdQLQ8I/AAAAAAAAJJ8/VT5_4mNpPcIo62ZwNzNaRKydwOgEqUQPQCLcBGAs/s1600/1AE10B17-38BA-4F4A-B73D-46CACAD72C4B.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TDI6MJyrVqc/WxhGZdQLQ8I/AAAAAAAAJJ8/VT5_4mNpPcIo62ZwNzNaRKydwOgEqUQPQCLcBGAs/s320/1AE10B17-38BA-4F4A-B73D-46CACAD72C4B.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2jM2r5LK3lE/WxhHIyfrNhI/AAAAAAAAJKM/L6EajJBJGvcB0t9dq6cAFJIwOsmjd1b_QCLcBGAs/s1600/D77A3BD5-66C4-4531-9CC6-EB1F9E8E9F74.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2jM2r5LK3lE/WxhHIyfrNhI/AAAAAAAAJKM/L6EajJBJGvcB0t9dq6cAFJIwOsmjd1b_QCLcBGAs/s320/D77A3BD5-66C4-4531-9CC6-EB1F9E8E9F74.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uxHgzetj-EQ/WxhHJpF2j2I/AAAAAAAAJKQ/scXCAKRMNN8pEqWxrFEyi51jSlPLmmR3ACLcBGAs/s1600/95087625-3A69-46D9-882C-EB15B10B7553.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uxHgzetj-EQ/WxhHJpF2j2I/AAAAAAAAJKQ/scXCAKRMNN8pEqWxrFEyi51jSlPLmmR3ACLcBGAs/s320/95087625-3A69-46D9-882C-EB15B10B7553.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Place on a non-stick cookie sheet and bake for approximately 15 minutes in a preheated oven at 350º. (It really depends on your oven. Keep an eye on them and when they&#39;re starting to become golden on the top, they&#39;re done.)&lt;br /&gt;8. Dust with powdered sugar once cooled, if you want. But they&#39;re addictive either way! Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;__________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Português&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;VERÃO! Esta quase aqui! Imagine a felicidade de uma pessoa que ama tanto o sol mas mora em um lugar onde ele desaparece por semanas de uma vez! Estamos planejando muitas viagens divertidas e grandes mudanças para este verão. O sol sai e parece que nos tornamos vivos e mais corajosos para experimentar coisas novas, ir a novos lugares, nos mover ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mas enquanto isso, vamos fazer umas coisinhas bem gostosas para ajudar esperar. Ensaiando algumas receitas para fazer para piqueniques, trilhas, acampamentos, e viagens desse verão. Mas é o seguinte...esses enroladinhos ficam uma delícia não importa se tiver frio ou calor. Ficam muito gostosos com um chá. Hmmm...delícia. Então vamos lá...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JKcHAd2pOcg/WxhHUjjTytI/AAAAAAAAJKU/scUF6iCHNQgUsrb7qbJJEC4lgDSryCR2QCLcBGAs/s1600/8C7A7F4C-C190-4253-B4A8-169831C7B5B4.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JKcHAd2pOcg/WxhHUjjTytI/AAAAAAAAJKU/scUF6iCHNQgUsrb7qbJJEC4lgDSryCR2QCLcBGAs/s640/8C7A7F4C-C190-4253-B4A8-169831C7B5B4.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Enroladinhos de Goiabada&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ingredientes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Massa&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;1 xícara de água morna&lt;br /&gt;1 colher de sopa de fermento&amp;nbsp;biológico&lt;br /&gt;1/2 colher de sopa de sal&lt;br /&gt;1/2 colher de sopa de açúcar&lt;br /&gt;6 colheres de sopa de óleo&lt;br /&gt;2-3 xícaras de farinha de trigo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Recheio&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aprox. 300g de goiabada cortada em tiras&lt;br /&gt;Opcional: Açúcar de confeiteiro para polvilhar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Modo de preparo&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Misture a água e o fermento em uma tigela. Adicione o sal, açúcar e óleo e misture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Adicione as duas xícaras de farinha e misture com uma colher de pau. Amasse com a mão e, se necessário, acrescente a meia xícara aos poucos até obter uma massa lisa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Cubra e deixe a massa crescer por 30 a 40 minutos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Polvilhe um balcão limpo ou uma superfície de mesa generosamente&amp;nbsp;com farinha e abra a massa. Precisa abrir a massa bem fina porque a ela vai crescer no forno. No entanto, tenha cuidado para não abrir fina demais e rasgar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Com um cortador de pizza, corte a massa em quadrados. (Junte os restos de massa e abra novamente&amp;nbsp;até acabar a massa. Junte o restinho final, coloque o recheio, forma uma bolinha e coloque para assar junto com os enroladinhos.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Coloque as tiras de goiabada na diagonal sobre os quadrados da massa e enrole de uma extremidade à outra assim:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oqDSNxMCp4k/WxhHXa8-LhI/AAAAAAAAJKc/U6l-dTwY6vQjuD5TD0bk1pGgW-fFvRnBwCEwYBhgL/s1600/6D69B505-178D-4118-A3F5-5B02524F994E.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oqDSNxMCp4k/WxhHXa8-LhI/AAAAAAAAJKc/U6l-dTwY6vQjuD5TD0bk1pGgW-fFvRnBwCEwYBhgL/s320/6D69B505-178D-4118-A3F5-5B02524F994E.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GfSU8s2JD2o/WxhHXbcTZzI/AAAAAAAAJKY/GuKVnX6a3BgzxVVSmJsrhz-v7TF3mY7mACEwYBhgL/s1600/1AE10B17-38BA-4F4A-B73D-46CACAD72C4B.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GfSU8s2JD2o/WxhHXbcTZzI/AAAAAAAAJKY/GuKVnX6a3BgzxVVSmJsrhz-v7TF3mY7mACEwYBhgL/s320/1AE10B17-38BA-4F4A-B73D-46CACAD72C4B.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2jM2r5LK3lE/WxhHIyfrNhI/AAAAAAAAJKM/nJugD6nL_M4S7W-EID22UXPIsbCaqLEgACEwYBhgL/s1600/D77A3BD5-66C4-4531-9CC6-EB1F9E8E9F74.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2jM2r5LK3lE/WxhHIyfrNhI/AAAAAAAAJKM/nJugD6nL_M4S7W-EID22UXPIsbCaqLEgACEwYBhgL/s320/D77A3BD5-66C4-4531-9CC6-EB1F9E8E9F74.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uxHgzetj-EQ/WxhHJpF2j2I/AAAAAAAAJKg/97t7V4LLQfwirKWeiO_VwKQ2dOiLDJwwQCEwYBhgL/s1600/95087625-3A69-46D9-882C-EB15B10B7553.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uxHgzetj-EQ/WxhHJpF2j2I/AAAAAAAAJKg/97t7V4LLQfwirKWeiO_VwKQ2dOiLDJwwQCEwYBhgL/s320/95087625-3A69-46D9-882C-EB15B10B7553.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Coloque em uma forma antiaderente e asse em um forno preeaquecido a 180º por aproximadamente 15 minutos. (Depende do seu forno. Fique de olho e quando estiverem&amp;nbsp;começando a dourar por cima, pode tirar.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. Polvilhe com açúcar de confeiteiro depois que esfriarem se quiser. Mas eles são viciantes mesmo sem! 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I am so glad that I saved it on an index card in my recipe box, because I looked for it again online, and it has &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k4xPaAv5HtU/Wv5JrmMtrzI/AAAAAAAAJIU/xui1AGmasHUYlnMUiZ-2Jugft0-ibhZhgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5415.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;902&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k4xPaAv5HtU/Wv5JrmMtrzI/AAAAAAAAJIU/xui1AGmasHUYlnMUiZ-2Jugft0-ibhZhgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_5415.JPG&quot; width=&quot;225&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;vanished! The pin linked to a website called &quot;&lt;/span&gt;mylittlecelebration&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&quot;, which apparently doesn&#39;t exist anymore.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am going to share the recipe here below. It is not mine, but I do enjoy it immensely! It&#39;s my go-to recipe for fluffy deliciousness for brunch (or dinner sometimes...shh). You need a trusty pancake recipe in your culinary repertoire. So here we go...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ingredients&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup flour*&lt;br /&gt;1 Tbsp sugar&lt;br /&gt;2 &lt;b&gt;Tbsp &lt;/b&gt;baking powder&lt;br /&gt;a pinch of salt&lt;br /&gt;1 cup vanilla soy milk&lt;br /&gt;1 Tbsp oil&lt;br /&gt;1 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce**&lt;br /&gt;2 tsp vanilla extract&lt;br /&gt;Optional: 1/2 cup fresh fruits, washed, chopped if big***&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Directions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Start heating your frying pan/skillet/griddle. If it&#39;s not a non-stick pan, you may need to coat it lightly with an oil.&lt;br /&gt;2. Mix wet ingredients in a bowl.&lt;br /&gt;3. Add dry ingredients and stir.&lt;br /&gt;4. Add fruits if using.&lt;br /&gt;5. Scoop pancake mix onto pan and cook to desired consistency.&lt;br /&gt;6. Serve immediately with fresh fruits, syrup, whatever your heart desires!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*AP or whole wheat if you want to take the &quot;healthy&quot; up a notch&lt;br /&gt;**I usually just grate a fresh apple or mash a banana and scoop up a Tbsp.&lt;br /&gt;***The original recipe didn&#39;t call for it, but I&#39;ve added fresh berries. My favorite is fresh strawberries. Nom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do you like to eat with/on pancakes?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;_____________________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Você já fez ou teve vontade de fazer panquecas americanas? Aquelas bem fofas, doces, e perfeitas para cobrir com manteiga e xarope docinho? Um tempo atrás encontrei uma receita fácil de que resultou em panquecas fofinhas, rápidas e veganas por cima! Traduzi ela aqui para vocês.&amp;nbsp; Não é minha receita, mas o site onde estava não existe mais :( ! Fico muito feliz que a guardei na minha caixinha de receitas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Todos precisam de uma receita de panqueca em seu repertório culinário. Então&amp;nbsp;vamos lá...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k4xPaAv5HtU/Wv5JrmMtrzI/AAAAAAAAJIU/xui1AGmasHUYlnMUiZ-2Jugft0-ibhZhgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5415.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;902&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k4xPaAv5HtU/Wv5JrmMtrzI/AAAAAAAAJIU/xui1AGmasHUYlnMUiZ-2Jugft0-ibhZhgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_5415.JPG&quot; width=&quot;225&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ingredientes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 xícara de farinha *&lt;br /&gt;1 colher de sopa de açúcar&lt;br /&gt;2 colheres &lt;b&gt;de sopa&lt;/b&gt; de fermento em pó&lt;br /&gt;uma pitada de sal&lt;br /&gt;1 xícara de leite de soja&lt;br /&gt;1 colher de sopa de óleo&lt;br /&gt;1 colher de sopa de compote de maçã**&lt;br /&gt;2 colheres de chá de extrato de baunilha&lt;br /&gt;Opcional: 1/2 xícara de frutas frescas, lavadas, picadas se forem grandes ***&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instruções&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Aqueca sua frigideira/ chapa. Se não for antiaderente talvez precise untar.&lt;br /&gt;2. Misture os ingredientes molhados em uma tigela.&lt;br /&gt;3. Adicione os ingredientes secos e mexa.&lt;br /&gt;4. Adicione frutas se estiver usando.&lt;br /&gt;5. Dispeje a massa da panqueca na chapa usando uma concha e cozinhe até a consistência desejada. Quando ver que os lados estão&amp;nbsp;firmes, ja pode virar.&lt;br /&gt;6. Sirva imediatamente com frutas frescas, xarope, pasta de amendoim, o que seu coração desejar!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Pode usar farinha de trigo integral se quiser aumentar o fator &quot;saudável&quot;&lt;br /&gt;** Eu costumo apenas ralar uma maçã fresca ou amassar uma banana e usar uma colher de sopa.&lt;br /&gt;*** A receita original não pedia, mas adicionei frutas frescas. Minha preferida é morango ou mirtilos frescos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Espero que gostem! Se fizerem me avisem se deu certo :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/1582814821628339880/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/vegan-vanilla-pancakes-panquecas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/1582814821628339880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/1582814821628339880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/vegan-vanilla-pancakes-panquecas.html' title='Vegan Vanilla Pancakes - Panquecas Americanas Veganas'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k4xPaAv5HtU/Wv5JrmMtrzI/AAAAAAAAJIU/xui1AGmasHUYlnMUiZ-2Jugft0-ibhZhgCLcBGAs/s72-c/IMG_5415.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-8657866459851206588</id><published>2018-05-08T09:10:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T09:10:29.425-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Chocolate Chip Cookies</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2519900931853528292#unique-identifier&quot;&gt;Português&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;51498FA9-9456-4F6C-B230-6370F5F34FDE&quot; class=&quot; size-full wp-image-4728 aligncenter&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/51498fa9-9456-4f6c-b230-6370f5f34fde.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp; I&#39;ve been wanting to share this recipe for so long. Really. It&#39;s one of my absolute favorites. I&#39;ll post the recipe here first, but if you&#39;d like to know why I love it so much, just scroll on through!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yields:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;About two dozen (24) cookies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Fast. 8-10 minutes baking&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;ERSIngredients&quot;&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;1 cup brown cane sugar&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;1 cup sugar&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;½ cup vegan butter or margarine&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;½ cup oil&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;2 ripe bananas (mashed) or 1 cup (or a flax egg)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;1 tsp. baking soda&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;1 tsp. salt&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;1 tsp. baking powder&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;1 tsp. vanilla&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;3 cups AP flour&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips or 3/4 cup carob chips&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;ERSClear&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;ERSInstructions&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;ERSInstructionsHeader ERSHeading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;INSTRUCTIONS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;Cream butter, oil, and sugars with a mixer. Add bananas and beat until incorporated.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;Add remaining ingredients minus the chocolate chips and beat &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; until cookie dough consistency. Don&#39;t overmix.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;I always pre-heat my oven right about now. Preheat to 350º and then spoon cookie dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. You can pat them gently or just leave them in little mounds.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;Bake at 350º for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. (Cookies finish baking when cooling!)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Recipe adapted from &lt;a href=&quot;https://lilluna.com/the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;LilLuna&#39;s The Best Chocolate Chip Ever Recipe&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(it truly is!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay, so STOP. THE. PRESSES. Stop your search for the best chocolate cookie ever. It&#39;s not Grandma Nesle Toulouse&#39;s chocolate chip recipe. It&#39;s this one. Why? LET ME TELL YOU! &lt;img alt=&quot;6CA37E0B-8041-4392-8FE7-4A483A0AA78F (1)&quot; class=&quot; size-full wp-image-4731 aligncenter&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/6ca37e0b-8041-4392-8fe7-4a483a0aa78f-1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, the results: a chewy, gooey, chocolate-y, delicious, cookie. Second, the preparation: quick (to make and bake), easy (to make and clean up; seriously, look at the recipe and you&#39;ll see you use the same measuring utensils repeatedly and one bowl), ingredients you most likely have in your fridge and if you don&#39;t, here&#39;s the best part: it&#39;s SO adaption-friendly. You can make it vegan, or not. (Not necessarily healthy, but vegan.) My mom is allergic to eggs (seriously. no good. can&#39;t eat them) so I grew up substituting them in desserts. One of my favorite ways to substitute eggs is with a flax egg. The common way to make a flax egg is found &lt;a href=&quot;https://minimalistbaker.com/how-to-make-a-flax-egg/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. But I never use it that way and haven&#39;t tried it in this recipe. I normally make it like so: Place 3/4 cup water and 1 Tbsp. of flaxseeds in a pan, stir and allow it to settle.&amp;nbsp;Let boil for about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and place the liquid in a bowl. It should be thickened by now and will only get closer to an egg white consistency as it cools. This way&#39;s better (imo obv.). Let me know if you try it! BUT for this recipe, I just use 1/2 cup of mashed banana to replace each egg, and it works so well. Notes: make sure they&#39;re really well mashed or you&#39;ll get clumps of banana. Make sure they&#39;re ripe or the cookies will have a strong banana taste. If bananas are really not your thing, sub them for applesauce: 1/4 cup for each egg. No applesauce? We will find a way! Grab an apple and grate it. I&#39;ve tried both of these; they yielded soft cookies, warm cookies, little spheres of joy. I&#39;ve also subbed oil for butter, putting about 3/4 cups of oil instead of oil + butter. Maybe try even less? It&#39;s tweakable. Worried you&#39;ll eat them all yourself if you make the whole recipe? Probably will. But I have tried cutting the recipe in half! Works like a charm. Do it. The point is, this recipe is amazing because it yields deliciousness, yes, but also because it&#39;s the perfect chocolate chip cookie template recipe. It was super easy to adapt to make it vegan using regular ingredients and easy processes. I love this recipe, and it&#39;s become a staple at our house. It&#39;s perfect for when guests come over, for a weekend snack, or when you want to indulge. Enjoy! Would love to hear if you tried it and what substitutions worked for you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Português&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;img alt=&quot;326ED908-BAA3-4734-AC91-216B5C6EB4DC&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-4727&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/326ed908-baa3-4734-ac91-216b5c6eb4dc.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Fazia tempo que estava querendo compartilhar essa receita com vocês. Sério. É uma das minhas receitas preferidas e fico feliz em compartilhar. Eu vou colocar a receita aqui logo, mas se você quiser saber por que eu a amo tanto,&amp;nbsp;continue lendo abaixo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rendimento: cerca de duas dúzias (24) cookies&lt;br /&gt;Preparo:&amp;nbsp;rápido; 8-10 minutos assando&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;INGREDIENTES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 xícara de açúcar mascavo&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 xícara de açúcar branco&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;½ xícara de manteiga ou margarina&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;½ xícara de óleo&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;2 bananas maduras (bem amassadas) ou 1 &quot;ovo de linhaça&quot;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 colher de chá. bicarbonato de sódio&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 colher de chá. sal&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 colher de chá. fermento em pó&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 colher de chá. baunilha&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;3 xícaras de farinha de trigo&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 1/2 xícaras de gotas de chocolate ou 3/4 xícara de gotas de alfarroba&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;INSTRUÇÕES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Bater manteiga, óleo e açúcares com uma batedeira&amp;nbsp;até atingir uma textura cremosa. Adicione as bananas e continue batendo até incorporar bem.&lt;br /&gt;2. Adicione os outros ingredientes exceto as gotas de chocolate e bata apenas até misturar tudo. Evite bater demais.&lt;br /&gt;3. Eu sempre pré-aqueço o meu forno agora antes de montar os cookies. Pré-aqueça a 180º. Agora coloque os cookies de colherada em colherada em uma assadeira forrada com papel manteiga. Se os cookies estiverem em montinhos, você pode achatar-los suavemente com uma colher ou simplesmente deixá-los.&lt;br /&gt;4. Asse no forno com a temperatura de 180º por 8 a 10 minutos ou até as bordas começarem a ficar douradas. (Os cookies terminam de assar enquanto esfriam!)&lt;br /&gt;Receita adaptada da&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lilluna.com/the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;LilLuna&#39;s The Best Chocolate Chip Ever Recipe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Então, como ia dizindo. PARE. TUDO! Aqui termina a sua busca pela receita do melhor cookie de chocolate. Não é a receita da vovó Nesle Toulouse. É essa. Por quê? VOU TE CONTAR! &lt;img alt=&quot;6CA37E0B-8041-4392-8FE7-4A483A0AA78F (1)&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-4731&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/6ca37e0b-8041-4392-8fe7-4a483a0aa78f-1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Primeiro, o resultado: um cookie macio, delicioso, achocolatado, que derrete na boca. Em segundo lugar, a preparação: rápida (para fazer e assar), fácil (para fazer e limpar depois), com ingredientes que você provavelmente terá em casa e se não tiver, aqui está a melhor parte: essa receita aceita substituições muito bem. Você pode torná-la vegana, ou não. (Não necessariamente saudável, mas vegana :P) Minha mãe é alérgica aos ovos, então cresci substituindo-os na culinária. Uma das minhas formas preferidas para substituir ovos é com um &quot;ovo de linhaça&quot;. Eu normalmente faço assim: Coloque 3/4 xícara de água e 1 colher de sopa. de linhaça em uma panela, mexa e permita que se assente. Deixe ferver por cerca de 2-3 minutos. Retire do fogo e dispense o líquido em uma tigela. Deve ter engrossado até agora e apenas se aproximará mais ainda a consistência da clara de ovo à medida que esfria. MAS, para essa receita eu uso apenas 1/2 xícara de banana amassada para substituir cada ovo e funciona tão bem. Obs. certifique-se de que as bananas estão muito bem amassadas ou os cookies terão pedaços de banana no meio. Certifique-se de que elas estão maduras ou os cookies terão um sabor forte de banana. Se você não gosta de bananas, substitui por compota de maçã: 1/4 de xícara por cada ovo. Não tem compota de maçã? Vamos dar um jeito! Use maçã ralada. Já usei esses dois métodos; renderam cookies macios--pequenas esferas de alegria. Eu também já substitui óleo no lugar da manteiga, colocando cerca de 3/4 xícara de óleo em vez de óleo + manteiga. Talvez coloque ainda menos? É ajustável. Medo de que você vai comê-los todos se fizer a receita inteira? Provavelmente vai mesmo. Mas já tentei cortar a receita pela metade! Funciona. Faça. O negócio é que esta receita é ótima, sim porque produz cookies deliciosas, mas também porque é a &quot;receita modelo&quot; perfeita. Super fácil para alterar usando ingredientes que temos em casa. É perfeito para quando vem visitas (principalmente com crianças), para uma sobremesa de fim-de-semana ou quando quiser mesmo! Espero que experimentem e gostem! Ficaria feliz de saber se você experimentou e quais substituições funcionaram para você!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/8657866459851206588/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/chocolate-chip-cookies.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/8657866459851206588'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/8657866459851206588'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/chocolate-chip-cookies.html' title='Chocolate Chip Cookies'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-1233194354021219224</id><published>2018-05-08T09:06:00.005-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T09:06:45.447-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Bit of Real Life</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;Today I&#39;m going to share a little bit about real life. Are you ready? I had been wanting to remove the carpet in our apartment ever since before we moved in. It wasn&#39;t terrible, but the idea of living on carpet that had been here for who knows how long, plus you can&#39;t really truly clean carpet, didn&#39;t 100% appeal to me. Last month my wish finally came true. We chose a beautiful replacement and after a week of mess, our floors were installed and everything back into order. We loved how easy they were to clean, the way they looked and felt. Nice. Thirteen days later I was doing laundry when the washing machine simply decided to continue filling and filling&amp;nbsp;and flooded. By the time we saw it had already affected a large area of the living room and the back closet that shares a wall with the laundry closet. We spent that evening using up every dry towel and cloth to clean up as fast as possible. We put fans and heaters on... When I told my grandpa about our little misfortune, he replied with &quot;In all things God be praised&quot;. We contacted the floor guy that had been hired by the flooring company to install our floors. We had become friends and found out we are almost neighbours. He came to take a look and found the early signs of mold underneath the boards, despite our best efforts. We had two options. Take care of it ourselves or involve our insurance company (pay a deductible and have a claim on our record, which would disqualify us from future insurance discounts). Robert, the floor guy, offered to do the repairs for less than our insurance deductible, meaning we didn&#39;t have to file the claim. The flooring company had overestimated the amount of material that would be needed and had to readjust our quote. The amount they returned ended up being $7 short of how much the repairs will cost. In other words, the repairs will not really go outside of our original flooring budget. Yes, grandpa. God be praised in all things. Even in our messes. Shared on my InstaStories:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;Português&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;Hoje vou compartilhar um pouco da vida real com vocês. Preparados?&lt;/div&gt;Desde antes que nos mudamos para este apartamento, eu queria tirar o carpete. O carpete nao era horrivel, mas a idéia de morar com um carpete que estava aqui por muitos anos, além do fato que não da pra realmente limpar carpete, não me agradava muito. No mês passado meu desejo finalmente se tornou realidade. Escolhemos um lindo piso novo e depois de uma semana de bagunça, nosso chão novo foi instalado e tudo voltou a ordem. Nós amamos. Treze dias depois eu estava lavando a roupa quando a máquina de lavar roupa simplesmente decidiu continuar enchendo e enchendo e inundou. Quando fomos ver, já havia afetado uma grande área da sala e o closet que fica de tras com o closet da lavanderia. Nós passamos a noite toda usando uma toalha seca e um pano para limpar o mais rápido possível. Colocamos ventiladores e aquecedores ... Quando eu contei pro meu avô sobre nossa pequena desastre, ele respondeu &quot;Por tudo Deus seja louvado&quot;. Mandamos uma mensagem para o homem que havia sido contratado pela empresa de pisos para fazer a instalação na primeira vez. Tinhamos nos tornados amigos e descobrimos que somos quase vizinhos. Ele veio para dar uma olhada e encontrou os primeiros sinais de mofo debaixo das tábuas, apesar dos nossos melhores esforços. Tinhamos duas opções. Nos virar pessoalmente ou involver a companhia de seguros (teriamos que pagar uma franquia e nos desqualificaria para futuros desconto). Robert, o homem do piso, se ofereceu para fazer os reparos por menos da franquia que teriamos que pagar pro seguro, o que significa que não vamos precisar acionar o seguro. A empresa de pisos tinha superestimado a quantidade de material que seria necessário par acompletar o trabalho. Quando devolvemos o material, eles reajustaram nossa conta. O valor que eles retornaram acabou sendo $7 menos do que os reparos vão custar. Ou seja, os reparos não vão sair do nosso orçamento original. Sim, vovô. Deus seja louvado em todas as coisas. Mesmo em nossas bagunças.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/1233194354021219224/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-bit-of-real-life.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/1233194354021219224'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/1233194354021219224'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-bit-of-real-life.html' title='A Bit of Real Life'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-2048141611001208207</id><published>2018-05-08T09:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T09:06:05.463-07:00</updated><title type='text'>In 2018...</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;Friends! Hello :) Did you know they deactivated the &quot;like&quot; button on Pinterest? Sad. But at least they save all your pins in a secret folder so you can look back at all your favorites! I was scrolling through mine today when I came across this image:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;d3a6855887363f0334dc12695236f163&quot; class=&quot;  wp-image-4703 alignleft&quot; height=&quot;378&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/d3a6855887363f0334dc12695236f163.jpg&quot; width=&quot;242&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;m linking to the source where I found it. The list is theirs, I just made it fit into a page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thought it was a great idea and wanted to print it for Vini and I&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;fill out. I love lists; Vini always makes New Year&#39;s Resolutions. It&#39;d be a good thing. However, the image was too small to print out at a decent quality, so I made my own template. I thought I&#39;d share it with you in case you&#39;d like to fill it out too. I really believe in intentionality, and I think this will be a fun way to keep accountable and be intentional about ways I can make next year better. It&#39;s nice to see growth; it&#39;s also nice to cross things off a list! What are your plans for making 2018 a year of growth, peace, and success? &lt;a href=&quot;https://drive.google.com/open?id=12AWQIhS0XT-HDd3NUVQ--s0QB6rmFjeZ&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to download color version &lt;a href=&quot;https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VfM5MF9bWRtZx07P-qSTuggI200RNNWy&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to download black and white version ___________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;Português&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;Você sabia que eles desativaram o botão de &quot;curtir&quot; no Pinterest? Triste. Mas pelo menos eles guardaram todos os &quot;pins&quot; que curtimos em uma pasta secreta para que você possa ver todos seus favoritos! Eu estava olhando esta pasta no meu Pinterest hoje quando encontrei essa imagem:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;d3a6855887363f0334dc12695236f163&quot; class=&quot;  wp-image-4703 alignright&quot; height=&quot;328&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/d3a6855887363f0334dc12695236f163.jpg&quot; width=&quot;210&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A lista é deles. Eu só mudei o design&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Achei uma ótima idéia e queria imprimir para que o Vini e eu preenchêssemos. Eu amo listas; o Vini sempre faz resoluções de ano novo. Seria útil. No entanto, a imagem era muito pequena para imprimir com uma qualidade decente, então fiz meu próprio modelo. Achei legal compartilhar com vocês no caso queiram preencher também. Eu realmente acredito que precisamos ter mais intencionalidade em nossas vidas e em nossos relacionamentos. Acho que essa lista será uma maneira divertida de se responsabilizar e ser intencional quanto às formas em que possamos fazer o próximo ano melhor. É bom ver crescimento; também é bom completar as coisas em uma lista! Quais são os seus planos para tornar 2018 um ano de realizações, paz e sucesso? &lt;a href=&quot;https://drive.google.com/open?id=18L_Z5YdVEmtoHZAZwKjJ3-UAi-Sd-PDm&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Clique aqui&lt;/a&gt; para baixar a versão colorida &lt;a href=&quot;https://drive.google.com/open?id=17KJ3ocBUd2u8qEjBJzGHvYXPXDcsuY1B&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Clique aqui&lt;/a&gt; para baixar a versão em preto e branco</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/2048141611001208207/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/in-2018.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/2048141611001208207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/2048141611001208207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/in-2018.html' title='In 2018...'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-7903871247647577374</id><published>2018-05-08T09:02:00.005-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T09:02:56.830-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reads: Thoughts from the Mount of Blessings</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2519900931853528292#unique-identifier&quot;&gt;Português&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;WhatsApp Image 2017-11-05 at 5.18.56 PM&quot; class=&quot;  wp-image-4682 aligncenter&quot; height=&quot;376&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/whatsapp-image-2017-11-05-at-5-18-56-pm.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;501&quot; /&gt; Well, that was a longer than anticipated break from our reads! A few months ago I started a little book club to encourage us to read books that inform and deepen our faith. Thank you so much for participating! Our last book,&lt;em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://thegirlwrites.ca/2017/07/12/reads-an-invitation/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Steps to Christ&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/em&gt; was a true blessing to me. If you didn&#39;t get to read it, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://thegirlwrites.ca/2017/07/27/wherein-we-read-and-discuss/&quot;&gt;discussion questions&lt;/a&gt; are all &lt;a href=&quot;http://thegirlwrites.ca/2017/08/10/reads-discussion-questions-chap-4-8/&quot;&gt;posted&lt;/a&gt;, and I encourage you to read that book at&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;least&lt;/em&gt; once in your life. You&#39;ll likely want to reread it often, but do yourself a favor and read it at least once!  Now to introduce this month&#39;s book:&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This book is about the Sermon on the Mount. It provides insight on the Beatitudes, expands on the context of that powerful sermon, and gives practical applications of ways to apply His words to our daily lives and formation of character.  I started this little project as part of my own goals of reading more this year and also as an encouragement for my Christian friends to read more too. We often hear we must prepare ourselves for Christ&#39;s return, and I think we often feel the need for tangible ways in which to do so.&amp;nbsp; The truth is God doesn&#39;t request difficult or impossible things. Too many times what He asks is so simple that we keep putting it off for later.  However, we don&#39;t know how much time we have. Life is so short; let us dedicate at least a portion of the time we are given to quality time deepening our faith. Let us start with something as simple as reading a few pages each day. This book isn&#39;t long. We can do it.  &lt;em&gt;Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing&lt;/em&gt; is not an expensive book&amp;nbsp;and can be found online for sometimes less than&amp;nbsp;$5. You can also read it on the EGW app or online here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://centrowhite.org.br/files/ebooks/egw-english/books/Thoughts%20from%20the%20Mount%20of%20Blessing.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;English PDF.&lt;/a&gt; As usual, we have a month to finish the book, meaning we&#39;ll finish December 6. (That means about 4 pages a day!) But it&#39;s not so much about finishing by a deadline as much as it is about reading the book and engaging with it. I will post a few thoughts and/or questions that jump out at me as I read, and I would&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;really love&lt;/em&gt; to hear your thoughts as you go along too!  So what do you say? Are you in? Let&#39;s get reading!  __________________________ &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;Português &lt;img alt=&quot;WhatsApp Image 2017-11-05 at 5.18.56 PM&quot; class=&quot;  wp-image-4682 aligncenter&quot; height=&quot;376&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/whatsapp-image-2017-11-05-at-5-18-56-pm.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;501&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Bem, esse foi um intervalo mais longo do que o previsto em nossas leituras! Alguns meses atrás, comecei um pequeno clube de leitura para nos encorajar a ler livros que informam e aprofundam nossa fé. Muito obrigado por participar! Nosso último livro, &lt;em&gt;Caminho à Cristo&lt;/em&gt;, foi uma verdadeira benção para mim. Se você não conseguiu lê-lo, as perguntas de discussão estão todas publicadas, e eu te incentivo a ler esse livro pelo menos uma vez em sua vida. Você provavelmente vai querer relê-lo com frequência, mas faça um favor a você-mesmo e leia-o pelo menos uma vez!  Agora, para apresentar o livro deste mês: &lt;em&gt;O Maior Discurso de Cristo: Reflexões sobre o Sermão da Montanha&lt;/em&gt; Como o nome já indica, este livro trata sobre o Sermão da Montanha. Ele nos ajuda entender melhor as bem-aventuranças, expande o contexto desse poderoso sermão e fornece maneiras práticas para aplicar Suas palavras para nossas vidas diárias e formação de carácter.  Comecei este pequeno projeto como parte de meus próprios objetivos de ler mais este ano e também como um incentivo para os meus amigos e minhas amiga cristãs lerem mais também. Sabemos que devemos nos preparar para o retorno de Cristo, e acho que muitas vezes sentimos a necessidade de maneiras tangíveis de fazer isso. A verdade é que Deus não solicita coisas difíceis ou impossíveis. Muitas vezes, o que Ele pede é tão simples que acabamos sempre colocando para mais tarde.  No entanto, não sabemos quanto tempo temos. A vida é tão curta; vamos dedicar pelo menos uma parte do nosso dia a dia para aprofundar nossa fé. Podemos começar por algo tão simples como ler algumas páginas por dia. Este livro não é longo. A gente consegue.  &lt;em&gt;O Maior Discurso de Cristo&lt;/em&gt; não é um livro caro e pode ser encontrados on-line em um preço bem razoável. Você também pode lê-lo no aplicativo EGW ou on-line aqui: &lt;a href=&quot;http://centrowhite.org.br/files/ebooks/egw/O%20Maior%20Discurso%20de%20Cristo.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;PDF Português&lt;/a&gt;.  Como de costume, temos um mês para terminar o livro, o que significa que iremos terminar por volta do dia 6 de dezembro. (Isso significa cerca de 4 páginas por dia!) Mas não se trata tanto de acabar até o prazo. Gostaria que nos preocupássemos mais com a qualidade de leitura e nossa habilidade de entender e interagir com o texto. Vou publicar alguns pensamentos e / ou perguntas que me chamarem atenção conforme for lendo e eu realmente gostaria de ouvir seus pensamentos enquanto você acompanha também!  Então o que você diz? Tá dentro? Bora ler!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/7903871247647577374/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/reads-thoughts-from-mount-of-blessings.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/7903871247647577374'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/7903871247647577374'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/reads-thoughts-from-mount-of-blessings.html' title='Reads: Thoughts from the Mount of Blessings'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-7711742037871762532</id><published>2018-05-08T09:02:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T09:02:39.679-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Personal Histories Project - Peaks and Harbours</title><content type='html'>&lt;img alt=&quot;peaks-and-harbours-logo-v2&quot; class=&quot; size-full wp-image-4547 aligncenter&quot; height=&quot;174&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/peaks-and-harbours-logo-v2.png&quot; width=&quot;311&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Recently I had the immense pleasure of contributing to a super special project over at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.peaksandharbours.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Peaks and Harbours&lt;/a&gt;. The project is by Carina from P&amp;amp;H and it highlights the stories of women from multicultural backgrounds: immigrants, children of immigrants, bi-racial families, etc. As someone who feels lost and found among three different cultures, this series speaks to me strongly. I love celebrating individuals with a deep sense of culture and roots. But what about those of us who feel displaced? I limbo?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I think it&#39;s so easy to feel like you don&#39;t belong to any culture. I imagine and hope that sharing stories of people carving their own identity from a mix of whatever life has given can be powerful to encourage dialogue about displacement and to come&amp;nbsp;to the conclusion that it&#39;s ok to feel this way. It&#39;s okay to piece yourself together. It&#39;s okay to forge new paths and leave behind what doesn&#39;t edify.  I happened to contact Carina at the start of the series and ended up as the first interview posted (keener, much! :&#39;D) It was so much fun to participate. There has been another personal history posted since then, and lots more amazing ones are to come! I highly encourage you to check it out:  &lt;a href=&quot;https://peaksandharbours.com/new-series-personal-histories/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Introduction to the Personal Histories Project&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://peaksandharbours.com/personal-histories-larissa-gessner/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Personal Histories - Larissa Gessner&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://peaksandharbours.com/personal-histories-amanda-wood/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Personal Histories - Amanda Wood&lt;/a&gt; And then to get in touch with Carina and contribute your story! Lend your voice, join the conversation, create a community.  From the introduction to the series:  &quot;Power is the ability to tell a story about another person, and make that the definitive story about that person. In her talk, Chimamanda notes that,&amp;nbsp;&#39;&lt;em&gt;the single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make the one story become the only story.&#39; &lt;/em&gt;We need to expand the scope of the stories we consume about people’s cultural experiences.&lt;em&gt;&quot;&lt;/em&gt; ___________________________ &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;Português&lt;/div&gt;Recentemente tive a oportunidade&amp;nbsp;de colaborar com um projeto&amp;nbsp;super legal. O projeto&amp;nbsp;foi iniciado&amp;nbsp;pela Carina do site &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.peaksandharbours.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Peaks and Harbours&lt;/a&gt; e&amp;nbsp;destaca as histórias de mulheres de origens multiculturais: imigrantes, filhas de imigrantes, famílias bi-raciais etc. Como alguém que se perde e se&amp;nbsp;encontra entre três culturas diferentes, esta série se tornou especial para mim. Acho importante celebrar com aqueles que sentem&amp;nbsp;profundo senso de cultura e raízes. Mas e os que se sentem deslocados? Em um limbo?  Você já pensou sobre isso? Neste projeto as mulheres compartilham suas&amp;nbsp;histórias sobre as dificuldades de não se encaixar em nenhuma cultura (como por exemplo, sou Brasileira mas só morei no Brasil nos meus primeiro cinco anos de idade. Meu conceito do Brasil é diferente do conceito do Brasileiro que morou no Brasil a vida toda. Até que ponto sou Brasileira?&amp;nbsp;Até que ponto posso opinar sobre a situação do país vendo que nunca morei nele quando adolescente ou adulta?) como também falamos sobre as coisas boas que ganhamos quando fazemos parte de mais de uma cultura.  Eu imagino e espero que compartilhar histórias de pessoas que esculpiram sua própria identidade a partir de uma mistura de culturas que a vida tenha dado, podem ser uma ferramenta poderosa para encorajar o diálogo sobre deslocamento e chegar à conclusão de que podemos nos sentir dessa maneira. Não tem problema re-contruir. Não tem problema criar novos caminhos e deixar para trás o que não edifica.  Entrei em contato com a Carina no início da série e acabei sendo a primeira entrevista postada. Foi muito divertido participar. Houve mais uma história pessoal postada desde então, e muitas outras incríveis estão por vir! Eu incentivo vocês a darem uma olhada:  &lt;a href=&quot;https://peaksandharbours.com/new-series-personal-histories/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Introdução ao Projeto Histórias Pessoais&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://peaksandharbours.com/personal-histories-larissa-gessner/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Histórias pessoais - Larissa Gessner&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://peaksandharbours.com/personal-histories-amanda-wood/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Histórias pessoais - Amanda Wood&lt;/a&gt; E também queria incentivar você para entrar em contato com a Carina e contribuir com sua história! Você faz parte de uma família de imigrantes? Empreste sua voz, participe da conversa, crie uma comunidade.  Parágrafo tirado da introdução à série:  &quot;O poder é a capacidade de contar uma história sobre outra pessoa, e fazer essa história definitiva sobre essa pessoa. Na sua conversa, Chimamanda observa que &#39;&lt;em&gt;uma única história cria estereótipos, e o problema com os estereótipos não é que eles são falsos, mas que eles estão incompletos. Eles tornam uma história se tornar a única história&lt;/em&gt;.&#39; Precisamos expandir o alcance das histórias que consumimos sobre as experiências culturais das pessoas.&quot;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/7711742037871762532/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/personal-histories-project-peaks-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/7711742037871762532'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/7711742037871762532'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/personal-histories-project-peaks-and.html' title='Personal Histories Project - Peaks and Harbours'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-8624021800033344593</id><published>2018-05-08T09:02:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T09:02:16.456-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Vegetarian Thanksgiving - Menu Template Included</title><content type='html'>&lt;img alt=&quot;22850189_10155916655415159_1457156684_o&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-4521&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/22850189_10155916655415159_1457156684_o.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Thanksgiving is a North American tradition and therefore a more recent addition to our family&#39;s traditions. In the USA, we learned the holiday is observed on the fourth Thursday of November as a day to eat and give thanks. It originated with the pilgrims, and its symbols include turkeys, cornucopias, and pie. In Canada, the holiday&amp;nbsp;arrives on the second Monday of October with little fanfare eclipsed by the ever-nearing Halloween. I think it&#39;s earlier in Canada because winter comes earlier too. It&#39;s a time to gather and see everyone before we hole up for the winter, which isn&#39;t as much of a big deal now as it certainly used to be.&amp;nbsp;It&#39;s a time to enjoy the year&#39;s harvest and to give thanks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;However, I guess because of its role in promoting thankfulness rather than consumerism, Thanksgiving is often overlooked. We&#39;re far more preoccupied with the material giving and receiving than with the thanking, it seems. I think it&#39;s also a hard holiday for people who believe in no-one to thank. It&#39;s hard, I&#39;d think, to count your blessings only to have Nobody to thank for them. To me, Thanksgiving is an important time. We have so very much to be grateful for and a God so wonderful to thank. The idea of devoting a day just for this purpose is itself a blessing. Plus, food is my love language so I&#39;d say being able to finish the day with a lovingly prepared meal that gets everyone in the kitchen pretty much makes for a perfect holiday! So much so that I&#39;ve convinced our family to keep both Thanksgivings. They&#39;re over a month apart, giving plenty of time to plan a new Thanksgiving! Our meal includes no animals on the table, and every year mother and I figure out a new menu to play around with. But we have our favorites. In case you&#39;re inspired to celebrate Thanksgiving this year&amp;nbsp;or to have a vegetarian dinner, or simply looking for new menu ideas, I&#39;ve written up our Canadian Thanksgiving Menu below. I&#39;ve also included a blank template in case you&#39;d like to use it and substitute your own favorites! &lt;em&gt;Happy planning!&lt;/em&gt; Other suggestions and/or variations we&#39;ve enjoyed:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;beet salad&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;glazed sweet potatoes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;apple pie&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;grilled tofu&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;roasted cauliflower head (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSYGMtxTYYk&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Cutting Board has a version of this one!&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;baked potato quarters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;vegan mac &amp;amp; cheese&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;veggie medley&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;roasted mushrooms&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;pumpkin soup&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;click to enlarge | printer friendly version included (lighter)&lt;/div&gt;______________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;Português&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;22850189_10155916655415159_1457156684_o&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-4521&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/22850189_10155916655415159_1457156684_o.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O Dia de Ações de Graça é uma tradição norte-americana e, portanto, uma adição mais recente às tradições da nossa família. Nos EUA, aprendemos que o feriado é observado na quarta quinta-feira de novembro como um dia para comer bastante e agradecer. Originou-se com os peregrinos, e seus símbolos incluem perus, cornucópias e torta. No Canadá, o feriado chega na segunda segunda-feira de outubro, com menos glamour causado pela chegada do Halloween. Eu acho que é observado mais cedo no Canadá porque o inverno vem mais cedo também. É um momento de se reunir com os amigos antes que todos se preparem para o inverno. Antigamente, as pessoas ficavam meses quase isolados por causa da neve e frio que os impedia de se reunirem. Por isso, este dia era um momento especial para aproveitar a colheita do ano e agradecer juntos. No entanto, acho que devido ao seu papel na promoção da gratidão em vez do consumismo, o Dia de Ações de Graça é muitas vezes ignorado. Estamos muito mais preocupados com o dar e receber coisas materiais do que com dar graças. Eu acho que também é um feriado difícil para pessoas que não acreditam em Alguém para agradecer. É difícil contar suas bênçãos e não ter Ninguém para agradecer. Para mim, o Dia de Ações de Graça é um momento importante. Nós temos muito por qual ser gratos e um Deus tão maravilhoso para agradecer. A idéia de dedicar um dia apenas para este propósito é em si uma benção. Além disso, comida é minha linguagem de amor, então eu diria que terminar o dia com uma refeição preparada com amor que faz com que todos entrem na cozinha para participar é um feriado muito maravilhoso. Tanto assim que eu convenci nossa família de manter as duas datas. Tem mais de um mês de intervalo entre os dois dias, dando tempo suficiente para planejar um novo Dia de Ações de Graça! Nossa refeição não inclui animais na mesa, e todos os anos mamãe e eu arrumamos um novo menu, mas temos nossos pratos favoritos. Caso você esteja inspirada(o) para comemorar o Dia de Ações de Graça este ano ou para tornar sua ceia em um jantar vegetariano, ou simplesmente procurando novas ideias de menu, escrevi o nosso Menu do Dia de Ações de Graça abaixo. Eu também incluí um modelo em branco no caso que você queira usá-lo e substituir seus próprios pratos preferidos! Bons planejamentos! Outras sugestões e / ou variações:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;salada de beterraba&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;batata doce assada no xarope de &lt;em&gt;maple&lt;/em&gt; ou açucar mascavo&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;torta de maçã&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;tofu grelhado&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;couve-flor assada (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSYGMtxTYYk&quot;&gt;The Cutting Board tem uma versão legal!&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;batata assada&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;mac &amp;amp; cheese vegano (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vegtube.com.br/Receita/macandcheese/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;receita no VegTube!&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;mistura de vegetais&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;cogumelos tostados&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;sopa de abóbora&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;clique para ampliar | Versão compatível com impressora incluída (mais clara)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/8624021800033344593/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-vegetarian-thanksgiving-menu-template.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/8624021800033344593'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/8624021800033344593'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-vegetarian-thanksgiving-menu-template.html' title='A Vegetarian Thanksgiving - Menu Template Included'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-4749292174690890583</id><published>2018-05-08T09:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T09:01:16.481-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Manning Park - #thegirltravels</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img alt=&quot;AF46E574-4F2F-416D-A2B5-673E06570B48&quot; class=&quot; size-full wp-image-4247 aligncenter&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/af46e574-4f2f-416d-a2b5-673e06570b48.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Last Thursday Vini and I decided we&#39;d go camping for the weekend. We were disappointed our plans to go camping during the summer didn&#39;t work out, so we thought &#39;why not go now?&#39; At first, we were pretty skeptical it would work. We had our hearts set on visiting Manning Park, but the forecast kept saying it would snow up there during the weekend. By Thursday the forecast was for clearer skies and higher temperatures. We&amp;nbsp;decided to risk it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Friday after Vini left work we packed up the car (with enough stuff to last us multiple weekends), downloaded our map, and set off. It was stunning to see how much beauty we&#39;re surrounded by. The park is just shy of 2 hours away from where we live, and the trip to get there provided gorgeous views. We set up at the Coldspring Campground on a site at the edge of&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;Similkameen River. There were barely any campers, just a few people with trailers and the odd tent here and there. It was so nice to have a spot so close to the river. It made for the perfect lullaby at night. By sunset we had a fire going, dinner ready, and were looking forward to our cozy tent.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sabbath morning we had breakfast and then studied our Sabbath School Lesson. Soon, a few wild friends showed up. At first some curious birds, then the smallest of chipmunks, a squirrel, a few Steller&#39;s Jays, and then another chipmunk. While they were most likely interested in our peanut butter from breakfast and the crumbs from last night&#39;s dinner, we started calling them our worship buddies. They began to get closer to us and, noticing we posed no harm, became very comfortable. The squirrel chased the chipmunk in circles under and around our chairs, and we studied and sang. That experience was truly a blessing to me. We need to worship in nature more often.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;After lunch, we grabbed our water bottles and a snack and headed further into the park. We drove up to the Strawberry Flats and began the Three Falls trail. It was a moderate 3-hour trail that would take us past three falls. We were super excited and only fazed by the bear signs a moderate amount. :&#39;D As we took in the sights, we couldn&#39;t help remember the lesson we had studied on how the angels will lead us to the mountain to safe places.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We didn&#39;t stay at the last fall for long. Like I said, the bear signs kept us on our toes, as did the fact that we saw only a few people on the trail when we first arrived and then saw none on the way back. We&#39;re easing into this guys! We talked the whole way to make sure we didn&#39;t surprise any wildlife, and the conversations we had while walking and taking in nature were some of my favorites.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We drove back to the campsite and read on a tree that had fallen over the river. After we had sunset worship by the river, we went to the Manning Park Lodge for a shower. There we saw a wedding and a handful of PCT hikers. The Pacific Crest Trail is this crazy six-month trail from the Mexico/US border all the way to the Canada/US border. It finishes/begins at one of the trails in Manning Park, and we had so much respect for the people who&amp;nbsp;complete it whole or in part. I read Cheryl Strayed&#39;s book on her time on the PCT in university. To be that close to it was pretty&amp;nbsp;fantastic. Next time, I&#39;d like to hike (a very small) part of it. That&#39;d be cool.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once we got back to the camp, Vini made a fire (it was coooold&amp;nbsp;at night and in the mornings!) and we ate way too many smores. Thank you, Silver Hills for having gelatin-free jumbo marshmallows! They were SO good. Once the fire was low we spent some time star-gazing. The clouds had disappeared and the sky was lit up with stars. We put on our pajamas, layered on socks and sweaters, and got under our sleeping bag and blankets (I did not joke around with how many blankets I took :&#39;D).&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After sleeping in on Sunday morning, Vini made a fire and I roasted some eggplants and red peppers. Once we got home they became a fire-roasted eggplant and red pepper spread. After a walk at Lightning Lake, we drove home. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;F52C24C8-4C59-45C3-8156-D35A232B2C58&quot; class=&quot; size-full wp-image-4304 aligncenter&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/f52c24c8-4c59-45c3-8156-d35a232b2c58.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That weekend was exactly what we needed. I came home feeling so refreshed, closer to God and so at peace. It was insanely nice to be back in our bed, and I&#39;m still finishing the laundry and putting things away. But I&#39;m sure that weekend will stick with me for a long time, and I can&#39;t wait to do it again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FBF91242-2BF3-4DA8-85F7-92052FA5B366&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-4288&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/fbf91242-2bf3-4da8-85f7-92052fa5b366.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bye little riverside campsite&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;Portuguese Below&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img alt=&quot;AF46E574-4F2F-416D-A2B5-673E06570B48&quot; class=&quot; size-full wp-image-4247 aligncenter&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/af46e574-4f2f-416d-a2b5-673e06570b48.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na quinta-feira passada, eu e o Vini decidimos que iríamos acampar no final de semana. Estávamos desapontados que não deu tempo de acampar durante o verão, então pensamos &quot;por que não ir agora?&quot; No começo estavamos apreensivos. Queriamos muito visitar o Manning Park, mas a previsão dizia que nevaria lá durante o fim de semana. Na quinta-feira, a previsão mudou para um céu mais claro e temperaturas mais altas, então decidimos arriscar. Sexta-feira depois que o Vini saiu do trabalho, colocamos as coisas no carro (suficiente para sobreviver lá durarante vários fins de semana :&#39;D ), baixamos nosso mapa e partimos. Foi deslumbrante ver quanta beleza que nos cerca. O parque é apenas 2 horas de distância de onde vivemos e a viagem para chegar lá ofereceu vistas maravilhosas. Montamos nossa barraca no Coldspring Campground em um espaço à beira do rio Similkameen. Havia apenas algumas pessoas acampando, a maioria pessoas com trailers e uma barraca ou outra aqui e ali. Foi muito legal achar um lugar tão perto do rio; uma canção de ninar perfeita à noite. Antes do pôr-do-sol, fizemos uma fogueira, preparamos o jantar, e estavamos prontos para ir para nossa barraca quentinha.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No dia de sábado, tomamos café da manhã e depois estudamos a nossa Lição da Escola Sabatina. Logo, alguns amigos selvagens apareceram. No começo, alguns pássaros curiosos, então um tâmia (espécia de esquilos bem pequenos), um esquilo, alguns Stewart&#39;s Jays e depois outro tâmia. Por mais que eles estavam mais interessados no nosso amendrocrem do café da manhã e as migalhas do jantar da noite passada, começamos a chamá-los de nossos amigos de culto. Eles começaram a se aproximar de nós e, percebendo que não representavamos nenhum perigo, ficaram bem à vontade. O esquilo perseguia o tâmia em círculos debaixo e ao redor de nossas cadeiras, enquanto estudavamos e cantavamos. Essa experiência foi realmente uma benção para mim. Precisamos adorar a Deus na natureza com mais freqüência. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Após o almoço, pegamos nossas garrafas de água e umas barrinhas de cereais e fomos mais para dentro do parque. Dirigimos até o Strawberry Flats e começamos a trilha Three Falls. É uma trilha moderada de 3 horas que nos levaria a três cachoeiras. Estávamos super animados e só um pouco perturbados pelos sinais que informavam que havia ursos na área. :&#39;D À medida que subiamos a montanha, não tinha como não lembrar da lição que estudamos sobre como os anjos nos levarão paras as montanhas para nos manter seguros.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nós não ficamos na última cachoeira por muito tempo. Como eu disse, os sinais de urso nos mantiveram de cabelo em pé, assim como o fato de termos visto apenas algumas pessoas na trilha quando chegamos pela primeira vez e, em seguida, não vimos ninguém no caminho de volta. Estamos nos acostumando ainda, rsrs! Nós conversamos o caminho todo para ter certeza de que não estariamos surpreendendo nenhuma vida selvagem, e as conversas que tivemos durante a caminhada em meio a natureza foram umas das minhas favoritas.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voltamos ao acampamento e fomos ler sobre uma árvore que havia caído no rio. Depois do culto do pôr-do-sol no rio, fomos ao Manning Park Lodge para tomar banho. Lá, vimos um casamento e alguns aventureiros da PCT. A Pacific Crest Trail é uma trilha de seis meses da fronteira do México com o EUA até a fronteira entre o Canadá e os EUA. Ela termina/começa em uma das trilhas no Manning Park, e ficamos admirados com as pessoas que a completaram total ou parcialmente. Na universidade, eu li o livro de Cheryl Strayed sobre seu tempo na PCT. Estar tão próximo disso foi fantástico. Na próxima, eu gostaria de andar (em uma muito pequena) parte disso. Seria legal.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Assim que voltamos para o acampamento, o Vini fez um fogo (tava muuuuuito frio à noite e nas manhãs!) e comemos muitos smores (marshmallows assados no fogo, chocolate e biscoito). Ficamos contentes de ter achados marshmallows grandes sem gelatina em uma loja de produtos naturais aqui perto de casa. Quando o fogo abaixou, passamos algum tempo olhando as estrelas. As nuvens haviam desaparecido e o céu estava iluminado pelas estrelas. Nós colocamos nossos pijamas, mergulhamos em meias e blusas, e entramos de baixo de nosso saco de dormir e cobertores (levei praticamente todos que tinha em casa).&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Domingo de manhã, o Vini fez um fogo novamente e eu assei algumas berinjelas e pimentões. Quando chegamos em casa, eles se tornaram um creme de passar no pão. Depois de uma caminhada no Lightning Lake, voltamos para casa. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;F52C24C8-4C59-45C3-8156-D35A232B2C58&quot; class=&quot; size-full wp-image-4304 aligncenter&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/f52c24c8-4c59-45c3-8156-d35a232b2c58.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Esse fim de semana foi exatamente o que precisávamos. Cheguei em casa me sentindo revigorada, mais perto de Deus e em paz. Foi incrivelmente bom estar de volta à nossa cama e ainda estou terminando de lavar as roupas e guardar as coisas, mas tenho certeza de que aquele fim de semana vai ficar comigo por um longo tempo. Mal posso esperar para repetir-lo. &lt;img alt=&quot;FBF91242-2BF3-4DA8-85F7-92052FA5B366&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-4288&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/fbf91242-2bf3-4da8-85f7-92052fa5b366.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt; Tchau riozinho lindo</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/4749292174690890583/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/manning-park-thegirltravels.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/4749292174690890583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/4749292174690890583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/manning-park-thegirltravels.html' title='Manning Park - #thegirltravels'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-712289650092585071</id><published>2018-05-08T08:58:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T08:58:00.171-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Autumn Harvest Tomato Soup</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2519900931853528292#unique-identifier&quot;&gt;Receite em Português Aqui&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter wp-image-4137 size-large&quot; height=&quot;619&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/img_1912.jpg?w=825&quot; width=&quot;825&quot; /&gt; Every year my parents&#39; garden produces a bountiful harvest of tomatoes, which they are generous enough to share with us. At the beginning of the season, we enjoy the tomatoes in&amp;nbsp;salads.&amp;nbsp;I admit it&#39;s hard to go from backyard tomatoes to the storebought variety once the season&#39;s over. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;It always takes some adjusting. To save a taste of summer for fall-spring, mom usually cooks batches of tomatoes and makes them into a sauce which she later cans and stores for the cold months ahead. I&#39;m too lazy to do that, so this I blended the tomatoes with my basil crop and froze it. We&#39;ll see how that option works out.  Now that the end of the season is here, the tomatoes are ripening in the blink of an eye.&lt;img alt=&quot;IMG_1885&quot; class=&quot;alignright size-medium wp-image-4135&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/img_1885.jpg?w=338&quot; width=&quot;169&quot; /&gt; Last week, mother invited us over to pick some tomatoes, and I came home with a basinful. Because it&#39;s been cold and raining here, I came up with a different way to use up all the tomatoes. I also had lots of corn in my fridge and no potatoes, which the recipes I found online asked for. I figured they&#39;re both starchy, might work!&amp;nbsp;Thus was born the tomato soup below. Turned out to be so good.  I love that it is&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;low in sodium, made with real ingredients, thick,&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and &lt;strong&gt;cre&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;amy&lt;/strong&gt;.  It&#39;s also super easy and quick to make, doesn&#39;t really make a mess, and serves 4 (meaning leftovers for us!)  Okay, so let&#39;s get to it.  &lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;alignright wp-image-4138 size-medium&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/img_1917edited.jpg?w=225&quot; width=&quot;225&quot; /&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; in the order you will need them &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;4 cloves of garlic, minced&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 Tbsp oil (whichever one you use)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1/2 Tbsp onion powder (or 1/2 onion, chopped)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 tsp paprika&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;cayenne pepper to taste&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;2-3 ears of corn (washed, shelled)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 carrot (peeled, washed, cubed)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 Tbsp flour&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1Tbsp tomato sauce or paste&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;4-5 large beefsteak tomatoes (or whichever ones you have on hand; Roma&amp;nbsp;tomatoes are smaller, so you&#39;d need more of those. Around 10 medium Roma tomatoes)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;opt. 1/2 Tbsp salt&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1-2 sprigs of thyme&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1-2 bay leaves&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;3 sprigs of basil&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Directions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Add the garlic, oil, onion (powder), paprika, and cayenne to a medium soup pot over medium heat. Let it saute until fragrant, but not until the garlic has browned.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Add the carrot and corn. Cover with a lid, stir every so often. Cook for about 5 minutes. If it begins to stick to the bottom, mix in the Tbsp of tomato sauce.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dissolve the flour in a little bit of flour and add to the pan. If you have not yet added the tomato sauce, add it now. Stir.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Wash and dice the tomatoes and put them in a bowl. (You can peel them if you have &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; strong feeling against&amp;nbsp;the skin bits, but once the soup is blended they&#39;re not really a problem).&amp;nbsp;Mash them with your hands and add to the pot.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Add the thyme and bay leaves. Cover and let simmer for 30 minutes, stirring every so often.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dump everything in a blender (in batches if your blender is small). Add the sprigs of basil and salt if you&#39;re using it. Blend until smooth. Real smooth.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pour back into the pan to reheat if necessary.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Serve topped with croutons and olive oil (opt. of course).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;Be warmed, comforted, and healthified! Tried it? Share it and let me know! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;h6&gt;Recipe adapted from Pinch of Yum&#39;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://pinchofyum.com/simple-homemade-tomato-soup&quot;&gt;Simple Homemade Tomato soup&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/h6&gt;_____________________________________________________ &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;Português&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter wp-image-4137 size-large&quot; height=&quot;619&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/img_1912.jpg?w=825&quot; width=&quot;825&quot; /&gt; Todo ano, o jardim cultivado pelos meus pais produz uma colheita generosa de tomates, que eles compartilham conosco. No início da época comemos muita salada de tomate. Eu admito que estranho muito ter que voltar pra salada de tomate com tomate comprado no mercado. Principalmente aqui onde a maioria das frutas e verduras são colhidas ainda verde e transportadas. Sei la, o gosto e 100% diferente! Para salvar um pouco do sabor do verão para o inverno e primavera, a mamãe geralmente faz molho de tomate e conserva em vidros para os meses frios à frente. Eu já sou muito preguiçosa para fazer isso, então esse ano bati os tomates com a minha colheita de manjericão e congelei. Veremos como&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;size-medium wp-image-4135 alignright&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/img_1885.jpg?w=169&quot; width=&quot;169&quot; /&gt; essa opção funciona.  Agora que o final da temporada está aqui, os tomates estão amadurecendo em um piscar de olhos. Na semana passada, a mamãe nos convidou para colher alguns tomates, e cheguei em casa com uma bacia cheia. Por estar frio e chovendo, queria uma maneira quentinha de usar os tomates em vez de fazer salada. Então,viraram sopa. Eu tinha também bastante milho na geladeira. Assim nasceu a sopa de tomate abaixo. E não é que ficou boa!  Gostei muito que vai pouco sal, &lt;strong&gt;é cheia de ingredientes saúdáveis, ficou cremosa, e super saborosa.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Também é fácil e rápido de fazer, não faz bagunça, e serve 4 (o que pra nós quer dizer que sobra, eba!)  Ok, então vamos lá.  &lt;strong&gt;Ingredientes&lt;/strong&gt; na ordem em que você vai precisar deles &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;4 dentes de alho ralado/triturado&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1/2 colher de sopa de óleo&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1/2 colher de sopa de cebola em pó (ou 1/2 cebola amarela picada)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 colher de chá de paprika&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;pimenta caiena ao gosto&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;2-3 espigas de milho (descascadas, lavadas, e tirado o milho do sabugo)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 cenoura (descascada, lavada, cortada em cubo)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 colher de sopa de farinha&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1 colher de sopa de molho ou massa de tomate&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;4-5 tomates caqui grandes (ou qualquer tomate que tiver em casa, os tomates italianos são menores, então você precisaria de mais desses. Cerca de 10 tomates italianos médios.)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1-2 raminhos de tomilho&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1-2 folhas de louro&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;3 raminhos de manjericão&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Opcional 1/2 colher de sopa de sal&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instruções&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Adicione o alho, o óleo, a cebola, a paprika e a Caiena a uma panela de sop&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;size-medium wp-image-4138 alignright&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/img_1917edited.jpg?w=225&quot; width=&quot;225&quot; /&gt;a média em fogo médio. Deixe-o saltear até perfumar, mas não até que o alho tenha dourado.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Adicione a cenoura e o milho. Cubra com uma tampa, mexa de vez em quando. Cozinhe por cerca de 5 minutos. Se começar a grudar no fundo, misture a massa de tomate.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dissolve a farinha em um pouco de água e adiciona à panela. Se ainda não adicionou a massa de tomate, adicione-o agora. Mexe.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lave e corte os tomates e coloque-os em uma bacia. (Você pode descascar se você &lt;em&gt;realmente&lt;/em&gt; odiar as pelezinhas que ficam, mas uma vez que a sopa é batida não são realmente um problema). Pode esmagar os tomates com as mãos e adicione à panela.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Adicione o tomilho e louro. Cubra com a tampa e deixe cozinhar no fogo baixo por 30 minutos, mexendo de vez em quando.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Remova os raminhos de tomilho e folhas de louro. Despeje em um liquidificador (em partes se o liquidificador for pequeno). Adicione os ramos de manjericão e sal se você estiver usando. Bate até chegar ne uma consistência bem cremosa e sem pedaços.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Despeje na panela. Reaquecer, se necessário.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sirva com croutons e azeite (opcional, claro).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;Que delícia! Experimentou? Compartilhe e me avise! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;h6&gt;Receita adaptada do site &lt;a href=&quot;http://pinchofyum.com/simple-homemade-tomato-soup&quot;&gt;Pinch of Yum&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/h6&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/712289650092585071/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/autumn-harvest-tomato-soup.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/712289650092585071'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/712289650092585071'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/autumn-harvest-tomato-soup.html' title='Autumn Harvest Tomato Soup'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-5067419927338123976</id><published>2018-05-08T08:57:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T08:57:40.052-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Vegan Chicken Pot Pie - Torta de &quot;galinha&quot; vegetariana</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2519900931853528292#unique-identifier&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;versão português aqui&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;alignnone wp-image-4092 size-large&quot; height=&quot;619&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/photo-2017-08-31-1-22-43-pm.jpg?w=825&quot; width=&quot;825&quot; /&gt; Hello, friend! Wednesday I posted our lunch on Instagram: individual &quot;chicken&quot; pot pies. A friend asked for the recipe, and I thought I&#39;d leave them here with a few modifications I have tried. I&#39;m also adding the recipes in Portuguese below for my Brazilian friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This is such an easy lunch to make because it does really well on its own or with a side salad. &lt;em&gt;Quick.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Easy.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Delicious.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;WIN!&lt;/strong&gt; I use &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dessertfortwo.com/15-minute-puff-pastry/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Dessert for Two&#39;s 15-minute puff-pastry&lt;/a&gt; for the crust (15 minutes max. to make and then about an hour to chill). I &lt;em&gt;really love&lt;/em&gt; this dough for all things savory or sweet.&amp;nbsp;I also like to put a crust on the bottom and the top of pot pies because puff pastry is delicious. To make this vegan just sub vegan butter. I&#39;ve also tried vegetable shortening when in a pinch. It worked well, so you can try that too. I based the filling on &lt;a href=&quot;https://minimalistbaker.com/1-hour-vegan-pot-pies/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Minimalist Baker&#39;s Vegan Pot Pie.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Funny story about the vegetable stock, when Vini and I were doing our raw week, we tried to make a veggie smoothie in our Nutri Bullet. He put in beets and carrots and blended. Only, we didn&#39;t strain the juice and it was&amp;nbsp;a big mess, hard to drink (it was very &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; thick) and in the end, I froze most of it in an ice tray to use as stock. I&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;love&lt;/strong&gt; having those cubes in the freezer! Anytime a recipe calls for vegetable stock I dissolve one of those in water and add a bit of soy sauce. Voila. I add chopped &quot;chicken nuggets&quot; from Morning Star to the filling. You could also use cubed tofu, and I&#39;m sure it&#39;d work just as well. Remember to either season the tofu beforehand or adjust your filling seasoning. This could be a nice potluck dish too. You can make it ahead of time and freeze it (before the baking step), or make it on Friday and reheat at church potluck. Let me know if you give it a try! &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; [gallery size=&quot;medium&quot; ids=&quot;4094,4095,4096,4098,4099,4100,4103,4104,4105&quot;] &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;unique-identifier&quot;&gt;Oi pessoal!&lt;/div&gt;Tudo bem? Ontem compartilhei nosso almoço no Instagram: essas tortas de &quot;galinha&quot;. A Patricia pediu a receita entao decidi compartilhar com vocês essas duas receitas que gosto muito. A primeira é da massa folhada. Eu uso a receita do site &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dessertfortwo.com/15-minute-puff-pastry/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Dessert for Two&lt;/a&gt;. Leva 15 minutos para preparar a massa e depois uma hora de repouso na geladeira. A receita é: &lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;wp-image-4093 size-medium alignright&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/photo-2017-08-31-1-22-51-pm.jpg?w=300&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Ingredientes&lt;/strong&gt; 1 xícara (125 gramas) de farinha de trigo 1/4 colher de chá de sal fino 10 colheres de sopa de manteiga de alta qualidade (aproximadamente 141 gramas), bem gelada 1/3 xícara de água super gelada &lt;strong&gt;Método&lt;/strong&gt; 1. Em uma tigela média, adicione a farinha e o sal. Mexa para misturar. 2. Em seguida, cube a manteiga e adicione-a à tigela de farinha. Usando um garfo ou um &lt;em&gt;pastry blender&lt;/em&gt;, corte a manteiga na massa. Misture até a manteiga estar em pedaços uniformes do tamanho de ervilhas. 3. Em seguida, faça um buraco no centro da massa e despeje toda a água. Usando um garfo, mexa para combinar a massa. 4. Polvilhe uma tábua com farinha e adicione a massa. Com a mão, forme um quadrado com a massa. Você ainda verá os pedaços de manteiga e a massa pode parecer muito seca, mas não adicione água. A massa vai se juntar conforme for abrindo com o rolo. 5. Polvilhe o rolo com farinha &amp;nbsp;e abra a massa até formar um retângulo. Não precisa ser muito preciso aqui. 6. Dobre a parte inferior da massa até o meio da massa. Dobre o terço superior da massa também até o meio. Vire a massa e abra novamente. Polvilhe com farinha conforme necessário para evitar que a massa grude. Repita este passo. 7. Abre, dobre, e gire a massa pelo menos 6 ou 7 vezes. 8. Quando terminar, enrole a massa com um plástico e deixe na geladeira durante pelo menos uma hora, ou durante a noite. A massa também pode ser congelada. Enquanto a massa estiver na geladeira, vamos fazer o recheio. Para o recheio eu usei a receita da &lt;a href=&quot;https://minimalistbaker.com/1-hour-vegan-pot-pies/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Minimalist Baker&lt;/a&gt; como base com algumas modificações.&amp;nbsp;A receita é: &lt;strong&gt;Ingredientes&lt;/strong&gt; 3/4 xícara de cebola amarela picada (~ 1/2 cebola média) 1 dente de alho grande, triturado 2 xícaras de caldo vegetariano* 2 xícaras de vegetais misturados congelados (milho, feijão verde, cenoura ou podem ser vegetais frescos) 1/4 xícara de leite de amêndoa (ou soja) ~ 1/4 xícara de farinha de trigo 2 folhas de louro Pitada cada sal Opcional: eu gosto de usar uma &quot;carne de galinha&quot; vegetal que temos aqui. Você pode substituir por proteína de soja ou pedaços de tofu temperado ou palmito! &lt;strong&gt;Método&lt;/strong&gt; 1. Pré-aqueça o forno a 425 graus F (218 C). 2. Adicione 2 colheres de sopa de azeite em uma panela grande no fogo médio. Em seguida, adicione a cebola e alho e uma pitada de sal - mexa. Cozinhe até ficar tudo macio - cerca de 7 minutos. 3. Adicione a farinha e mexa, depois acrescente lentamente o caldo. 4. Adicione o leite de amêndoa e as folhas de louro e mexa. Misture até a mistura engrossar (cerca de uns 10 minutos). Se ainda parecer muito fino, dissolva 1-2 colheres de sopa de farinha em 1/2 xícara de caldo. Adicione a panela para engrossar. Espere alguns minutos. Repita se necessário. 5. Uma vez que o molho estiver engrossado, adicione os vegetais congelados e a &quot;carne&quot; se for usar. Cozinhe por 4-5 minutos. Experimente e tempere, adicionando mais sal se necessário. 6. Tire a massa da geladeira e separe em dois pedaços. Um para a parte de cima e outro para a parte de baixo da forma. A parte de baixo deveria ser um pouco maior para cobrir os lados da forma tambem. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;7. Coloque a massa de baixo na forma. Tire as folhas de louro e coloque o recheio na forma e cubra com a massa de cima. Pincela com manteiga ou azeite. 8. Coloque uma forma raza em baixo da forma com a torta para se o recheio transbordar não sujar o forno e asse até a parte de cima dourar e o recheio borbulhar (cerca de 14-17 minutos). Deixe esfriar por 5 minutos antes de servir. Bom apetite! &lt;em&gt;Se você experimentar esta receita, me fala como ficou :). Ou use o #thegirleats se postar para eu poder ver como ficou!&lt;/em&gt; *na semana que eu e o Vinicius comemos só cru, tentamos fazer um suco de beterraba e cenoura no nosso Nutri Bullet. Porém não coamos, e o suco e ficou &lt;strong&gt;muito&lt;/strong&gt; grosso! Findei&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;congelando aquela polpa em uma forma de gelo. Depois coloquei em um saquinho no freezer. Agora, quando uma receita pede caldo eu dissolvo aquele cubo em um pouco de agua e coloco shoyu. Funciona que é uma beleza e é uma opção mais saudável que muitos caldos de vegetais do mercado!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/5067419927338123976/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/vegan-chicken-pot-pie-torta-de-galinha.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/5067419927338123976'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/5067419927338123976'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/vegan-chicken-pot-pie-torta-de-galinha.html' title='Vegan Chicken Pot Pie - Torta de &quot;galinha&quot; vegetariana'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-1632969161184784215</id><published>2018-05-08T08:56:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T08:56:22.685-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reads: Discussion Questions Chap. 8-13</title><content type='html'>versão em português abaixo  &lt;img alt=&quot;2008AnneRead&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-4089&quot; height=&quot;338&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/2008anneread.jpg&quot; width=&quot;600&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Hello, fellow readers! As we finish up our first book, I&#39;m posting the last discussion questions below. I hope you will share your overall thoughts on our book below!  What were some of your favorite parts? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Was there a specific chapter that spoke to you? Any lingering questions prompted by what you read? Below are questions I asked myself while reading and things that really stood out to me. What were some for you?  &lt;em&gt;Reminder on how these work:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span id=&quot;more-3438&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;these questions are things to look out for before reading the chapter, or to reflect upon after you’ve read it. They’re here to initiate discussion, so please engage! You don’t have to answer them directly. Just tell me, what do you think about one or all of these topics? What were other things that caught your attention? All opinions and questions welcome (obviously, please respect others’ opinions. This is a safe space).&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 9 – The Work and the Life:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Question 1:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;On page 78 we read: &quot;If we have tasted and seen that the Lord is good we shall have something to tell&quot;. If given the opportunity, &lt;strong&gt;what do I have to tell&lt;/strong&gt;?  &lt;strong&gt;Question 2:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;What is my role in the plan of redemption? Why was I given a part?  &lt;strong&gt;Question 3:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;What is the only way that I can make my life a blessing?  &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 10 - Knowledge of God:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&quot;No tears are shed that God does not notice. There is no smile that He does not mark,&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; {p.86-87}.  &lt;strong&gt;Question 1:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;What three things does God use to reveal Himself to us?  &lt;strong&gt;Question 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Am I lazy and accept others&#39; study of the Bible? Do I take their discoveries for granted instead of studying for myself?  &lt;strong&gt;Question 3:&lt;/strong&gt; How can we be free from anxiety and have perfect peace?  &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 11 was so good I made a post all about it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://thegirlwrites.ca/2017/08/24/reads-steps-to-christ-chapter-11/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 12 - What to do with Doubt:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; We know that God looks on the inside. He looks at the heart and takes motives into account. This chapter really drove that point home for me: the importance of motive in study. If we study to confirm our doubts, that&#39;s what we will find. But if we study to strengthen our faith, God&#39;s Word rewards those who hunger and thirst after it. This led me to purpose to always ask:  &lt;strong&gt;What is my motive in reading/studying this today? &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Are my heart and mind in the right place?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 13 - Rejoicing in the Lord:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &quot;In every one of His children, Jesus sends a letter to the world,&quot; (p. 115).  &lt;strong&gt;Question 1:&lt;/strong&gt; What does &quot;my letter&quot; say?  &lt;strong&gt;Question 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Who should we go to with doubt?  &lt;strong&gt;Question 3:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;I&#39;m really curious to know what you thought about&amp;nbsp;what the chapter says concerning burdening others with our doubts. Do you understand it to mean we should never talk to others about our doubts, trials, or temptations?  Thank you so much for reading along. I hope you enjoyed this little but powerful book. I pray it was a blessing to you. I&#39;ll come back with our new book soon. In the mean time,&amp;nbsp;it&#39;d mean a lot to me to hear from you! What were your thoughts on these chapters or on the book in general? What is a favorite passage you cherish? Any questions sparked? Let&#39;s talk :)  ___________________________________________________________  Olá, queridos&amp;nbsp;leitores! Como estamos&amp;nbsp;terminando o nosso primeiro livro, hoje compartilharei&amp;nbsp;as últimas perguntas de discussão,&amp;nbsp;como também algumas reflexões. Gostaria muito de ouvir de você. O que achou do livro em geral?  Quais foram as suas partes favoritas? Teve um capítulo específico que te fez bem? Tem alguma pergunta motivada pelo que você leu? Abaixo estão as perguntas que eu me perguntei durante a leitura e algumas coisas que realmente se destacaram para mim.  &lt;em&gt;Só lembrando pra que servem as perguntas:&amp;nbsp;são coisas que me chamaram atenção. Coisas para serem observadas enquanto se lê o capítulo, ou para refletir depois de lê-lo. Elas estão aqui para iniciar a discussão, então comentem ai! Você não precisa responder todas diretamente se não quiser. Apenas compartilhe o que você acha sobre um ou todos esses assuntos. Quais outras coisas chamaram sua atenção? Todas opiniões e perguntas são bem-vindas (obviamente, vamos respeitar as opiniões dos outros. Este é um espaço seguro).&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capítulo 9 - Atividade e vida:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 1:&lt;/strong&gt; Na página 78 (versão em inglês), lemos: &quot;Se provamos e vimos que o Senhor é bom, teremos alguma coisa a dizer&quot;. Quando a oportunidade se apresenta,&lt;strong&gt; o que eu tenho para dizer?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Qual é a nossa parte a desempenhar no plano da redenção? Afinal, por que motivo fomos dados uma parte?  &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Qual é a única maneira que podemos fazer de nossa vida uma benção?  &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capítulo 10 - O Deus que eu conheço:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &quot;Nenhuma lágrima é vertida sem que Deus a note. Não há sorriso que Ele não perceba,&quot; (p. 86-87).  &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 1:&lt;/strong&gt; Quais são três meios que Deus usa para Se revelar a nós?  &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Sera que sou preguiçosa(o) e aceito tudo que me dizem sobre a Bíblia sem fazer nenhum esforço para estudar por mim mesma(o)? Será que aceito as descobertas dos outros como garantia em vez de estudar e conferir?  &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Como podemos estar livres de ansiedade e ter paz perfeita?  &lt;strong&gt;O Capítulo 11 foi tão bom que fiz um post só pra ele. &lt;a href=&quot;http://thegirlwrites.ca/2017/08/24/reads-steps-to-christ-chapter-11/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Clique aqui&lt;/a&gt; para ler.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capítulo 12 - Expulse a dúvida:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Sabemos que Deus olha para o interior. Ele enxerga o coração e leva em consideração os motivos por trás de cada ato. Este capítulo realmente enfatizou este ponto para mim: a importância do motivo por trás do estudo. Se estudarmos para encontrar motivos para ter dúvido, é o que encontraremos. Mas se estudarmos para fortalecer nossa fé, a palavra de Deus recompensa aqueles que têm fome e sede por justiça. Isso me levou ao propósito de sempre me perguntar:  &lt;strong&gt;Qual é o meu motivo por trás da minha leitura/estudo da bíblia hoje?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Meu coração e minha mente estão no lugar certo?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capítulo 13 - Regozijo no Senhor:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &quot;Em cada um de Seus filhos Jesus envia uma carta ao mundo,&quot; (pág. 115).  &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 1: &lt;/strong&gt;O que a minha &quot;carta&quot; diz?  &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 2: &lt;/strong&gt;Com quem devemos compartilhar nossas dúvidas?  &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Estou realmente interessada em saber o que você pensa sobre o que o capítulo diz sobre não sobrecarregar os outros com nossas dúvidas. Você entendeu que nunca devemos falar com os outros sobre nossas dúvidas, provas, ou tentações? Ou interpretou de outra maneira?  Muito obrigada por ter feito parte dessa leitura. Espero que tenha gostado deste livro pequeno - mas poderoso. Oro para que tenha sido uma bênção para você. Postarei o nosso novo livro em breve. Enquanto isso, significaria muito para mim ouvir de você! Quais foram seus pensamentos sobre esses capítulos ou sobre o livro em geral? Qual foi sua passagem favorita? Alguma pergunta foi provocada? Vamos conversar :)</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/1632969161184784215/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/reads-discussion-questions-chap-8-13.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/1632969161184784215'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/1632969161184784215'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/reads-discussion-questions-chap-8-13.html' title='Reads: Discussion Questions Chap. 8-13'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-4541045044805042726</id><published>2018-05-08T08:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T08:55:08.050-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reads: Steps to Christ Chapter 11</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;versão em português abaixo&lt;/em&gt; As I was writing the discussion questions and wrap up post for our book (almost done!) I couldn&#39;t cut down the questions for Chapter 11. In fact, it sparked so many ideas that I figured it deserved its own post. So here it is. Chapter 11 The Privilege of Prayer: thoughts, questions, reflections.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;ben-white-170383.jpg&quot; class=&quot; size-full wp-image-3854 alignright&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ben-white-170383.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 11 - The Privilege of Prayer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Such a beautiful and powerful chapter! I felt that I too often neglect this powerful tool God has given us. The first three paragraphs also made it clear that God does not want a one-sided relationship with us. It made me wonder how I can develop a true relationship with Him. One that&#39;s less about me and more about Him and I. Less about asking and receiving and more about praising Him for all His blessings and the beauty of His creation. That being said, it was also a very empowering chapter that made me think of how much of the potential He has given me has gone unused simply because I have not&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;asked&lt;/em&gt; Him to help me fulfill it, to recognize it, or for the opportunities to flex that potential! All of this lead to the following questions and reflections...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 1:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Jesus found &quot;comfort and joy in communion with His Father&quot; (pp. 94-95). Do I? Or is it a chore?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;If His promises are unlimited, what are my requests? &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Do not fear to trust Him&quot; &lt;/strong&gt;{pp. 96-97}.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 3:&lt;/strong&gt; What are the conditions He has placed on prayer requests? Is every prayer answered?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 4:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Does my family have family prayer? Or are the prayers we pray as a family a version of the same prayer made in public or when others are present?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 5:&lt;/strong&gt; Is prayer my first or last resort?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 6:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;&lt;strong&gt;The relations between God and each soul are as distinct and full as though there were not another soul upon the earth to share His watch care, not another soul for whom He gave His beloved Son&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; {p.&amp;nbsp;100}. Am I making the most of this? Am I investing in Him Who invested all in me?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 7: &amp;nbsp;&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;God would not have His children, for whom so great salvation has been provided, act as if He were a hard, exacting taskmaster. He is their best friend; and &lt;strong&gt;when they worship Him, He expects to be with them,&lt;/strong&gt; to bless and comfort them, filling their hearts with joy and love,&quot; {p 104}.&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; When I first read this paragraph, I thought &#39;Um, how could worship&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;of&lt;/em&gt; Him not include Him? And then I thought of a party. Let&#39;s say a friend threw you a party. But it&#39;s completely the wrong type of party. Let&#39;s say your friend is a great diver and he/she throws you a pool party where the main game is diving off the diving board. But you don&#39;t know how to dive! In fact, you&#39;re not even a strong swimmer. The banner and invitations claim it was a party for you, but honestly, you get the feeling that it was more of an opportunity for your friend to have fun or even show off in front of your friends. You feel excluded, on the sidelines. Unwelcomed at your own event. Are we guilty of doing the same to God? Do we call it a praise event when in reality it&#39;s an opportunity to showcase our talents? Do we call it a mission trip, when in reality it&#39;s an opportunity to show our friends/employers/university how good we are? Do we ever make Him feel excluded, on the sidelines, unwelcome in His own home? This chapter made me think hard and ask myself: Does my worship include God? Does my church worship involve Him?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What about you? What questions and reflections did this chapter bring to you?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; _____________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;Quando eu estava preparando o post com as últimas perguntas de discussão e reflexões sobre o nosso livro (que estamos quase terminando!), não consegui reduzir o número de perguntas para o Capítulo 11. Na verdade, este capítulo me trouxe muitas idéias e eu achei que merecia seu próprio post. Então aqui está! &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capítulo 11 - O privilégio de falar com Deus:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Que capítulo bonito e poderoso! Me fez sentir que muitas vezes negligencio essa poderosa ferramenta que Deus nos deu. Os três primeiros parágrafos também deixaram claro que Deus quer um relacionamento comigo que é menos sobre mim e mais sobre eu e Ele. Menos sobre pedir e receber e mais sobre louvá-Lo por todas as Suas bênçãos e a beleza de Sua criação. Dito isto, também foi um capítulo muito empolgante que me fez pensar quanto do potencial que Deus me deu não esta sendo usado simplesmente porque eu não pedi que Ele me ajudasse a reconhecê-lo ou por oportunidades para experimentar esse potencial! Tudo isso levou às seguintes questões e reflexões...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ergunta 1:&lt;/strong&gt; Jesus &quot;encontrava conforto e alegria na comunhão com o Pai.&quot; (p. 94). E eu? Posso dizer o mesmo? Ou é simplesmente uma tarefa?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Se Suas promessas são ilimitadas, quais são meus pedidos? &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Não receeis, pois, confiar nEle,&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (pp. 96-97).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Quais são as condições que Ele colocou em pedidos de oração? Todas as orações são respondidas?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 4:&lt;/strong&gt; A minha família tem oração familiar? Ou são as orações que oramos como família uma versão da mesma oração feita em público ou quando temos visitas em casa?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 5:&lt;/strong&gt; A oração é meu primeiro ou último recurso?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 6:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;&lt;strong&gt;As relações entre Deus e cada pessoa são tão particulares e íntimas,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;como se não existisse nenhuma outra por quem Ele houvesse dado Seu bem-amado Filho&lt;/strong&gt;,&quot; (p. 100}. Estou aproveitando ao máximo isso? Estou investindo nEle que investiu tudo em mim?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 7:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;Deus não quer que Seus filhos, para quem preparou uma tão grande salvação, procedam como se Ele fosse um duro e exigente feitor. E seu melhor amigo, e espera que, quando O adorem, possa estar com eles, para os abençoar e confortar, enchendo-lhes o coração de alegria e amor &quot;(p. 104). Quando eu li este parágrafo pela primeira vez, pensei &quot;Ué, como poderia ter adoração dEle e não O incluir? E então pensei em uma festa. Digamos que um amigo fez uma festa em sua homenagem, porém a festa é completamente diferente de você . Seu amigo é um excelente mergulhador e a festa é uma festa de piscina. A principal atração na festa é mergulhar do mais alto ponto. Mas você não sabe como mergulhar! Na verdade, você nem sabe nadar direito. A bandeira e os convites afirmam que foi uma festa para você, mas logo você tem a sensação de que foi mais uma oportunidade para seu amigo se divertir ou mesmo se amostrar na frente de seus amigos. Você se sente excluído, não bem-vindo em seu próprio evento. Será que somos culpados de fazer o mesmo com Deus? Será que chamamos o evento de louvor quando, na realidade, é uma oportunidade para mostrar nossos talentos? Será que chamamos de missão, quando, na realidade, é uma oportunidade para mostrar aos nossos amigos/chefes/escola o quão bom somos? Sera que nós O fazemos sentir excluído e não bem-vindo na própria casa? Este capítulo me fez pensar muito e me perguntar: minha adoração inclui Deus? O culto da minha igreja O envolve?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;E você? Quais as perguntas e reflexões que este capítulo trouxe para você?&lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/4541045044805042726/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/reads-steps-to-christ-chapter-11.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/4541045044805042726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/4541045044805042726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/reads-steps-to-christ-chapter-11.html' title='Reads: Steps to Christ Chapter 11'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-1379141350796373233</id><published>2018-05-08T08:53:00.006-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T08:53:40.681-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reads: Discussion Questions Chap. 4-8</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;versão&amp;nbsp;português&amp;nbsp;em&amp;nbsp;baixo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hello, everyone! I&#39;m back with a few more discussion questions for chapter 4-8 of our book&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Steps to Christ&lt;/em&gt;. I hope you have been enjoying our reading as much as I have. It addresses so many points that I feel have been ruminating for years. I hope within the pages of our book you are finding answers, as well as new questions to think about. I would love to know some if you&#39;d like to share below! Alrighty, on to our discussion points:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reminder on how these work:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span id=&quot;more-3438&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;these questions are things to look out for before reading the chapter, as well as to reflect upon after you’ve read it. They’re here to initiate discussion, so please engage! You don’t have to answer them directly. Just tell me, what do you think about one or all of these topics? What were other things that caught your attention? All opinions and questions welcome (obviously, please respect others’ opinions. This is a safe space).&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 4 - Confession:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Question 1:&lt;/strong&gt; Do you think that by making mercy harder to obtain we make it easier to make excuses? &lt;strong&gt;Question 2:&lt;/strong&gt; What is a (or are some)&amp;nbsp;sign(s) of genuine repentance? Can there be true repentance without restitution? &lt;strong&gt;Question 3:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Do we sometimes avoid calling sin by its name in order to minimize our guilt? &quot;It&#39;s not really a&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;sin&lt;/em&gt;. That&#39;s such a harsh word. It&#39;s alright to&amp;nbsp;repeat my mistake...&quot; &lt;b&gt;Thought: &lt;/b&gt;Genuine repentance doesn&#39;t mean automatic victory over a sin. We may fall again, but the abhorrence&amp;nbsp;of that sin will still be there. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 5 - Consecration:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Question 1:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Right at the beginning of the chapter the author says: &quot;In giving ourselves to God, &lt;strong&gt;we must necessarily give up all that would separate us from Him&lt;/strong&gt;. Hence the Saviour says, &quot;Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple,&quot; Luke 14:33. Whatever shall draw away the heart from God must be given up,&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Steps to Christ,&lt;/em&gt; p. 44.1) (emphasis added). She then covers a few common idols. Have we considered what is ours? &lt;strong&gt;Question 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Could symptoms of relying on our own power to obey God be making lists of what Christians should or should not do in order to meet a checklist? Could another be looking at the life of others and comparing them with ourselves? &lt;strong&gt;Question 3:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;What is the interest of everyone in heaven? &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 6 - Faith and Acceptance:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Question 1:&lt;/strong&gt; Can you find 6 steps towards a life of faith and acceptance? (Hint: I found steps 1-5 in the 3rd paragraph and number 6 on pg. 51/52.) &lt;strong&gt;Question 2:&lt;/strong&gt; What is one thing that was consistent with everyone Jesus helped while here on earth? &lt;strong&gt;Question 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Is&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;anyone&lt;/em&gt; too sinful for Christ to help? &lt;strong&gt;Favorite Quote:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IT IS SO IF YOU BELIEVE IT.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Do not wait to&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;feel&lt;/em&gt; that you are made whole, but say,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&quot;I believe it: it&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; so, not because I feel it, but because God has promised.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;{&lt;em&gt;Steps to Christ, p.51}&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 7 - The Test of Discipleship:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Question 1:&lt;/strong&gt; What are &quot;two errors against which the children of God...especially need to guard&quot;? &lt;strong&gt;Question 2:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; How can we maintain a connection with Christ? &lt;strong&gt;Question 3:&lt;/strong&gt; What sets faith apart from mere belief? &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 8 - Growing Up Into Christ:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Question 1:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;So, how &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; we grow in Christ? &lt;strong&gt;Question 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;How essential is anxiety in this process? &lt;strong&gt;Question 3:&lt;/strong&gt; How are we to be transformed? &lt;strong&gt;Bonus:&lt;/strong&gt; What is the &quot;new birth&quot; that is so often referenced in the Bible? &lt;strong&gt;Ponder This:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;Not all the wisdom and skill of man can produce life in the smallest object in nature. It is only through the life which God Himself has imparted, that either plant or animal can live,&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Steps to Christ, p.67).&lt;/em&gt; Every miraculous advance by humanity is a gift from God. Whether we acknowledge Him or not. &lt;strong&gt;This too!:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;Henceforth through the Spirit, Christ was to abide continually in the hearts of His children. Their union with Him was closer than when He was personally with them,&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Steps to Christ, p. 74).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt; Isn&#39;t this hopeful for us who have never seen Him personally?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;What did I miss?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;What are your questions?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;What did you discover?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Share below!&lt;/div&gt;___________________________________________________________ Olá pessoal! Estou de volta com mais algumas perguntas de discussão para os capítulos 4-8 do nosso livro &quot;&lt;em&gt;Caminho a Cristo&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. Espero que estejam gostando da nossa leitura tanto quanto eu. Sinto que este livro aborda vários pontos que eu venho pensando sobre há anos. Espero que dentro das páginas do nosso livro você esteja encontrando respostas, bem como novas perguntas para estudar. Gostaria de saber algumas, se você quiser compartilhar abaixo. Bom, vamos então para nossas perguntas de discussão: &lt;em&gt;Só lembrando pra que servem as perguntas:&amp;nbsp;são coisas que me chamaram atenção. Coisas para serem observadas enquanto se lê o capítulo, como também para refletir depois de lê-lo. Elas estão aqui para iniciar a discussão, então comentem ai! Você não precisa responder todas diretamente. Apenas me diga o que você acha sobre um ou todos esses assuntos. Quais outras coisas chamaram sua atenção? Todas opiniões e perguntas são bem-vindas (obviamente, respeite as opiniões dos outros. Este é um espaço seguro).&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capítulo 4 - Abra o coração a Deus:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 1:&lt;/strong&gt; Você acha que, ao tornar a misericórdia mais difícil de obter, tornamos mais fácil a criação de desculpas para pecar? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 2:&lt;/strong&gt; O que é um (ou são alguns) sinal(sinais) de genuíno arrependimento? Pode haver verdadeiro arrependimento sem reforma? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 3:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Será que às vezes, evitamos chamar o pecado pelo seu nome para minimizar nossa culpa? &quot;Não é realmente um pecado. Essa é uma palavra tão dura. Não tem problema repetir meu erro ...&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Reflexão:&lt;/strong&gt; O arrependimento genuíno não significa vitória automática sobre um pecado. Podemos cair novamente, mas a aborrecimento desse pecado ainda estará lá. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capítulo 5 - Consagração:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 1:&lt;/strong&gt; No início do capítulo, a autora diz: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Entregando-nos a Deus, temos necessariamente de renunciar a&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;tudo que dEle nos separe.&lt;/strong&gt; Por isso diz o Salvador: “Qualquer de vós que não renuncia a tudo quanto tem não pode ser Meu discí- pulo.” Lucas 14:33. Tudo que afaste de Deus o coração, tem de ser renunciado,&quot;(&lt;em&gt;Caminho a Cristo&lt;/em&gt;, p. 29) (ênfase adicionada). Ela então cita alguns ídolos comuns. Já consideramos os nossos? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Poderia o hábito de criar listas sobre os deveres de um cristão (com o alvo de preencher uma lista e garantir a salvação) ser um sintoma de confiar no nosso próprio poder para obedecer a Deus? Poderia outro sintoma ser olhar para a vida dos outros e compará-los com nós mesmos? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Qual o interesse de todos no céu? &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capítulo 6 - Um direito seu:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 1:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Tente encontrar 6 passos para uma vida de fé. (Dica: Procure os passos 1-5 no terceiro parágrafo e o número 6 na página 34.) &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Cite algo que foi consistente com todos que Jesus ajudou enquanto aqui na Terra? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 3:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Existe pecador terrível demais para que Cristo ajude? &lt;strong&gt;Frase preferida:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Assim é se o credes.&lt;/strong&gt; Não espereis até que sintais que estais curado, mas dizei: “Creioo; assim é, não porque eu o sinta, mas porque Deus o prometeu.”&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;{&lt;em&gt;Caminho a Cristo&lt;/em&gt;, p.33}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Capítulo 7 - A obediência é um privilégio&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 1:&lt;/strong&gt; Quais são &quot;dois erros contra os quais os filhos de Deus...devem, especialmente, precaver-se.&quot;? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Como podemos manter uma conexão com Cristo? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 3:&lt;/strong&gt; O que distingue a fé da mera crença? &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capítulo 8 - Crescimento em Cristo:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 1:&lt;/strong&gt; Então, &lt;em&gt;como&lt;/em&gt; podemos crescer em Cristo? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Quão essencial é a ansiedade neste processo? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 3:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Como seremos transformados? &lt;strong&gt;Bônus:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;O que significa &quot;nascer de novo,&quot; algo frequentemente referenciado na Bíblia? &lt;strong&gt;Pense nisso:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;Toda a Ciência e habilidade do homem não são capazes de produzir vida no menor objeto da natureza. É unicamente mediante a vida que o próprio Deus comunicou, que a planta ou o animal vivem,&quot; &lt;em&gt;(Caminho a Cristo, p.43).&lt;/em&gt; Todo avanço milagroso pela humanidade é um presente de Deus, não importa se O reconhecemos ou não. &lt;strong&gt;Isso também!&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;Daí por diante, [75] por meio do Espírito, Cristo habitaria continuamente no coração de Seus filhos. Sua união com Ele era mais íntima do que quando estava pessoalmente com eles,&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Caminho a Cristo,&lt;/em&gt; p. 48). Não é esperançoso para nós quem nunca O vimos pessoalmente?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;O que eu esqueci de mencionar?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Quais são as suas perguntas?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;O que você descobriu?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Me diz aí nos comentários!&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/1379141350796373233/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/reads-discussion-questions-chap-4-8.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/1379141350796373233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/1379141350796373233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/reads-discussion-questions-chap-4-8.html' title='Reads: Discussion Questions Chap. 4-8'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-4582453533396463558</id><published>2018-05-08T08:53:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T08:53:09.196-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reads: Discussion Questions Chap. 1-3</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;versão&amp;nbsp;português&amp;nbsp;em&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;baixo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;giphy&quot; class=&quot; size-full wp-image-3453 aligncenter&quot; height=&quot;275&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/giphy.gif&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Hey, everyone! Today was our starting day for our book club. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://thegirlwrites.ca/2017/07/12/reads-an-invitation/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; for more info on our book club and to get an online copy of our book!) How timing works: Timing is going to be pretty loose. We all have different schedules and I want to make sure we all have plenty of time to read. This is a shorter book, but I think that&#39;s a good place to start, with something &quot;doable&quot;. So, my suggestion is to read it in two weeks or 13 nights/mornings. One chapter every day, and boom, you&#39;re done with plenty of time to reflect, meditate, and discuss. Sound good? Tonight I&#39;m posting a few discussion questions to get our discussion started for chapters 1-3. How these work:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;these questions are things to look out for before reading the chapter, as well as to reflect upon after you&#39;ve read it. They&#39;re here to initiate discussion, so please engage! You don&#39;t have to answer them directly. Just tell me, what do you think about one or all of these topics? What were other things that caught your attention? All opinions and questions welcome (obviously, please respect others&#39; opinions. This is a safe space). &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Chapter 1 - God&#39;s Love for Man:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Question 1:&lt;/strong&gt; What are some ways we can know and recognize the character of God the Father? Make a list of key characteristics you can point to in order to emulate. Try to emulate one today. &lt;strong&gt;Question 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;In chapter 1, the author says that &quot;God cursed the ground for man&#39;s sake. The thorn and the thistle--the difficulties and trials that make his life one of toil and care--were appointed for his good...&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Steps to Christ&lt;/em&gt;, p. 9). What do you think of that? &lt;strong&gt;Question 3:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;This chapter drives home the point that despite all the revelations of God&#39;s love for man, including His greatest Revelation through His Son, it is all in vain if we do not meditate on these revelations. Let&#39;s take 5 minutes, no seriously put your phone&#39;s timer on, five minutes. Five minutes to meditate on His life, His sacrifice, and the ways He has manifested His love in your life. If your mind wanders, bring it back. You have five minutes. You can do it. &lt;strong&gt;Question 4&lt;/strong&gt;: The last few paragraphs mention how much value Christ&#39;s love and sacrifice prove we have. Do you value yourself? Are you kind to yourself? Do you respect yourself as you would a&amp;nbsp;child of a King? &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Chapter 2 - The Sinner&#39;s Need of Christ:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Question 1:&lt;/strong&gt; Do we long for salvation? How can we have that longing? What does it look like? &lt;strong&gt;Question 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Chapter 2 mentions that &quot;dreams of progress&quot; and &quot;efforts for the uplifting of humanity&quot; are all in vain if they &quot;neglect the one Source of hope and help for the fallen race&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Steps to Christ,&lt;/em&gt; p. 12[20-21]). Does that mean we should not engage in movements, protests, or projects that try to make this world a better place? &lt;strong&gt;Question 3:&lt;/strong&gt; What would be a good start in heeding this chapter&#39;s advice to &quot;place ourselves in right relation to Him who has loved us with amazing love&quot; (Ibid.)? Could it perhaps be this? Here? &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Chapter 3 - Repentance:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Question 1:&lt;/strong&gt; So, how &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; we to come to Christ? &lt;strong&gt;Question 2:&lt;/strong&gt; How do we repent? &lt;em&gt;Can&lt;/em&gt; we repent? When is repentance made possible? &lt;strong&gt;Question 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Are you being held back by a false notion that you must repent before coming to Christ? &lt;em&gt;&quot;Every desire for truth and purity, every conviction of our own sinfulness, is an evidence that His Spirit is moving in our hearts,&quot; {Steps to Christ,&amp;nbsp;p. 17 [26-27]}. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;-- strong=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/--&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;take joy in this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;What did I miss?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;What are your questions?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;What did you discover?&lt;/div&gt;________________________________________________________________________ Olá, pessoal! Hoje foi o dia para começar ler nosso primeiro livro (Clique &lt;a href=&quot;http://thegirlwrites.ca/2017/07/12/reads-an-invitation/&quot;&gt;aqui &lt;/a&gt;para obter mais informações sobre nosso clube de leitura e para obter uma cópia gratuíta do nosso livro!) Sobre o tempo de leitura: gostaria de deixar bem livre. Todos nós temos horários diferentes e quero garantir que todos tenhamos tempo suficiente para ler. Este é um livro mais curto, mas acho que é um bom lugar para começar, algo possível. Então, minha sugestão é lê-lo em duas semanas ou 13 noites / manhãs. Um capítulo todos os dias, e prontinho, você já terminou com bastante tempo para refletir, meditar e discutir. Pode ser? Esta noite estou postando algumas perguntas de discussão para começar nossa discussão sobre os capítulos 1-3. Como estas perguntas funcionam: são coisas que me chamaram atenção. Coisas para serem observadas enquanto lê o capítulo, como também para refletir depois de lê-lo. Elas &amp;nbsp;estão aqui para iniciar a discussão, então comentem ai! Você não precisa responder todas diretamente. Apenas me diga o que você acha sobre um ou todos esses assuntos. Quais outras coisas chamaram sua atenção? Todas opiniões e perguntas são bem-vindas (obviamente, respeite as opiniões dos outros. Este é um espaço seguro). &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capítulo 1 - O cuidado de Deus:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 1:&lt;/strong&gt; Quais são algumas maneiras de conhecer e reconhecer o caráter do nosso Pai Celestial? Faça uma lista das características-chave que você pode apontar para emular. Tente por em prática pelo menos uma característica hoje. &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 2:&lt;/strong&gt; No capítulo 1, a autora diz que &quot;Está escrito que Deus amaldiçoou a Terra por causa do homem. Gênesis 3:17. Os espinhos e cardos — as dificuldades e provações que tornam a vida cheia de trabalhos e cuidados — foram designados para o seu bem&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Caminho a Cristo&lt;/em&gt;, página 4). O que você acha disso? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Este capítulo deixa claro que, apesar de todas as revelações do amor de Deus para o homem, incluindo a Sua maior Revelação através de Seu Filho, é tudo em vão se não meditarmos sobre essas revelações. Vamos demorar 5 minutos, isso coloca ai pra marcar no seu celular, cinco minutos. Cinco minutos para meditar na vida de Cristo, em Seu sacrifício e as maneiras pelas quais Ele manifestou Seu amor em sua vida. Se a sua mente começar viajar, traga de volta. Você tem cinco minutos. Você consegue. &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 4:&lt;/strong&gt; Os últimos parágrafos mencionam quanto valor o amor e o sacrifício de Cristo provam que nós temos. Você se valoriza? Você é gentil com você mesmo? Você se respeita como respeitaria um filho de um rei? &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capítulo 2 - A ponte sobre o abismo:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 1:&lt;/strong&gt; Você deseja ser salvo? Como podemos ansiar a salvação? Como este desejo se manifesta? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 2:&lt;/strong&gt; O capítulo 2 menciona que sonhos com o progresso e &quot;empenhos para o enobrecimento da humanidade,&quot; são em vão &quot;se passam por alto a única fonte de esperança e auxílio para a raça caída,&quot; &lt;em&gt;(Caminho a Cristo,&lt;/em&gt; p.12). Isso significa que não devemos nos envolver em movimentos, protestos ou projetos que tentam fazer deste mundo um lugar melhor? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 3:&lt;/strong&gt; O que seria um bom começo em atender aos conselhos deste capítulo para que &quot;Relacionemo-nos, pois, devidamente com Aquele que nos amou com maravilhoso amor,&quot; (Ibid.)? Poderia ser a nossa leitura? &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capítulo 3 - Mudança de rumo:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 1:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Mas então, como devemos chegar a Cristo mesmo? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Como nos arrependemos? Podemos nos arrepender sozinhos? Quando o arrependimento se torna possível? &lt;strong&gt;Pergunta 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Você está sendo impedido por uma falsa noção de que você deve se arrepender antes de chegar a Cristo? &lt;em&gt;&quot;Todo desejo de verdade e pureza, toda convicção de nossa própria pecaminosidade, é&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;uma evidência de que Seu Espírito está operando em nosso coração,&quot; (Caminho a Cristo, p. 16).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;O que eu esqueci de mencionar?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Quais são as suas perguntas?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;O que você descobriu?&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/4582453533396463558/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/reads-discussion-questions-chap-1-3.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/4582453533396463558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/4582453533396463558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/reads-discussion-questions-chap-1-3.html' title='Reads: Discussion Questions Chap. 1-3'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-6674419067364843871</id><published>2018-05-08T08:52:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T08:52:41.307-07:00</updated><title type='text'>One Year Later</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;iframe allow=&quot;autoplay; encrypted-media&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/oWTr06rYGtQ&quot; width=&quot;560&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt; This evening we celebrated our one year anniversary with a picnic in my parent&#39;s backyard. My mother and mother-in-law baked, the boys helped set things up, and we spent the evening reminiscing about a year ago, enjoying how good it feels to be together, and thanking God for the blessing this past year has been. The other day we were talking with my dad and he mentioned how it&#39;s said that the first year is the hardest. Vini and I looked at each other and high-fived. Seems like the rest of our lives is going to be pretty swell. I can&#39;t wait. Whenever any of my friends ask for advice on wedding planning, I tell them to put lots of love into the location they pick. To choose one that&#39;s already stunning just the way it is. One they won&#39;t have to spend a fortune on decorations to hide imperfections. One that&#39;s beautiful on a sunny day, but also works on a rainy or cloudy day. I think my advice would be the same on choosing your life partner. It&#39;s only been a year, which hardly qualifies me to be giving advice, so here&#39;s just my experience: it&#39;s pretty fun when you&#39;re married to your best friend. It&#39;s so much better when you&#39;ve chosen someone who you aren&#39;t counting on changing. Someone stunning just the way they are. Someone you are proud to stand beside through all the seasons. To our family and friends, thank you for your prayers and love and support. You are such an important part of our journey. To my best friend and partner in everything, I love you more each day. To paraphrase Paul in Philippians 1, I thank God for you daily, praying for you with joy. Here&#39;s to forever, my love. __________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Esta noite celebramos nosso aniversário de um ano de casados com um piquenique no quintal dos meus pais. Minha mãe e minha sogra cozinharam e os meninos ajudaram a arrumar as coisas no quintal. Passamos a noite relembrando os acontecimentos há um ano, desfrutando o quão bom é estar juntos e agradecendo a Deus pelas bênçãos recebidas neste ano de casados. Outro dia estavamos conversando com meu pai e ele mencionou que algumas pessoas dizem que o primeiro ano é o mais difícil. O Vini e eu olhamos um para o outro e high-fived. Parece que o resto de nossas vidas será excelente. Eu mal posso esperar. Quando alguma amiga me pede conselhos sobre o planejamento de casamento, eu digo para escolherem bem o local. Falo para escolher um lugar que seja lindo do jeito que é. Um com qual eles não terão que gastar uma fortuna em decorações para esconder imperfeições. Um que é bonito em um dia ensolarado, mas também funciona em um dia chuvoso ou nublado. Eu acho que o meu conselho seria o mesmo na escolha do seu parceiro de vida. Faz apenas um ano, o que quase não me qualifica para dar conselhos, então é só minha experiência: é muito divertido quando você está casado com seu melhor amigo. É muito melhor quando você escolhe alguém que não está esperando para mudar. Alguém impressionante do jeito que é. Alguém que você possa ter orgulho de estar ao lado em todas as estações. Para a nossa família e amigos, obrigado por suas orações, amor e apoio. Vocês são uma parte muito importante na nossa jornada. Para meu melhor amigo e parceiro em tudo: eu amo você mais a cada dia. Parafraseando Paulo em Filipenses 1: Agradeço a Deus por você diariamente, orando sempre em alegria. Te amo. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/6674419067364843871/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/one-year-later.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/6674419067364843871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/6674419067364843871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/one-year-later.html' title='One Year Later'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/oWTr06rYGtQ/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-1501022055024671179</id><published>2018-05-08T08:51:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T08:51:42.072-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reads: An Invitation</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;versão&amp;nbsp;português&amp;nbsp;em &lt;/em&gt;baixo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;635910942773332985-859742111_giphy&quot; class=&quot; size-full wp-image-3358 aligncenter&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/635910942773332985-859742111_giphy.gif&quot; width=&quot;486&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;My goal for 2017 is to read two books per month. A long chapter book, and a smaller easy read. I started with an Ellen White book because I have been craving a deeper sense of my faith, beliefs, and relationship with my God. Are you?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;As I began this reading challenge, I longed for some company to discuss the books I read. Many things are more enjoyable when shared, right? I believe reading is one of them (I mean, take a look at how many book clubs there are!) Speaking of book clubs... Would you be interested in joining me for a virtual book club that explores topics of faith, grace, love, and living out the Christianity Christ lived as an example for us? I will provide a book selection for each month, the link to a free online/PDF version of the book (when available), discussion questions/reflections throughout the month, and snacks. What do you say? While our book list will include titles catering to the Adventist faith, everyone is more than welcome and non-Adventist books are also on the list! Book suggestions are welcome. Have you always wanted to read an EGW book, but never been able to because of time or you simply couldn&#39;t get into a non-fiction book? Let me help! Let me suggest which book(s) to begin with. Let&#39;s encourage each other to find the time to read and then to study and discuss what we&#39;ve read. Perhaps you have already read many of the titles we will be reading. That&#39;s great! I know I appreciate your insight in the discussion as a second-time reader. If you think this sounds like fun and that it could be a blessing, let&#39;s do it! Leave a comment below telling me you&#39;re in, and we will get started on July 26 (in two weeks)! I hope you&#39;ll join in and I can&#39;t wait to read together, hear your thoughts, and get to know you. My first selection is a small easy-read that you can take with you wherever you go. &lt;em&gt;Steps to Christ&lt;/em&gt; by Ellen White.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-left: 30px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;freeText11352814290405628671&quot;&gt;&quot;Thousands have become acquainted with Jesus through this little book, Steps to Christ. And it has helped many more, including those who have walked with Him for years, to know Him better.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-left: 30px;&quot;&gt;In just thirteen short chapters, you&#39;ll discover the steps to finding a forever friendship with Jesus. You&#39;ll read about His love for you, repentance, faith and acceptance, growing like Him, the privilege of prayer, what to do with doubt, and how to spend your days rejoicing in your best Friend, Jesus.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-left: 30px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/744260.Steps_to_Christ&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;-- Goodreads Description&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;You can read this little book while you wait in line, during a break, you can read it everywhere and anytime. Just say a little prayer (always a good habit before reading for faith, right?) and open it up. We will get started on July 26 (in two weeks), and I truly hope you&#39;ll join in. I can&#39;t wait to read together, hear your thoughts, and get to know you. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truthfortheendtime.com/SOPText/PDF/steps.pdf&quot;&gt;PDF Version&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Can also be read on your phone in a better format by downloading the EGW Writings App!)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;Meu objetivo para 2017 é ler dois livros por mês. Um livro mais grosso, e outro mais simples de ler. Comecei com um livro de Ellen White porque venho ansiando um relacionamento mais profundo com meu Deus, minha fé e minhas crenças. E você? Quando comecei com este desafio de leitura, desejei alguma companhia para discutir os livros que lia. Muitas coisas são mais agradáveis quando compartilhadas, certo? Eu acredito que a leitura é uma delas (quero dizer, dê uma olhada em quantos clubes de leitura existem!) Falando sobre clube de leitura... Voce se interessaria em se juntar a mim em um clube de leitura virtual que explora assuntos de fé, graça, amor, e o cristianismo que Cristo viveu como um exemplo para nós? Eu vou providenciar uma seleção de livros para cada mês, o link para uma versão grátis online/PDF do livro (quando disponível), questões para discussão/reflexão ao longo do mês, e lanchinhos. O que você acha? Enquanto nossa lista de livros incluirá títulos referente à fé adventista, todos são mais do que bem-vindos, pois livros não adventistas também estão na lista! Sugestões de livros são bem-vindas. Você sempre quis ler um livro da EGW, mas nunca foi capaz por causa do tempo ou porque simplesmente não conseguiu entrar em um livro de não-ficção? Deixa eu te ajudar! Deixa eu te sugerir quais livros você pode começar. Vamos nos encorajar&amp;nbsp; para encontrar tempo para ler e então estudar e discutir o que lemos. Talvez você já tenha lido muitos dos títulos que estaremos lendo. Isso é ótimo! Eu agradeço seu &lt;em&gt;insight&lt;/em&gt; na discussão como um leitor de segunda vez. Se você acha que isso parece divertido e que pode ser uma benção, bora então! Deixe um comentário abaixo me dizendo que você tá dentro, e nós começaremos no dia 26 de julho (em duas semanas)! Espero que você faça parte. Mal posso esperar para lermos juntos, ouvir seus pensamentos e te conhecer. Minha primeira escolha é uma fácil e pequena leitura que você pode levar com você, onde quer que vá. Caminho a Cristo, por Ellen White. “Milhares se familiarizaram com Jesus através deste pequeno livro, Caminho a Cristo. E ajudou muitos outros, inclusive aqueles que andaram com Ele por anos para conhecê-lo melhor. Em apenas treze capítulos curtos, você descobrirá os passos para encontrar uma amizade para sempre com Jesus. Você vai ler sobre o Seu amor por você, o arrependimento, a fé e a aceitação, crescendo como Ele, o privilégio da oração, o que fazer com a dúvida, e como passar seus dias se regojizando em seu melhor amigo, Jesus.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/744260.Steps_to_Christ&quot;&gt;— Goodreads Description&lt;/a&gt; (Original em inglês ) Você pode ler este pequeno livro enquanto espera na fila ou durante uma pausa no trabalho; você pode lê-lo em qualquer lugar e a qualquer hora. Basta fazer uma pequena oração (sempre um bom hábito antes de ler livros onde o assunto se trata de nossa fé, certo?) e abrir o livro. Começaremos no dia 26 de julho (em duas semanas hein), e espero esperançosamente que você faça parte. Mal posso esperar para lermos juntos, escutar seus pensamentos e te conhecer. &lt;a href=&quot;http://centrowhite.org.br/files/ebooks/egw/Caminho%20a%20Cristo.pdf&quot;&gt;Versao PDF&lt;/a&gt; Pode ser lida no seu celular em um formato talvez mais agradavel baixando o app da EGW! &amp;nbsp; </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/1501022055024671179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/reads-invitation.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/1501022055024671179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/1501022055024671179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/reads-invitation.html' title='Reads: An Invitation'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-3162798510488524795</id><published>2018-05-08T08:50:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T08:50:28.929-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Post Blood Donation Ramblings</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;giphy&quot; class=&quot;  wp-image-3267 aligncenter&quot; height=&quot;224&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/giphy.gif&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Last year I came across a post by our local news announcing upcoming blood donation clinics in the new year. I recognized one clinic was going to be right across the street from us, and Vini and I decided to go. Both of us have family members that are regular donors and we had been wanting to join in, so what better opportunity than the new year!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The first time we donated was on a really really cold day in January. We had no idea what we were doing. We didn&#39;t make an appointment, didn&#39;t fill out any information beforehand, but the nurses were nice to us and we&amp;nbsp;had as good a time as possible.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;chart&quot; class=&quot;  wp-image-3239 alignright&quot; height=&quot;257&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/chart.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the end of April, we went back. This time, we had our donor cards, filled out our information online, and were just total pros. When you donate blood and you&#39;re sitting in that chair watching (or artfully looking away) from your blood flowing into that bag, you can&#39;t help but collide with the significance of what&#39;s happening.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you ever watched medical shows? Next time there&#39;s an emergency or a surgery, and they have to do a blood transfusion, notice how many units of blood they ask for. It&#39;s never just one. It&#39;s a lot. Knowing that you&#39;re helping someone can make you feel pretty good, right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here&#39;s the thing with that, though. No matter what the pamphlets say, you don&#39;t really know who you&#39;re helping. That&#39;s a beautiful thing about the work of nurses, first responders, doctors, and, yes, even donors*. As a donor, you are helping the person that needs the blood transfusion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You&#39;re helping the car crash victim, you&#39;re also helping the drunk driver. Your blood can help an innocent child, and it can also be given to a criminal with a terrifying past. There&#39;s beauty in doing good without looking to whom.&amp;nbsp;Remind you of anyone?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There&#39;s truth to Isaiah&#39;s statement that even our good deeds are filthy rags. When we donate blood, we feel good about helping others. &lt;em&gt;I&lt;/em&gt; do. It&#39;s nice to have a part in saving a life or advancing research. When we donate, we think of all the good people we are helping, the families we are saving, the life we are giving.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not only is our blood accepted when we can donate, but blood banks are always asking more people to sign up. Giving is a small inconvenience at most. When Christ shed His blood, He knew the recipients of His sacrifice were all guilty. He knew that His blood is enough for all, but that many would not accept it. Christ&#39;s death was a sacrifice. He didn&#39;t die for us to feel good, but because&amp;nbsp;His character is grace and love to all. To me, to you, to the best person on earth, to the worst. T&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hat can be pretty hard to imagine. Think of the worst possible person. Christ&#39;s blood was shed for them. But it&#39;s also a message of hope. When you&#39;re overcome with doubt, feeling like the worst person, unworthy, filthy...Christ&#39;s blood was shed for you. His blood is enough. His blood is more powerful to heal than any number of blood units. It&#39;d be sillier to refuse His saving grace than it&#39;d be for someone in need to refuse blood. His&amp;nbsp;blood is freely available to all. And that&#39;s pretty neat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h6&gt;&lt;em&gt;*of course, medical professionals have a much greater role, but you get what I&#39;m &lt;/em&gt;sayi&lt;em&gt;n&#39;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/3162798510488524795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/post-blood-donation-ramblings.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/3162798510488524795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/3162798510488524795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/post-blood-donation-ramblings.html' title='Post Blood Donation Ramblings'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-8525383119409777493</id><published>2018-05-08T08:48:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2018-05-08T08:48:17.499-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Read Things That Make You Angry</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;angry&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-3153&quot; height=&quot;210&quot; src=&quot;https://larissagessner.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/angry.gif&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;A case for reading things that make you want to rip pages&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Recently, Vini and I visited our local library to each pick out a book for our 2017 reading challenges. After a few years&#39; hiatus, I picked up a fat novel from one of my go-to genres--&quot;historical romances&quot; set in young America. These were books I used to indulge in, reading passively ignoring historical&amp;nbsp;inaccuracies or errors and simply enjoying it. It was kind of like my version of reality TV.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;I chose a thick worn paperback that had five short stories revolving around mail-ordered marriages in the Old West. You know the plot already. Circumstances (death of a spouse) leaves widow(er) to care for land and x number of children all alone driving him/her to put an ad in the paper for a spouse. Circumstances (evil family/lack of family) drives protagonist to leave home and into the unknown. The same pattern for all five stories, but I chose the genre, right?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;I settled in, cracked open the book relishing in the hope and promise of exciting adventures within the plentiful number of pages in my right hand.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;&#39;Smile, Cinda.&#39;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cinda stopped just short of running into David Swan in his own front yard. In her worry, her gaze had been focused on the ground and not on where she was going. Now, she looked up at her best friend&#39;s new husband with an apologetic smile.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&#39;Oh, hi, David. Is Allison inside?&#39;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&#39;I won&#39;t tell you until you smile. You&#39;ll never get a husband with that scowl.&#39;&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;What. a.&amp;nbsp;sleaze! She&#39;s going to hit him, isn&#39;t she? She should. For the briefest second, I hope that the genre will surprise&amp;nbsp;me. It&#39;ll be about Cinda who eye rolls at David, goes West and forges an amazing life full of adventure all on her own. She&#39;ll defy expectations and gender roles, surprise the ranchers struggling beside her and create an empire where they all work for her. Then,&amp;nbsp;when nobody in the area suits her fancy, and because she&#39;s not about to settle, her friends jokingly dare her to put an ad in the paper. And she does.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;That will be the story, right? Please?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Cinda gave him a quick, forced smile. The last thing she felt like doing today was smiling.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&#39;You&#39;re a pretty girl, Cinda. If you smiled more often and looked up once in awhile, you&#39;d catch a husband in no time.&#39;&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;And now, we&#39;ve reached it. The point where I have become angry. What even is this book? I&#39;m angry at David, yes. Angry at Cinda for complying. And angry at myself for going back to reading these silly things.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;But have I really gone backward? Perhaps. Yet, I was moved to notice my interaction with the text. I was affected, active instead of passive. *gasp* oh. my. word. I was responding to a text! Post-grad! Without an assignment to hand in!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;In their defense, my teachers and professors made it quite clear that this was exactly what they were desperately trying to do--make my education yield results out of the classroom. I was outraged, so I stopped reading, right? Nah. By this point, I had committed. I read the book. Cinda tries to convince David (and herself) she doesn&#39;t need a husband but in the end, she caves to her friends&#39; plot to save her from becoming an old maid. The book wasn&#39;t all bad. DiAnn Mills&#39; &quot;Mail-Order Husband&quot; was sort of refreshing. &quot;Changes of the Heart&quot; made me angry too, but if you forgive its underdevelopment, the story had potential to be different. Yet, at least two of the stories allude to or include verbal abuse or physical punishments, while calling the men guilty of such things &quot;good Christian men&quot;. Oh, it burned me! Just. so. wrong! While reading these stories, three main reasons kept coming to me to justify reading things that made me uncomfortable and more than a little bit angry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, here are some points to consider the next time you&#39;re tempted to give up on a book that makes you peeved:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GROWTH&lt;/strong&gt; Read things that make you angry if only for the sake of recognizing growth in yourself. Not to feel superior, but for feeling good about personal progress, because that&#39;s ok. Alternatively, read things that make you angry now but that can push you to grow and learn, because that&#39;s important too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UNDERSTANDING&lt;/strong&gt; Read things that make you angry but that force you to look at subjects from the perspective of others, through a lens of history or culture. The world is consistently shifting its perspectives and our time period, culture, and perspectives are not the only ones. Plus, *gasp* our perspective might not even be the right one! Can you imagine?!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;INTERACTION&lt;/strong&gt; Lastly, read things that make you angry in order to be fueled. Anger, while often perceived as a negative emotion, can be incredibly powerful. It is uncomfortable and demands a reaction.&amp;nbsp;Anger spurs us to action. To bring about change. Changes in the way we think,&amp;nbsp;which lead to changes in the way we act. Allow the things you read to affect you. Reading can help mold you into the person you want to be; just sometimes that means reading things that go against the grain.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Book that made me angry:&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;readable&quot; href=&quot;https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25403964-mail-order-marriage&quot;&gt;Mail-Order Marriage: 5 Historical Stories of Marriage Arranged by Letters Between Strangers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Edited to add:&lt;/em&gt; A few days after I published this post, &lt;em&gt;T&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;he&amp;nbsp;New York Times&lt;/em&gt; published a much more eloquent article on the same topic. Give it a read: www.nytimes.com/2017/04/15/opinion/sunday/the-joy-of-hate-reading.html</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/8525383119409777493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/read-things-that-make-you-angry.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/8525383119409777493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/8525383119409777493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2018/05/read-things-that-make-you-angry.html' title='Read Things That Make You Angry'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-6377074619450937974</id><published>2017-02-05T18:07:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2017-02-05T19:06:14.965-08:00</updated><title type='text'>About Me</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D8ri_347EmE/WJfn_f1ZLNI/AAAAAAAAIYU/9LrkVn784rEHFDXXB4VlWh1xOPpAwsd5ACLcB/s1600/Larissa-Vinny-40.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D8ri_347EmE/WJfn_f1ZLNI/AAAAAAAAIYU/9LrkVn784rEHFDXXB4VlWh1xOPpAwsd5ACLcB/s400/Larissa-Vinny-40.png&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hey there,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;m Larissa&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;—&lt;/span&gt;a twenty-something (it keeps changing every year) currently in Abbotsford, BC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;m a Preacher&#39;s kid who used this exact space for years to write about what it was like growing up on the move and to form roots in a place I could always take with me: the blogosphere, which is why The Girl Writes was previously known as Papa is a Preacher.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Instead of starting completely from scratch, I&#39;m in the process of bringing new life to this space, and update it to where my life is currently! If you&#39;d like to know more about me, sift through the archives for a trip down memory lane.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The gist&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Professionally: a recent graduate from Trinity Western University&#39;s Media&amp;nbsp;+ Communication Program, a piano teacher, social media coordinator, and freelance writer.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Personally: a newly-wed to an awesome guy, avid reader, vegan-wannabe, DIY attempter, full-time nester, and grandmother in training.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mJEQNUbFwTc/V-x9NzJfn1I/AAAAAAAAIR8/dB2ynIsMUXc7H1D7QVOuuFQ7pD7x8cA5QCPcB/s1600/Wedding-105.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;425&quot; src=&quot;https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mJEQNUbFwTc/V-x9NzJfn1I/AAAAAAAAIR8/dB2ynIsMUXc7H1D7QVOuuFQ7pD7x8cA5QCPcB/s640/Wedding-105.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Now....who are you? Let me know&amp;nbsp;below,&amp;nbsp;because putting myself out there is much more fun if you join in.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;What do you say...your turn?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/6377074619450937974/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2017/02/about-me.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/6377074619450937974'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/6377074619450937974'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2017/02/about-me.html' title='About Me'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D8ri_347EmE/WJfn_f1ZLNI/AAAAAAAAIYU/9LrkVn784rEHFDXXB4VlWh1xOPpAwsd5ACLcB/s72-c/Larissa-Vinny-40.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-4959983727407066259</id><published>2016-09-28T19:56:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2017-02-05T19:02:20.836-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="downtown Vancouver"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lavivila"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="legal wedding"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="megan benger photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="upkar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vancouver"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="waterfront station"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="wedding commissioner"/><title type='text'>The One With More More News.</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;On December 17, 2015, my parents, brother, Vini, and I piled into my parents&#39; Ford wagon and—after a quick stop at a gas station flower shop for a nosegay—made our way to downtown Vancouver. A light powder flurried down on the highway, and we continued driving.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After about an hour, my father dropped us off at the Waterfront Station where a marriage commissioner and our photographer (Megan Benger &amp;lt;3) were waiting for us. We gathered at a corner of the busy station&amp;nbsp;and repeated vows after the commissioner. We signed the papers, hugged our witnesses, and made the Christmas-ready city the background for our photos. 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width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We sent off Vini&#39;s Permanent Residency application with a copy of our brand new marriage certificate, and after a few weeks that flew by buried in wedding prep said goodbye for the last time in our long-distance relationship.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;...&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/4959983727407066259/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-one-with-more-more-news.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/4959983727407066259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/4959983727407066259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-one-with-more-more-news.html' title='The One With More More News.'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ms8W08uP1rY/V-x9R75Yn6I/AAAAAAAAIMQ/yWIPzGLeSMsffDIf3TYnfQDa6-INvsTngCLcB/s72-c/Wedding-2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519900931853528292.post-7435412608812221124</id><published>2016-01-16T20:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2017-02-05T19:04:14.203-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="engagement"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="engagement shoot"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="megan benger photography"/><title type='text'>The One With More News.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Although the busy-ness never lulls, I couldn&#39;t let these days pass without mention....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8xJn8eVBz-k/VpsX3EchqbI/AAAAAAAAH9U/7IASImaq5Wk/s1600/Engagement-3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;426&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8xJn8eVBz-k/VpsX3EchqbI/AAAAAAAAH9U/7IASImaq5Wk/s640/Engagement-3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Our engagement came as a surprise to, well frankly, nobody that knew us. Our friendship has run deep for so many years now, and we have overcome the distance through God&#39;s grace ever since it began.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;When we began dating, we debated wedding dates in order to fix our eyes on a point when the distance would end. It was between this year or the next.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;During the GC Session this past fall, Vini and I knew that whatever was decided would mean a change. We have both fallen in love with British Columbia, and our hope was, and still is, to stick around here for a while. If my parents ended up moving, I would stay. But neither of us wanted me to stay here alone.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;My dad&#39;s transfer back to the USA prompted us to fix a date sooner rather than later—2016 it is.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&quot;So, my dad&#39;s been reelected.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&quot;I heard...So, I guess that means they&#39;re moving, huh?&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&quot;I guess, eventually.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&quot;So, that means we&#39;re getting married, right?&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&quot;Yeah...&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&quot;Whoa...&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&quot;Yeah...&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;While the proposal came later, planning a long distance wedding in less than a year waits for no logical timeline. We began arrangements that same month, and here we are.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;The week I handed in my last final exam of the semester in December, Vini arrived. That same week, we celebrated our engagement with a photoshoot with the amazing&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meganbengerphotography.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Megan Benger&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;It was a lovely day reserved just for us, because it was the only clear and sunny day in all of that week. It was still frigid weather, and our hands were so very cold, but the view was so stunning and &lt;a href=&quot;http://meganbengerphotography.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Megan&#39;s&lt;/a&gt; photos so worth it, that I&#39;m immensely grateful we stuck to it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;Thank you so much for the stunning photos, Megan! We had so much fun, despite the cold, and we&#39;ve loved showing off the photos. 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width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;I include the photo below because I find it hilarious that in so many of our photos we look like we&#39;re trying so hard because we had to constantly remember to smile, or our faces would freeze in serious resting faces in response to the cold. Cue the hands in pocket or squished between us to keep warm.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ORBrY7du35A/VpsYoeuxpqI/AAAAAAAAH-w/02KJIfQsTwI/s1600/Engagement-65.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;426&quot; src=&quot;https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ORBrY7du35A/VpsYoeuxpqI/AAAAAAAAH-w/02KJIfQsTwI/s640/Engagement-65.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;After spending a wonderful month of holidays and wedding planning together, Vini has gone back home. We have somewhat role reversed, if we subscribe to that mentality. He&#39;s dealing with our wedding planner and vendors, and I am dealing with apartment hunting, putting down offers, and waiting to hear back from immigration services.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;It&#39;s such an exciting time. With all the moving we did growing up, both of us have, admittedly, grown addicted to new beginnings, and we&#39;re so looking forward to our very own.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;In other words, keep us in your prayers and send us good thoughts because the journey has only just begun, and there&#39;s lots more news to come!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mylivesignature.com/&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54490/357/2BE4843553CEB8893B4F7753F70F6D01.png&quot; style=&quot;background: transparent; border: 0 !important;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/feeds/7435412608812221124/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-one-with-more-news.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/7435412608812221124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2519900931853528292/posts/default/7435412608812221124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://papaisapreacher.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-one-with-more-news.html' title='The One With More News.'/><author><name>Larissa T.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//4.bp.blogspot.com/-3iWZoyyj3RM/WxoPaAfzFzI/AAAAAAAAJK0/RzWNh_MYNhI2ayp-OOegjNwOq35epO_yQCK4BGAYYCw/s113/12622421_10153972106075159_5438942980564706224_o.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8xJn8eVBz-k/VpsX3EchqbI/AAAAAAAAH9U/7IASImaq5Wk/s72-c/Engagement-3.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry></feed>