Brian and the kids were still in bed. The morning rain was sharp and cold. I had a lot on my mind and this was my opportunity to get some alone time. I put Rosie (our Golden Retriever) on the leash, grabbed my IPOD and left my phone behind. I didn’t want any texts, emails […]

First, thank you so much for all your comments on my Thailand post. Your thoughts, responses, reflections have been life-giving to read. What a wonderful community you are. It’s Monday morning, and since Monday mornings can feel so “ugh”…I thought we could start the week with a fun contest. This last Friday morning I was […]

So much to process after living in the jungle. How does one come home from a journey like ours and assimilate back? The Langur monkeys did not show up our last morning to say goodbye. They had come almost every day until our last week. They were either entertainment or headache. And yet, they were […]

I’ve been looking at the dreamlike photography and images from our last night in Thailand. It was wonderful, vibrant and yet blurry. The kids and I were sitting on a bamboo mat watching the sunset together. Any minute Brian was going to return from his last scuba dive. I slowed my shutter speed down and […]

We are home. I must admit, I have a bag of mixed emotions as I type those three words. I cried the whole way home, and the WHOLE way was 17 hours of flight time. Don’t be surprised if I find myself processing with all of you this week. 🙂 In the meantime, we’ve got […]

Thai people LOVE children. In fact, just that statement feels like an understatement. You have to experience it to see how intense their love for children is. For example, Brian and I will be walking with the kids, and Thai people will walk right up to Blaze with big smiles. They’ll squat down to Blaze’s […]