Remembering

A good friend who passed away today. Jill & her hubby were our neighbours for 3 years. They also worked with the same ministry. She was a special lady. If I had one word to describe her it is Joyful. Her smile and laugh were contagious. Jill loved life, and lived...

Random Acts of Motherhood

1. you wake up in the morning and find your infant son in the bed with you. you have no memory of how or when he got there.2. when you hear the neighbours child crying, you immediately go to your child’s bedroom door and listen intently.3. you cheer when someone...

Daybook Dec 31, 2009

Outside my window… it’s dark. the cheap, nasty, noisy firecrackers have started. they started days ago. the air is full of smoke. i can hear the bass beat from every party within 10 miles (yes, they are that loud). It’s New Years Eve in Chiang Mai....

Home Sweet Home…2009

We’ve been home in Chiang Mai for a week now, and things are going quite well. The trip was good – the kids slept most of the time, and Samantha made some friends in Taipei Airport, where she played for about 2 hours in the Hello Kitty playground. I LOVE...

The Journey Begins

We’ve spent the last couple of days trying to decide what to keep and what to leave and madly packing what little we can take with us back to Thailand. Whew. Finally done. Now the Journey Begins. We fly to California in the morning, stay with Sean’s uncle...