Chp. 17: The Ugly Uncertainty of the Unexpected.
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...
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Connie Inglis
- Apr 29
- 2 min
Chp 16: Start with Why
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...
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Connie Inglis
- Apr 12
- 3 min
Chapter 15: Water Ways i.e. Songkran
Since arriving in Chiang Mai in January, I've been sharing different "Drink of the Day" drinks found here. Today's drink? Water. Why...
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Connie Inglis
- Mar 31
- 3 min
Chapter 14: Flying Lessons 2
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...
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Connie Inglis
- Mar 22
- 5 min
Chapter 13: Flying Lessons 1
One thing I enjoy about life here are the birds--unique shapes and sizes, unique colours and songs. One of my favourites is the...
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Connie Inglis
- Mar 16
- 4 min
Chapter 12: Where Have All the Cows Gone? (Or, Living a Life Unpredictable)
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...
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Connie Inglis
- Mar 3
- 6 min
Chapter 11: Lies Your Mother Told You
Okay, so this isn't really about lies told by mothers. But it is about a misconception that was taught, perhaps subliminally as an...
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Connie Inglis
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Chapter 10: March, Note, Freed, Saga--What's the Common Denominator?
"Curiosity is your superpower!" I've been told that more than once. Yup, that's me. But curiosity can lead you down many trails. Today's...
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Connie Inglis
- Feb 6
- 3 min
Chapter 8: Language, Culture and a Good "Heart-to-Heart"
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...
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Connie Inglis
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Chapter 7: The Honeymoon is Over (Warning--not a light read)
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...
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Connie Inglis
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Chapter 5: The Colour of the Day (It's Red!)
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...
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Connie Inglis
- Jan 16
- 4 min
Chapter 4: For the First Time--for Real!
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...
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Connie Inglis
- Jan 6
- 3 min
For the First Time
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...
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Connie Inglis
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min
A Veiled Faithfulness
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...
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Connie Inglis
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
From a Wish List to a With List--are You With Me?
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...
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Connie Inglis
- Oct 20, 2022
- 2 min
Weddings, Birthdays, and God's Take
This past weekend we attended the wedding of my nephew--a beautiful family celebration. We hugged our hellos, we talked, we ate, we...
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Connie Inglis
- May 3, 2022
- 3 min
Melody Jamal Smith
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...
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Connie Inglis
- Feb 22, 2022
- 2 min
Hapax Legomenon (HAY-pax Luh-GO-muh-nawn)
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...
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Connie Inglis
- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min
Hope is a Vulnerable Act Part III
What would you consider to be the opposite of hope? Well, you could say hopelessness but that's not really a fair answer. So I ask again,...
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Connie Inglis
- Jan 4, 2022
- 1 min
Marketing Delirium
As a newbie author, I'm not a fan of marketing. Yesterday I had an especially bad day with it. Part of me felt like I was being thrown...
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