<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[A Curious Hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Curious Hope]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:29:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Chp. 17: The Ugly Uncertainty of the Unexpected.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five months. That's how long we've been in Thailand. Relatively-speaking, five months isn't a long. time. And yet, the unexpected can...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/chp-17-the-ugly-uncertainty-of-the-unexpected</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6458b3362433a647e8065b87</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 08:39:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_e2b0f78045d14a16b68e8bdde0cc9c1a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chp 16: Start with Why]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of years ago I read Simon Sinek's book, Start with Why. As our time here draws to a close, I thought it time to answer the...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/chp-16-start-with-why</link><guid isPermaLink="false">644b8b2e2c1d735685ad00f9</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2023 10:09:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_6aecabb00ab1447796846ee7b47c50dc~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 15: Water Ways i.e. Songkran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since arriving in Chiang Mai in January, I've been sharing different "Drink of the Day" drinks found here. Today's drink? Water. Why...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/chapter-14-water-ways-i-e-songkran</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64365488799c64fcab32ae26</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:23:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_b46f1fcfe7c747939a55a1c37f696bc1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_943,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 14: Flying Lessons 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[More lessons from another bird unique to tropical Asia--the Asian Koel. Personally, I've never seen this bird, but I have tried. It likes...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/chapter-14-flying-lessons-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6423f99c48b648391d2f75a6</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 04:44:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_27214dd0b3394388822002e357c27a78~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 13: Flying Lessons 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thing I enjoy about life here are the birds--unique shapes and sizes, unique colours and songs. One of my favourites is the...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/flying-lessons-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64196317041bc1defd8411bb</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:11:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_a4092e16f9c64278a48127a37bf5419c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 12: Where Have All the Cows Gone? (Or, Living a Life Unpredictable)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zoning laws are held loosely in Thailand, if there are any at all. Which is why, as long as I can remember, there has always been a wide...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/chapter-12-where-have-all-the-cows-gone-or-living-a-life-unpredictable</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6412b306e3b1ced11b657330</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:08:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_1c4904a282654fe9b8950aec803b1156~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 11: Lies Your Mother Told You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay, so this isn't really about lies told by mothers. But it is about a misconception that was taught, perhaps subliminally as an...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/chapter-11-lies-your-mother-told-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63fefbfaa44e73f1051c65de</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 08:41:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_9e6b034e7cbc4274ae12413f2deac81e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 9: From Uber Eats and DoorDash to Lineman, foodpanda and Grab]]></title><description><![CDATA[Too tired to cook? Too hot to cook? Don't feel like going out to get food? Why not order in? It's easy in Thailand. Just give Grab,...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/from-uber-eats-and-doordash-to-lineman-foodpanda-and-grab</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63e9f2be6128ec0eec7a3c31</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 08:59:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_64d0909493a84ba9a070ea167aebde2b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 8: Language, Culture and a Good "Heart-to-Heart"]]></title><description><![CDATA[When our family moved to Thailand to work with minority language groups many years ago, my husband and I were introduced to a book by...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/chapter-8-language-culture-and-a-good-heart-to-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63df5fd972c211771bd3b59a</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 07:59:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_e12d83f0c6374eb48a90c88a9c933dbb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 7: The Honeymoon is Over (Warning--not a light read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two days ago I woke up and, overnight, my world had changed. Oh the birds still twittered outside our window and the sun still rose...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/chapter-7-the-honeymoon-is-over-warning-not-a-light-read</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d8b6ad5f8272f1acc72181</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 08:17:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_25a74ebf374e4132833583030ed81820~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 6: Thai Dishes of Choice by Ethan C. Adam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's blog is all about food--Thai food, to be exact. In my novel, Rewriting Adam, I mention three specific dishes that my protagonist...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/thai-dishes-of-choice-by-ethan-c-adam</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d0b1abc7b78c32b99af23a</guid><category><![CDATA[Novel Life]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 13:08:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_e3d755a741f04751b47ffc521ebee5f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 5: The Colour of the Day (It's Red!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I returned to my favourite Warorot Market this past week. Everywhere I looked, I saw red (and often gold). That doesn't mean I became...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/chapter-5-the-colour-of-the-day-it-s-red</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63ca3a1bbd246197b27b96c5</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 08:11:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_566ac5d1878143899918231df39f0ec3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 4: For the First Time--for Real!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past Friday I did something that I've never done before in all the years we've lived here--I went fishing! I'm familiar with...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/chapter-4-for-the-first-time-for-real</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63c4f3507da221057ee58ed5</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:34:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_c56231d6e4b44b468c64633be38b4771~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Market, to Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my favourite things to do here: visit Warorot Market, the large day market. From a distance, it doesn't look like much. But in...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/to-market-to-market</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63bfbf4e7e529e26a0c7c0a6</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 07:20:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_9c5ece9117414cb99aca83f9fcf09ae0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Upside of Fear ]]></title><description><![CDATA["Fear takes flight in the face of God's infinite person and power! ...the upside of fear." --Grace Fox, Moving from Fear to Freedom Day 2...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/the-upside-of-fear</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63bd07afff1fb84ce191bade</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_4c45a7fedca94d8f89cc9e97567678e5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the First Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three days ago we returned to Thailand--NOT for the first time but for the 11th time, if my memory serves me correctly. It's been almost...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/for-the-first-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63b7cf0212da07dfa7dfc272</guid><category><![CDATA[Missionary Life]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 02:52:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_530d70bcd08e4d0096dc733e9325f22f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Veiled Faithfulness ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday's entry from my morning journal: These days, my morning coffee and quiet time begin in the darkness of night. I sit by my...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/a-veiled-faithfulness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63a2021512d6ddd0fcd8dadb</guid><category><![CDATA[WORD Life]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 19:42:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_57ebfea143fa433b8aee66c304a37ce9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_598,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The End of the Line (Part 2 of a post from Feb. 16, 2021)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It appears I left us all sitting in a bangka boat in Rio Tuba in Part 1 of this story. So, here's the conclusion of our travels from...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/the-end-of-the-line-part-2-of-a-post-from-feb-16-2021</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63828eca2868831830ad23ff</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 20:03:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_101d8fc01e824d2e89185cc03a15db3d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From a Wish List to a With List--are You With Me?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Christmas approached when I was growing up, I couldn't wait for the Sears Wish Book. My sisters and I would actually fight over who...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/from-a-wish-list-to-a-with-list-are-you-with-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63727987f02a8dfefef557ff</guid><category><![CDATA[WORD Life]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:41:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_8fad829850d641aba173ca771b7b0168~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_575,h_804,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weddings, Birthdays, and God's Take]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past weekend we attended the wedding of my nephew--a beautiful family celebration. We hugged our hellos, we talked, we ate, we...]]></description><link>https://www.conniemaeinglis.ca/post/weddings-birthdays-and-god-s-take</link><guid isPermaLink="false">634dc68919c80330ca473d95</guid><category><![CDATA[WORD Life]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:22:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b2065_53786f04fd124fbc94b1aefbcf54c1f7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Inglis</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>