The recent discussion we had here about the brutal cycle of hope and disappointment had me nodding my head as the conversation developed about dreams and the eventual crash-and-burning of those very ideals. And this early morning light finds me watching the farmers begin the process of harvesting the rice. Over the big white wall that [...]
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This summer while traveling, I was reading– at the beach, on the plane, during the early-morning jet-lag hours, on another plane, and then another one. And since I’m always hungry for book suggestions from other people, here are a few recommends. You know, should there be nothing on tv some night . . . If [...]
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This is a picture of my friend Kelley and I, taken a few weeks ago on her front porch. Our paths crossed in the small town of Colorado where my husband was the youth pastor to her boys. She writes, she works, and she literally asks the best questions of anyone I’ve ever met–ever, ever. [...]
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If you have struggled or are struggling with depression {or discouragement}, I hope this post will be helpful, though it’s an admittedly longer one than usual. Please understand that I speak not as an expert of any kind, but merely as one who’s tasted the weighty dark depression/discouragement which can bring. And while I talk [...]
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I used to scour the blogs of my friends who were homeschooling {okay, I still do}. I was hungry for suggestions from mothers who were a year or two ahead of me in the process of raising kids, and I wanted to peek into their bookshelves and see which titles were on them. Now, three [...]
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Post Disclaimer: Admittedly, any of us could walk away from a post like the following and want to argue. ”Isn’t this an ‘emergency,’ too? Do we all have to give our money away? Should you drive yourself into a state of emergency trying to solve the emergency?” I get it, I do. But, sometimes, I [...]
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For the Kids . . . For the Mom . . . So what are you (or your kids) reading these days? See more Off the Bookshelf.
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I am going to start a new series here at Life Overseas called, “Off the Bookshelf.” Essentially, since reading is such a major factor in our kids’ homeschooling and adult lives, I thought I would pause every now and again and write about the books we are reading in our home. If I had the [...]
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I am finishing up the account of a Chinese Christian, Brother Yun, whose story of faith under intense torture and persecution by his own government during the 90′s is riveting. Yun was a house church leader and refused to denounce his belief in Jesus and would not give over the names of other leaders in the Chinese underground [...]
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“Perhaps many dreams have been fulfilled–a move to a larger house, to vice president, to a condo after the kids have finally moved out–but the soul has become like a boarded-up discount store in an empty parking lot with weeds rising up out of the pavement cracks.” -David Goetz, Death by Suburb “And what do [...]
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My last few days as a mom have been . . . brutal, disappointing, exhausting. My attitude has started off poorly with my kids and just gotten worse throughout the day. I was easily frustrated and impatient and harsh and negative. I felt so discouraged at their behavior and overwhelmed at the amount of mess [...]
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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.
