The following is my humble, quick attempt to convince my fellow missionary-types to jump the hurdles of fear, time and know-how and just go ahead and start a blog of some sort. {That is, of course, unless you are one of those super-amazing people living in a closed country where blogs are illegal or in [...]
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Admittedly, I am a crappy pray-er. I have the attention span of a cocker-spaniel whose owners are having a dinnerparty, and the result of my distraction is that my prayer life is sporadic, hurried, and fuzzy, at best. Last week, though, I learned about a new tool to use in prayer that has really helped [...]
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If you are throwing or going to a New Year’s Eve Party and need an easy {and intentional} party game, or if you are with your family during New Year’s Day and want a simple activity to reflect on the past year, here’s an easy idea– no odd supplies, crafty-skill, or hours of dedication required, [...]
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So you are slammed with making cookies for the kid’s class party and ordering that present for your mom and wrapping up that project at work, and, geez, it’s already mid-December. And your last-minute to-do list grows longer than your 3 year-old’s wish list for Santa. I get it. This is a pyscho time of [...]
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Need a healthy way to use pumpkins in your family’s diet? Especially in the post-Thanksgiving sales and especially with small children that perhaps don’t love the vitamin-A-goodness that jack-o-lanterns afford? Consider adding them to smoothies. Yeah, really. Here’s what I did last week, that actually worked with my crew– I took a small pumpkin {actually [...]
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I used to kindly roll my eyes at those espousing the importance of fair trade. I never really understood it, and, honestly, living on a youth pastor’s salary with three kids is no joke when it comes to stretching the ol’ family budget. I know what it’s like to try purchasing decent Christmas presents for your 17 [...]
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This week is going to be self-proclaimed “Human Trafficking Awareness Week” at aLifeOverseas.com . I have several posts coming your way about the issue of trafficking and modern day slavery, along with ways that you can {really} help. Be sure to stop back by and check it out. So perhaps you care deeply about social [...]
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Having a hard time pushing the vegetables onto the daily menu at your house? Struggling with kids who won’t eat their greens, even if it means “no dessert for a month, mister!?” Sometimes dinnertime can become a warzone, and then no one’s happy eating anything, anyway, and the meal you worked so hard to make [...]
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Water is important– for grown-ups, for kids, for that goldfish your son talked you into buying. It helps fight fatigue and cancer, helps regulate the body’s digestive system, clears your skin, wards off sickness, and helps your brain fire on all {well, at least, more} cylinders. But, like most things, we seldom want what’s really [...]
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Sorry if you got a scary warning message from Google about my blog recently. Apparently, I got hacked two weeks ago. Un. Cool. Thanks to my techie husband and support from our hosting company, the problem should be solved {though if the site still looks strange on your browser, will you let me know?). [...]
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Okay, so I have a child who has started to interrupt conversations all. the. time. And when she was little, we did the whole, “Put your hand on my arm and wait patiently and quietly until I am finished with my long-adult conversation and then I will pay attention to you” thing. And, yes, that [...]
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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.