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...

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...

Since arriving in Chiang Mai in January, I've been sharing different "Drink of the Day" drinks found here. Today's drink? Water. Why...

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...

One thing I enjoy about life here are the birds--unique shapes and sizes, unique colours and songs. One of my favourites is the...

Zoning laws are held loosely in Thailand, if there are any at all. Which is why, as long as I can remember, there has always been a wide...

Okay, so this isn't really about lies told by mothers. But it is about a misconception that was taught, perhaps subliminally as an...

When our family moved to Thailand to work with minority language groups many years ago, my husband and I were introduced to a book by...

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...

I returned to my favourite Warorot Market this past week. Everywhere I looked, I saw red (and often gold). That doesn't mean I became...

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...

Three days ago we returned to Thailand--NOT for the first time but for the 11th time, if my memory serves me correctly. It's been almost...

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...

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...

This past weekend we attended the wedding of my nephew--a beautiful family celebration. We hugged our hellos, we talked, we ate, we...

Names are important. We'll get to that. Last week I did something that I'd never done before. No, I didn't go bungee jumping or sky...

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...

What would you consider to be the opposite of hope? Well, you could say hopelessness but that's not really a fair answer. So I ask again,...

As a newbie author, I'm not a fan of marketing. Yesterday I had an especially bad day with it. Part of me felt like I was being thrown...

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...