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Monthly Archives: June 2011
The Frustration… and the Agony
My Thai lessons continue. In my blog entitled “Flunking Kindergarten,” I introduced the forty-four consonants in the Thai alphabet. Well, there are also thirty-two vowels and, since I could not find a chart with all of them that I could … Continue reading
Strange and Wonderful
I have been told by friends here in Thailand that I need to blog about all the things I discover that are unusual or different during my first few weeks here for, after a time, I will no longer see … Continue reading
God’s Many Blessings
Tuesday, June 14th, is a day to remember! That was the day that Mom received her ‘Retirement Visa’ from the Immigration Office in Chiangmai. What does that mean? Unlike persons with ‘Tourist Visas’ or ‘Non-Immigrant Visas,’ Mom never has to … Continue reading
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The Celebrating Community of Faith
Sunday, May 29th, was a wonderful day for worship and celebration! There were two celebrations on this Lord’s Day that made the day particularly festive for the congregation of First Church. First, it was the last of several Sundays recognizing … Continue reading
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Blessed Simplicity
Having just read Parker Palmer’s speech, “A Great People to be Gathered,” for the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Quaker Community at Pendle Hill and being moved, once again, by his challenge to Quaker ideals of simplicity in … Continue reading
The Rest of the Story…
Once my work in Bangkok was completed, having turned in a draft of the document that will go to the schools describing the school’s responsibility for any volunteers who will work there, an outline of what I hope to accomplish … Continue reading
Dedication, Loyalty… and Lots of Smiles
Wow! It has been almost two weeks without Internet access and I feel as though I went through major withdrawal from my life support system! God continues to teach me patience as I learn that my need to access certain … Continue reading
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