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Dear Friends:
Life continues to be an adventure! We look forward to the future and making the most of every moment. We value investing in experiences as a family and relationships with friends. We have some big news ahead…read on…
We spent Christmas 2023 in Florida. One highlight was the Candlelight Processional at Disney’s Epcot Center that has now become a tradition for us. This inspirational event includes a reading of the Christmas story from the Bible accompanied by a full orchestra and choir.
Work
Our team at LuminFire continues to work hard building custom apps, website and brilliant technology business solutions. LuminFire is active in the Claris FileMaker, Laravel, WordPress, and Apple communities. We were honored with the Claris Excellence Humanitarian Award for how we helped organizations through the pandemic. Our team is growing and we have added several team members around the US.
Play
I continue to be active in the National Speaker Association and perform my magic and juggling entertainment occasionally for special events. Friends get together once in a while to juggle…
I also love to play piano and trumpet. I’ve had the opportunity to rehearse with the Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble and Roseville Big Band and it was a blast. I joined the International Trumpet Guild and attended their annual convention in Minneapolis in the summer of 2023. I got the privilege to play the national anthem at the Minnesota Twins baseball game with 110 other trumpets!
I recently attended my 40th high school reunion from Columbia Heights, Minnesota. It was great seeing good friends from long ago and a tour of the school was a highlight. It’s the same amount of time as when Marty McFly went back in time. A lot has changed since that time.
In 2023 Brenda and I produced the Legacy school Prom with a Star Wars theme. Bri attended as a junior and Arianna came back as Rey and worked in the cantina…so it was a real family event. That was just the beginning of Star Wars events as we celebrated May the 4th at LuminFire, built our Star Wars room, and experienced an unforgettable family voyage on the Halcyon Starcruiser!
Arianna
Arianna is now 20 years old. She completed her associates degree from Bethel University in the spring of 2023. Soon after she was accepted into the Disney College Program and moved to Orlando for a work internship at Disney World while completing her bachelors degree through online classes with Grand Canyon University (GCU). Her first assignment was at Hollywood Studios Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge as a hostess at Oga’s Cantina. She also worked at several other places around Disney World and wore different costumes as she “made magic” with guests. Now she is a PhotoPass photographer in the Magic Kingdom. Recently she began doing some sports photography with the SEU soccer team.
Her dream is to eventually become an imagineer and work for Disney in some creative technical or entertainment capacity. She’s sharing her experience on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. Arianna has a home in Florida and is living with several roommates.
Brielle
Brielle is 18 years old and graduated from Legacy Christian Academy in 2024. She spends lots of time with friends and boyfriend Finn and worked as a nanny during the summer.
The fall 2023 volleyball season ended with Legacy placing first in their conference. We were really proud of Brielle for displaying some great plays, leadership moments, persistence in the face of injuries, and excellent sportsmanship at the final game. The road to the state tournament started out very promising but ended with a very close loss. In her final high school season Brielle celebrated over 1,000 career digs!
Brielle participated in a mission trip with her school to the Dominican Republic where she used her sports talents to help kids with their gym activities and volleyball.
She played her last high school season of club volleyball with CrossFire in the spring of 2024. Brielle and her boyfriend Finn attended the Tangled themed Legacy Prom while Brenda, Arianna, and I assisted in making the party happen with tech and decorations.
Brielle recently moved to a dorm at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida to study sports management and marketing. Bri’s TikTok is here.
Gigi
After 11 years as our family dog we needed to say goodbye to our cavashon “puppy” Gigi in February 2023 as she was getting very sick. We had so many wonderful memories together as the girls grew up. She will be missed.
Brenda and Tim
Brenda and I celebrated our 20 year anniversary on December 27th with dinner and fireworks at Topolino’s (“Mickey Mouse” in Italian) restaurant at the Riviera Resort in Florida.
The time has gone by too quickly. It was the best decision I made in my life to marry Brenda. I appreciate that we are such great partners. We love to create new things together. Now we are entering a new phase of life as empty nesters.
Moving to Florida!
The biggest news for the Cimbura family is that we will be making Florida our permanent home after living in Minnesota for our entire lives. Arianna and Brielle have already moved to Orlando, Florida. Rather than be empty nesters in Minnesota, Brenda and I are moving near them to keep the family together. We always imagined retiring in Florida but have learned with the loss of our mothers in the last couple of years that we do not know how much time we have in life so we are accelerating our plans while we are still working.
We are building a home in Winter Garden, Florida that will be completed at the end of January 2025. It’s making progress and has a fun turret in front. It’s about 15 minutes from Arianna, 30 minutes from our rental vacation home, and 20 minutes from Disney World.
We see some great opportunities to expand LuminFire’s business influence in the sunshine state. Relocation is a big project and a grand new adventure for us.
Besides missing our friends in Minnesota, we will also miss our beautiful home on the lake. The home is available for sale today.
We and many other guests have enjoyed our Florida vacation home over the last couple of years at Windsor Island Resort. We trust it will provide joy and happiness with special memories for many people including our family and friends as it has for us already. The Lelani Beach Club website has details. If you’re planning a trip to Orlando or Disney World please connect with us so we can help you plan a successful vacation. It’s fun to dream and talk about this happy place.
Conclusion
With challenging news in the world we continue put our trust in God and know that we will be OK. Andy Stanley from North Point reminded us that “Uncertainty is unavoidable. Fear is optional.” Eagle Brook has also some excellent helpful messages.
We are so thankful for our friends and family. We encourage you to follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter where we share photos and thoughts throughout the year.
We wish you all blessings and success. If you’re in the Minneapolis area or heading to Orlando, Florida, give us a call. We’d love to visit with you at our home, office, or vacation home. Enjoy every special moment with those that you love.
Tim, Brenda, Arianna, and Brielle Cimbura