Both Paul and I have started having the notoriously odd dreams that expectant parents often experience. It all started with a dream a few weeks back… “I dreamed it was several days after I had given birth. We had just gotten home from the hospital with a new baby girl when I realized, with horror, [...]

This is a post of an impending doom, an incredible relief, and an inevitable arrival. First, the impending doom. Suzi must know that her time with us is almost over. Even though we just had her repaired, she dies every time we tap the brakes and has begun leaking oil as a sign of protest [...]

The Akha Wedding ceremony is a long process, beginning in the wife’s family village and ending in the husband’s family village. The big “wedding” event occurs in the husband’s village with the “Wife Celebration“. There is a lot to be told about this event, and for Lori and I there is still a lot to [...]