Chp. 17: The Ugly Uncertainty of the Unexpected.
Five months. That's how long we've been in Thailand. Relatively-speaking, five months isn't a long. time. And yet, the unexpected can...
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Connie Inglis
Apr 29, 20232 min read
Chp 16: Start with Why
A couple of years ago I read Simon Sinek's book, Start with Why. As our time here draws to a close, I thought it time to answer the...
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Connie Inglis
Mar 31, 20233 min read
Chapter 14: Flying Lessons 2
More lessons from another bird unique to tropical Asia--the Asian Koel. Personally, I've never seen this bird, but I have tried. It likes...
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Connie Inglis
Mar 22, 20235 min read
Chapter 13: Flying Lessons 1
One thing I enjoy about life here are the birds--unique shapes and sizes, unique colours and songs. One of my favourites is the...
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Connie Inglis
Mar 3, 20236 min read
Chapter 11: Lies Your Mother Told You
Okay, so this isn't really about lies told by mothers. But it is about a misconception that was taught, perhaps subliminally as an...
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Connie Inglis
Feb 1, 20233 min read
Chapter 7: The Honeymoon is Over (Warning--not a light read)
Two days ago I woke up and, overnight, my world had changed. Oh the birds still twittered outside our window and the sun still rose...
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Connie Inglis
Jan 16, 20234 min read
Chapter 4: For the First Time--for Real!
This past Friday I did something that I've never done before in all the years we've lived here--I went fishing! I'm familiar with...
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Connie Inglis
Dec 20, 20221 min read
A Veiled Faithfulness
Yesterday's entry from my morning journal: These days, my morning coffee and quiet time begin in the darkness of night. I sit by my...
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Connie Inglis
Nov 15, 20222 min read
From a Wish List to a With List--are You With Me?
As Christmas approached when I was growing up, I couldn't wait for the Sears Wish Book. My sisters and I would actually fight over who...
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Connie Inglis
Oct 20, 20222 min read
Weddings, Birthdays, and God's Take
This past weekend we attended the wedding of my nephew--a beautiful family celebration. We hugged our hellos, we talked, we ate, we...
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Connie Inglis
Feb 22, 20222 min read
Hapax Legomenon (HAY-pax Luh-GO-muh-nawn)
I am ... I am a writer, an author, a poet. But in my “other” life, I am a missionary, a linguist, a Bible translator (mostly vicariously...
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Connie Inglis
Dec 13, 20213 min read
Hope is a Vulnerable Act Part II
Little did I realize what was in store when this phrase swept into my mind a few Sundays ago --and how it would both flatten me and leave...
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Connie Inglis
Nov 30, 20212 min read
HOPE is a Vulnerable Act Part I
The words swept into my mind during Sunday worship. Spirit-words dancing on a song. I quickly sat down, grabbed my pen, and scribbled the...
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Connie Inglis
Nov 22, 20212 min read
Pegs, Prayer, and the Power of a Word Picture
Are you a tenter? I've become one. To be honest, for years I had no interest in camping. That's because years ago when our children were...
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Connie Inglis
Jul 12, 20212 min read
Poetry, Purpose, and Power
Are you familiar with the following poem? How does it make you feel? Even though Rewriting Adam is a novel, I wanted to incorporate my...
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Connie Inglis
Jun 1, 20212 min read
Do you hear it, Gramma? Do you see it, Bada? Part 1
The questioning words of my youngest granddaughter. She's obsessed with airplanes. This past weekend, we had her and her older sister for...
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Connie Inglis
Apr 1, 20213 min read
Bumps in the Road. Rocks in my Head.
It's been a rough month for me. How about for you? Dear Reader/Follower. I must apologize. I've been pretty quiet on social media of any...
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Connie Inglis
Feb 16, 20213 min read
Two Years for Five Lives
About five years ago, I decided to write down everything I could remember of our two years in the Philippines from 1992-1994. Even though...
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Connie Inglis
Feb 8, 20213 min read
IMPERFECTLY PERFECT
"So God created man in his own image." --Moses "As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied...
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Connie Inglis
Jan 3, 20213 min read
A Droste Hope--God's phrase for me for 2021.
The Droste Effect. Are you familiar with it? According to wise-geek.com, the Droste Effect is, "a special type of visual effect which is...
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