“What happens when trying to follow Jesus turns you into an awful person?” This was the honest question Matt and I talked about last night on our downstairs couch, in the 15 minute-window we had where the kids were asleep and we had the energy to talk about the important. It was a question born [...]
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We found ourselves there by accident. By miscommunication. And ignorance. And impulsively hopping off the taxi-truck too early. We thought we were headed to a pedestrian walking street, with ice cream shops and t-shirts for tourists. But one wrong alley later, Matt and I found ourselves with our three little children in the heart of [...]
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The following is a new page that will remain as a link at the top of the site. Just didn’t want ya to miss it . . . To my friends of varying faith journeys as well as to my church-going-friends, both kind enough to visit me (and Matt) here, I understand I often write a [...]
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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 [...]
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It happens to every new mother, every young married, and every “missionary.” The luster fades, the honeymoon is over, and the grit of daily life sets in. The glowing romance fades into dull reality. The baby cries too much at night. The new husband has bad breath in the morning. Shopping at markets becomes a hassle and [...]
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Matt had the opportunity two weeks ago to travel three hours into the remote area of Northern Thailand to speak with a single mother there. The villages in Northern Thailand are isolated and impoverished. With little opportunity for education, a drug trade that is rampant, and no economic outlets, people born here have little hope to [...]
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We’ve just experienced our best day in Thailand. And we didn’t eat at a super-exotic cafe in the jungle, and we didn’t ride elephants. We didn’t buy fresh flowers at the market for pennies or feast on shrimp phad thai. We simply spent the day, as a family, out at Breanna’s House of Joy. And [...]
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Hi Friends. I am sitting right now in a hotel room in Denver while Matt and the kids enjoy the pool. It’s 10 in the morning and in about six hours we begin the travel to Chiang Mai, Thailand. We leave here around 3 in the afternoon and will arrive in Thailand (hopefully) about 32 [...]
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I am leaving the United States in six days, six days. And I am feeling overwhelmed by all that I don’t know. I don’t know the details of the Buddhist religion, which claims 95% of the nation’s population. I don’t know the nuances of the Thai culture, and I haven’t spent much time with the language Cd’s [...]
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As I look back over the pages of this blog, I realize that I have yet to write about my personal journey Christ-following in regards to our decision to move to Thailand to help combat child prostitution. Now that we are facing the messy piles of miscellaneous stuff and starting to say our hard goodbyes, [...]
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As I look back over the pages of this blog, I realize that I have yet to write about my personal journey Christ-following in regards to our decision to move to Thailand to help combat child prostitution. Now that we are facing the messy piles of miscellaneous stuff and starting to say our hard goodbyes, [...]
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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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