http://www.lauraleighparker.com Life Overseas {a missionary blogs of life in Asia} Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:05:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/88ea54a0b2c7b923e211db41c950105b.png?s=48 http://www.lauraleighparker.com http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2010/06/but-im-not-the-star/ http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2010/06/but-im-not-the-star/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:10:29 +0000 Laura http://www.lauraleighparker.com/?p=1577 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 [...]]]> http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2010/06/but-im-not-the-star/feed/ 2 http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2010/03/wallowing/ http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2010/03/wallowing/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:44:50 +0000 Laura http://www.lauraleighparker.com/?p=876 I had a hard day today.  Disappointment.  Miscommunication.  Delays.  Other than a super-cute new haircut (thanks, MB), things were a disaster.  The chaos of moving overseas mixed with the weariness of parenting sick children left me feeling like I began the day, behind.   The list seemed overwhelming and the plan for the morning became quickly skewed by errands [...]]]> http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2010/03/wallowing/feed/ 9 http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2009/11/one-string/ http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2009/11/one-string/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:33:00 +0000 Laura http://www.lauraleighparker.com/?p=369 “We cannot change our past.  We cannot change the fact that people act in a certain way.  We cannot change the inevitable.  The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.” -Charles Swindoll So, the question for you and me today is:What kind of music [...]]]> http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2009/11/one-string/feed/ 1 http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2008/12/cat-on-a-curtain/ http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2008/12/cat-on-a-curtain/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:37:00 +0000 Laura http://www.lauraleighparker.com/?p=91 One of my favorite images of the past year has been a cat on a curtain. Random, I know, but I feel like I’m the cat and the curtain is hope and perspective and joy and purpose and Kingdom-mindedness. And every morning I wake up, I start with all ten claws into that curtain. But, [...]]]> http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2008/12/cat-on-a-curtain/feed/ 1 http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2008/10/sweet-water/ http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2008/10/sweet-water/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:42:00 +0000 Laura http://www.lauraleighparker.com/?p=39 Initial responses are telling, aren’t they? It’s one thing for me to think about a situation and choose to do or not do something, but it’s a whole different ballgame when I react. It’s much more raw and honest . . . and usually ugly, I’m afraid. When I stub my toe, when the baby [...]]]> http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2008/10/sweet-water/feed/ 3