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/2011/04/nights-town/ http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2011/04/nights-town/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:07:32 +0000 Laura http://www.lauraleighparker.com/?p=4241 Heads-Up:  The following is a more mature post about prostitution in Thailand, potentially inappropriate for younger readers. The girl in the story moved to the city to work in the bars, of her own accord {not being forcibly trafficked}.  She was born into a world of poverty, little education, and a culture that in many [...]]]> http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2011/04/nights-town/feed/ 14 http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2009/08/paying-the-price/ http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2009/08/paying-the-price/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:20:00 +0000 Laura http://www.lauraleighparker.com/?p=302 Night of Frustration.  My six-year-old slept worse than a newborn the other night.  It was “too dark,” there were nightmares, she got too hot, she accidentally sucked her thumb, the covers weren’t comfortable enough, and she needed more water in her cup beside the bed.  Each instance brought dramatic screams and tears, woke the baby in the [...]]]> http://www.lauraleighparker.com/2009/08/paying-the-price/feed/ 3