Category: Daily Life

For some of you, the idea of putting your kid in school wasn’t even a decision. It was something that you just did. For a few, it was a decision between public or private...

The last few posts have been a bit heavy so I thought I would write a couple stories about living here that are hard to believe but trust me they are TRUE! Ok, this...

So what do you really do? … This is a question I actually ask myself more than others ask me. It’s a question that seems so important in an age where what we “do”...

….to continue the saga of Thailand… After a few days (of being in Ayuthaya), we got on a bus and headed back to Bangkok where we got on another bus for the 5-hour ride...

There is a lot for me to process on all the events that have transpired since I last wrote. It has taken me awhile to put it all together but perhaps my struggle to...

Fear in America looks a bit different than fear over here. I think as Americans we tend to use euphemisms in order to mask our fear. In the same way we prefer to admit...

It is one of those things that I get nervous about…being all by myself in this country.  Josh does a lot to help work the logistics of our living here.  From banking, to ordering...

“Hosting During the Fast” …..Its a complete oxymoron – especially with all that hosting usually entails over here.  It has been quite the challenge for me, requiring a lot of grace from my friends....

Moving….it is an emotional roller coaster….and I feel like it is even MORE of a roller coaster here in East Asia. Let me back up a bit and fill you in….last year when we...

Our neighbor invited us on a picnic a few weeks ago.  It sounded fun as the weather has been great these last few weeks.  We thought it would be a great opportunity to hang...