A few days ago I found myself tromping up a creek in northern Thailand and I couldn’t help but think of the summers I spent at Canyonview Camp growing up. “Creek Walking” was always one of my favorite activities at camp. The cool water on my hot and dusty feet. The sound of the water [...]

Well, we’re back in Thailand, but I thought it would be fun to give you all some of the important numbers from our trip to the states… Number of days in the U.S. = 47 Number of states we set foot in = 4 Number of beds we slept in = 9 Number of Chipotle [...]

This excerpt is Anne speaking about the new minister’s wife , Mrs. Allan. “Mrs. Allan said we ought always to try to influence other people for good. She talked so nice about everything. I never knew before that religion was such a cheerful thing. I always thought it was kind of melancholy, but Mrs. Allan’s [...]

I’ve always loved the changing of the seasons. It always seemed like just when I couldn’t stand another rainy day (I grew up in Oregon), spring would burst forth in all it’s glory! We just returned from few days in the village and as we drove into Mae Salong, we were amazed to see that [...]

My husband is always teasing me about how I say certain words… like “egg” and “leg”. (I say them with a long “a” instead of a short “e” …which he insists is the proper way.) We’ve always been curious to unravel the mystery of my little accent , so this silly little questionaire, which supposedly [...]