Okay, I’ll admit it, I am a recovering church snob. Back in the States, there was no shortage of criticisms I could hand out about any given church I happened to find myself in on a Sunday morning, or a Saturday night {if that was a cooler time to have the service}. I’ve snubbed postmodern [...]
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Today’s question is a good one. Perhaps my all-time favorite. Just imagine you are sitting in the corner of a quiet cafe with God himself. And you have the chance to ask him Anything. At. All. And He promises to answer. What would you want to know? Would it be about why that happened to [...]
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So, stop. Right now. Look Around. Pause. Notice. In the backyard. Outside the window. OR Think about your drive home from work today. Imagine. Remember. In the line-of-sight. Outside the car. How will your eyes feast on beauty today? Because there is always, always beauty worth noticing. “Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every bush [...]
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It is no small thing for a man to marry a woman who already has children. Especially when there are four of them. As many of you already know, my natural father died from cancer when I was seven years old. A few years later, my mom remarried, and the name “Dad” re-entered our worlds [...]
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So we’ve been talking a bit about ANGER around these parts lately, and I’m wondering What are some things that make you angry? Don’t think too hard about your answer. Just respond honestly. And the list can be as long as you like. COMMENT here. Or SUBSCRIBE (to get Life Overseas automatically sent to your [...]
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Time for another question of the week. Jump in, be creative, don’t think too hard (and you can’t answer ‘Jesus’). If you could have one lunch with anyone in the world, from the past or the present, whom you have never met, who would it be? Where would you have this meal, and what would you [...]
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If there’s one thing my friend Kelley taught me (okay, she’s taught me a truckload of other stuff, too), it is the power of asking good questions. And then the power of shutting up long enough to listen to the answers. By nature, I understand that a blog is a place where I, the wanna-be [...]
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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.
