Say "Cheese"

TRIGGER WARNING: We’ve all sat around the lunchroom table and listened to friends trying to out-do each other’s stories. In a world of floo...

When passing between cities in Thailand, our family prefers to travel the way the locals do—trains and buses. Trains are cheap. In some part...

I fail to capture most of the interesting sights that pass my kitchen window--like the motorcyclist I observed transporting, not one, but TH...

As I grapple with the current pandemic in America, one phrase keeps coming to mind. CULTURE SHOCK. Perhaps that's what some of you ar...

This is a post I have contemplated for years, but have been hesitant to write. First off, It’s not meant to be political or suggest open...

Today when I woke up, there was no water. Actually that’s not entirely true. There was just enough water left in the pipes to drench the l...

Every holiday season, my Facebook feed is flooded with pictures of cultural celebrations—Christmas lights, picnics, egg hunts and costume pa...

Last night our local Thai church celebrated their 13th anniversary. Even though we have begun to worship elsewhere on Sunday mornings (to ha...

I’m thankful for the international response to the 12 boys who got stranded in a cave in Thailand. I followed the news, prayed, and cheere...

I have fond memories of water fights as a kid—chasing my brothers around the yard with dinky squirt guns and repurposed mustard bottles. I r...