Full Circle

We move out of our house tomorrow.  I’m sitting in my living room right now.  It is empty.  It reminds me of the first night we slept in our house 6 years ago.  It was January 17.  Our oldest son was only 19 months old, and he, Shannon and I huddled in blankets on our…

Mike-Check

When we decided to make such a huge lifestyle change, uproot our family, and move to Thailand, I wasn’t looking forward to telling everybody.  Don’t get me wrong.  I was very proud of this new life that awaited us.  I believed it to be the right decision.  Our purpose for going was sound.  The organization…

DIY: Fermented Carrots

When I visited my friends in Thailand, Aaron Blue took me to the Charis Consignment Shop and Coffee Bar to give me a tour.  While we were there, he held up a glass gallon jar in one hand and declared, “You’ve got to try these carrots.  They are chaulked full of the healthiest probiotics and…