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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...

Connie Inglis
May 9, 20233 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Apr 29, 20232 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Apr 12, 20233 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Mar 31, 20233 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Mar 22, 20235 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Mar 16, 20234 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Mar 3, 20236 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Feb 6, 20233 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Feb 1, 20233 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Jan 20, 20232 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Jan 16, 20234 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Jan 6, 20233 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Dec 20, 20221 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Nov 15, 20222 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Oct 20, 20222 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
May 3, 20223 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Feb 22, 20222 min read
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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,...

Connie Inglis
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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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...

Connie Inglis
Jan 4, 20221 min read
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Hope is a Vulnerable Act Part II
Little did I realize what was in store when this phrase swept into my mind a few Sundays ago --and how it would both flatten me and leave...

Connie Inglis
Dec 13, 20213 min read
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