Since arriving in Chiang Mai in January, I've been sharing different "Drink of the Day" drinks found here. Today's drink? Water. Why...

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...

One thing I enjoy about life here are the birds--unique shapes and sizes, unique colours and songs. One of my favourites is the...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Names are important. We'll get to that. Last week I did something that I'd never done before. No, I didn't go bungee jumping or sky...

I am ... I am a writer, an author, a poet. But in my “other” life, I am a missionary, a linguist, a Bible translator (mostly vicariously...

Sometimes poetry is just silly and fun. And sometimes blogposts should be that too! This poem is based on a prompt. Basically, write a...

The words swept into my mind during Sunday worship. Spirit-words dancing on a song. I quickly sat down, grabbed my pen, and scribbled the...

I recently had a discussion with my brother-in-law who'd just finished reading my novel. He said he loved all the poetry I incorporated,...

Another quote from my novel, followed by the excerpt: Ethan lifted his chin at the glowing orb. “I always preferred moonlight.” “Hmm. Why...

Are you familiar with the following poem? How does it make you feel? Even though Rewriting Adam is a novel, I wanted to incorporate my...

In Roman mythology, Janus is the god of doors, transitions, and new beginnings. In chapter one of my novel, Rewriting Adam, Janus bursts...

99,468. Does that number mean anything to you? How about if I told you that's the number of words in my novel. Does that mean anything to...