Father's Day in Thailand

Father's Day in Thailand is December 5th. It is the King's Birthday and so we celebrate the King on this day and we celebrate the fathers! My favorite Father is James! His family is like my family! They have adopted me! I love James because he gives everything for his kids! He works hard to support them, he plays with them, he teaches them, and he is a great example to them of what a father is suppose to be like! In Thailand there are many people who do not have a good relationship with their fathers but James is a GREAT father! He understands God's love for him and therefore he is able to give that love to his children!
This is a picture of James and his family and me and Sean! They have loved Sean as much as they love me! I title this picture, "Our Thai Family". They are so special to me and I absolutely love them!!

These are the boys that I love! All 4 of them! Look at how fun they are! All of them love being boys!!

After we celebrated James with a sushi dinner from his favorite restaurant, we decorated the Christmas tree, which is one of my favorite things to do! We had a great time with the kids! Check out the photos through the link on the right! There are some great ones of the tree! It is a fake tree but I love Christmas so it is okay! I would of course much rather the real thing but...well, I live in Thailand! I was sent a candle that smells like Christmas trees so I light that and it feels like (with a bit of imagination) the tree is real!

Christmas is a great time of year to share love! The greatest gift that has ever been given is Jesus! The reason we give gifts is because God gave us the first and best gift of His only Son! This is the reason for the season! May your month of December be filled with love, joy, and peace! May your family feel the blessings of God and may you experience Christmas to the fullest! Enjoy December!!

November in Thailand

November has been a super fun month! The most exciting news is that Tai Church has a new member! His name is Sean Whiting! Sean is someone that I met this summer and he decided to come visit me in Thailand for a couple weeks! Well, his plane left 10 days ago to take him home and he wasn't on it. Sean has decided to stay in Thailand with me until I come home in March! We are very excited about what our future holds!
Needless to say this month has brought many new things! But one thing doesn't change and that is the welcoming hearts of my friends! James, Meaw, Boom, Ann, and Bow have been amazing friends in welcoming Sean to Thailand! He is already part of the family here after 4 very fast weeks!! The picture was taken at a "Welcome to Thailand" party in my apartment for Sean! My friends cooked for us and we had a great time introducing Sean to some of my favorite foods that James can make! It was a fun night!! Gifts were exchanged, stories shared, and new friendships founded!


After a week of craziness and welcome to Bangkok, Sean and I got away to Chiang Mai for 4 days. We got to spend time walking the streets, having coffee in Starbucks, browsing through book stores, visiting the sights, riding elephants, floating down the river, and just has time to be together! This was an amazing four days! We travel well together and sure know how to have a lot of fun together!
While we were there, there was a festival happening! It was so much fun to be there during this time! Sean got some real Tai culture and we got to experience the excitement of the festival. It is a beautiful festival and we had fun! There are more pics if you click on the link at the right!


After Chiang Mai, Sean and I headed to Lampang, which is about an hour and a half from Chiang Mai. We spent time at the church plant there with Noi! It was great to be with her and have the kids meet Sean! They were very excited to meet him!! They have known me for 2 years and they are super excited for me! Sean played basketball with them, we eat with them, we went to a birthday party for one of the kids and we just hung out with them. It was a great 4 days there!

God is so good and His faithfulness is a blessing! November was great and I am even more excited about December and more excited about what 2009 holds!