Something was wrong. I could tell just by looking at her. She was bringing her baby for me to see, but where was that glow of pride and...

I clutched the door handle with a white-knuckled grip. In spite of the seatbelt and my death grip on the handle, I still bounced around...

It was a precious ceremony, dating from who-knows-how-far past in their cultural history. In the beginning of the new year it’s a Lahu...

We eyed the bridge with trepidation. It was only logs lashed together and covered with a layer of slippery mud.   Time to get out and...

“Everyone got sick – all 1,000 of them.” That doesn’t sound like an answer to prayer, but in this case, it was. Last month at preachers’...

I felt like I had been punched in the stomach. A young man we knew had a motorcycle wreck and, ready or not, was catapulted into...

Its slender, writhing body rose into the air and spat into my face with diabolical force. No, not a snake. And it was just water. But I...

The road loomed ahead of me, steep and slick. I hitched my heavy backpack higher on my back and thought of Mary Slessor, Ann Hasseltine...

I shifted uncomfortably on the bamboo floor and wondered what would happen to my petrified limbs when I tried to stand up again. At least...

“Wait, Molly!” I called. “Don’t give out any more until I can help you.” It’s Thanksgiving season and we were at Hoe La Bong to celebrate...

Now I know what it feels like to be struck by an elephant. We were at the elephant camp with our guests from America and had just...

Sad faces, flags at half mast, and people in mourning black.   King Bhumibol Adulyadej died this past week, and the people of Thailand...

I jumped and dropped the lid of the rice pot with a clatter. “Danny – you scared me!” I said. He wrapped his arms around my waist and...

The house shook as the impact struck it with a roar. A truck had run off the road and hit our house – I was sure of it. I ran to the...

“No, no – you are supposed to be wearing your new shirt. Go put it on – now!” Family pictures – they are always a challenge. When you...

I opened the lid and screamed. Wait. Didn’t I just start a blog that way the other day? I seem to be doing a lot of screaming and...

A rubber band flew past my nose.  I  jumped and turned to look for the  source of the missile.  Two little boys sat in the aisle which...

I screamed in horror and slammed the lid back down. The rice container was teeming with bugs. Not just a bug or two – dozens of the...

Danny hugged me fiercely and wouldn’t let go. We were leaving for a month-long trip to America, and he was having a hard time saying...

The foosball table lay in a heap in the corner. Why was it disassembled? And where were the legs? Something prickled in the back of my...