Laura Parker

Question {for God}

5. September 2010

Today’s question is a good one. Perhaps my all-time favorite. Just imagine you are sitting in the corner of a quiet cafe with God himself. And you have the chance to ask him Anything. At. All. And He promises to answer. What would you want to know? Would it be about why that happened to [...]

Two Men and a Swimming Pool

25. August 2010

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I’ve watched two men struggle to keep afloat. My little man, Cade, is barely a whole handful of years. Last week, we logged countless pool hours during our vacation to Pattaya in Southern Thailand. And Cade was determined to swim. In the deep end. He desperately wanted the freedom to be a contender in the [...]

Shut. Up.

22. August 2010

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“Language is power.” -Matt in a conversation about how vulnerable we feel because of our current language barrier “Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.” – book of James, Bible Thailand is teaching me to shut-up. Literally, when you can’t speak {very much of} the language, you quickly learn to [...]

Not Sellin’ Jesus

11. August 2010

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The following is a new page that will remain as a link at the top of the site. Just didn’t want ya to miss it . . . To my friends of varying faith journeys as well as to my church-going-friends, both kind enough to visit me (and Matt) here, I understand I often write a [...]

Community

7. August 2010

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Take it from someone who doesn’t have much of it right now, Community is more important than you think. Whether you call it family or sorority sisters or a small group, community is a tightly-knit team, maybe without the matching jerseys. Community means friends who know your Story and can hand it back to you [...]

Looking Up

17. July 2010

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“A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think tribute is paid in secret, in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will play out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives and our character. Therefore, it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for [...]

Buddhism, Closer to Home

7. July 2010

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They bow with hands pressed together, knees grinding tile, face grazing floor. They press coins into putty and tap their merchandise with cash, all for luck. Luck of a sale, luck of wealth, luck of success. And they sacrifice. Burn incense and offer food and leave flowers at shrines, sometimes in the neighborhood or at [...]

Stranger

2. July 2010

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Living in a foreign country serves you with constant reminders that you do not belong. Just this week, we spent four hours in the waiting room of the Thai immigration office. Four hours. Waiting. Vulnerable. Nervously offering paperwork to officials in hopes that our passports would be stamped worthy of remaining in their country for a year. [...]

Between the Pictures

22. June 2010

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In between the pictures, there are dirty feet I have to scrub and mosquito bites I need to tend. There are complaints on the long car ride and on the rice, again, for dinner. In between the photos, there are lonely days at home, with a quiet telephone and a noisy heart. There is boredom [...]

Today in the Desert

17. June 2010

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“Today {not in the future, a better mood, or an easier season}, if you hear His voice {stirrings, Divine ‘coincidinces,’ Truth}, do not harden your hearts {distract yourself, ignore My pursuit, turn away}, as you did in the rebellion {remember, the Israelites in the desert?}. Who were they who heard {had the chance to know and [...]

“But, I’m Not the Star”

11. June 2010

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So, we were playing pretend this week. Yes, really playing pretend with wagging baby-dogs and force-strong jedi-knights and visits from the princess who is also a horse-trainer. And the four of us were crowded around the coffee table, and my son was explaining what should happen next in the story–his version which included light sabers and lots [...]

Less like Lonely, More Like Befriended

11. June 2010

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Forgive my quiet this week. In my continued clawing for balance, blogging has fallen lower on the list than my day has allowed. We are working on a new site for Breanna’s House, my computer has been running slower than Christmas, and we’ve had a little-boy birthday to celebrate. I promise I will jump back [...]

“Draw a Nine-Legged Dog . . .”

6. May 2010

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Yup, that’s really a direct quote from an article by Donald Miller. You should totally check it out. Does God Have a Specific Plan for Your Life? Probably Not. Opinions, Anyone? SHARE Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend

Closer Proximity

5. May 2010

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Nalo. We met Nalo last night. A little brown-faced six-year-old with big eyes and a quick smile. She played tag with Cade, held hands with Kelty, and petted Ava’s blond hair. She twirled on the swing set with my girls, she wrapped her thin arm around my waist a dozen times, and she giggled at [...]

Selling a Prayer

30. April 2010

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Waiting at stop lights here in Thailand translates into knocks on your window. Young children with sweaty faces and women with covered heads walk from car to car, in the oppressing heat, hoping to sell strands of flower necklaces. They knock on car windows, hoping to make eye contact, wishing for the glass to start a downward roll. It’s [...]

Bloom in the Dark

14. April 2010

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I have a tree in my Thai backyard that daily teaches me a lesson. I noticed it the first day in our house, towering high above all the other tropical greenery that makes up our outdoor living space. And every morning, this tree-teacher does the same thing—it drops its flowers. For about an hour starting [...]

Crappy Missionary

11. April 2010

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I wrote this at the end of the last two weeks struggling to set up life here in Thailand–renting a house, setting up accounts, figuring out grocery stores, buying household supplies, trying to get internet at the house (still no success). Most of the girls have been away on school holiday, so we haven’t had a chance to [...]

Costly

8. April 2010

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I won’t lie, this has been the hardest thing our family has ever done. Hands down. The hardest thing we’ve ever done. And maybe that proves that we’ve lived a bit of a cake-walk life thus far, but this past week has been much tougher than we imagined while viewing it from the mountains of [...]

Two Loaves and a Half a Fish

30. March 2010

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Hi Friends. I am sitting right now in a hotel room in Denver while Matt and the kids enjoy the pool. It’s 10 in the morning and in about six hours we begin the travel to Chiang Mai, Thailand. We leave here around 3 in the afternoon and will arrive in Thailand (hopefully) about 32 [...]

What I NEED to Know

24. March 2010

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I am leaving the United States in six days, six days. And I am feeling overwhelmed by all that I don’t know. I don’t know the details of the Buddhist religion, which claims 95% of the nation’s population. I don’t know the nuances of the Thai culture, and I haven’t spent much time with the language Cd’s [...]

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