The following is a typical conversation I have found myself in more times than I can count during my {short} two years on the “mission field.” And, yes, some of it is a tad-exaggerated {emphasis on the words some and tad}. ********************** When Missionaries Meet Setting. It’s a sweltering-hot day in the tropics. New Missionary and Better Missionary find [...]
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My amazing writer-artist-friend Kelley Leigh has begun writing again. Her words are simple and powerful over at her new blog, Forming Sentences, and just recently she posted an inspirational video from a girl she knew several years back. The girl’s name is Katie, and the story of her life screams redemption in the midst of [...]
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I posted this vlog about struggling with guilt at Christmas last year for another site, but thought it worth a second look. Ya know, because it’s the holidays and all. . . **************** What is the biggest thing you struggle with during the holiday season, in general? During THIS holiday season, in particular? Go ahead, [...]
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We walk up to the bar, and we slap a hand down. “Give me your best,” we tell the bartender. And we wait, expectant and hopeful. And the bartender mixes– the perfect concoction, no two drinks the same. This amount of bitter, this measure of sweet. A shot of strong, several shots of weak. A [...]
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Yeah, so neither Matt nor I have ink yet. But as I’ve worked with the generation right behind me (the 20-somethings), I’ve noticed a trend for tats which is much greater now than even in my own college days. It used to be that only the wonderfully-edgiest people sported some kind of celtic symbol on [...]
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I’m typically quick to notice her faults, to comment about the not-so-great, to judge a motive I couldn’t possibly know. I’ve been one to walk away from a church service, complaining about the lead singer’s voice or the charisma of the pastor. I observe a ministry and then pick apart the ways it could be [...]
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ALifeOverseas.com / LauraParkerBlog.com.
My family is living overseas in Thailand, where my husband is directing a Christian Humanitarian Foundation. This blog is the honest recording of our journey– squatty potties and all. 
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Destined Traveler.
Mentoring Young Adults, Hosting Teams, Educating about Human Trafficking.