If you look at my previous post, you’ll see we’ve been plenty of busy the past few months. Even more so, these past few weeks have been CRAZY busy! We’ve been running all over taking care of all sorts of business, connecting further with family and friends (in Thailand and at home), leading Christmas parties [...]
Another few months have come and gone. And life over here has yet to really slow down, make sense, etc. We still feel like we are holding on for dear life at times! But we are doing well. If you haven’t already, check out our latest newsletter by clicking on the image above. It’s an [...]
Today is Thailand’s Father’s day as it is HM the King’s birthday. The essay below give the details of this decades old holiday in Thailand…. His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great was born on December 5, 1927 to Prince Mahidol of Songkhla and Mom Sangwan. His Majesty is the ninth King of the Chakri [...]
So, we’ve been at this language learning thing for quite a while… About a year and a half to be exact. In that time I’ve managed to tell an office full of bankers that I am gay, learn to read and write in Thai, and have been able to build some decent relationships with Thai [...]
Last week was Thailand’s Loy Krathong festival. This year marks the 3rd time we have been in Thailand during this beautiful and fun festival. Fireworks, lights, lanterns, markets, live music, food, family and friends… It’s all become a really enjoyable time for us and our Thai friends. Video courtesy of the Tourism Authority of Thailand [...]
Seeing as it is Thanksgiving day, I figured I would take the time to reflect on this past year(s) and give you 10 things I am thankful for. Now any good Thanksgiving list could easily be pages long, but I’ll keep it to 10 things. Mostly because 30% of you reading this probably won’t even [...]
______________________________________________________ Remember the last time we had a snake in our house and Sara ran around the house like a scared 7 year old? Well that was more snake experience than we ever really wanted to have. I mean, I’m not scared of snakes. I just don’t like them. They creep me out. Not to [...]
…it never ends. I have to admit. I’ve closed my eyes on more than one occasion while reading people’s posts to Facebook about the first snow, frost on their cars in the morning, and the final yard mowing of the year. Coming from the Midwest in the US, I grew up enjoying 4 distinct seasons [...]
Operation World offers some of the best prayer guides for every nation which they update every year via the web, DVD and book format. A friend let me know of the updated Thailand page over at Operation World and thought I would share it here as well. Please have a look and join us in [...]
We finally had our first visitors come and see us in Thailand! After over a year here, a family friend from my home church and the Midwest regional director for our denomination decided to extend their trip to Asia by a few days in order to come see what all our fuss about Thailand was [...]
