Why didn’t anyone warn me that having kids would wreck my life? All I heard was, “kids really changes things”. Um… wreak havoc is more like it! I read the books, took the class at the hospital, got advice from other mothers. But nothing prepared me for the chaos that ensues when you have to [...]
If you drive about 80 miles northeast from Phnom Penh, you will pass through mainly rice fields and palm trees. Almost 2 ½ hours later you will reach Skoon, a town famous for its fried tarantulas. Then you know you’ve almost arrived at Kampong Cham City. City is a generous term since “downtown” consists of [...]
[Originally written on March 9, 2006]
Ever since moving to Phnom Penh I have been grumbling non-stop about how ugly this country is. A city once full of trees is now mainly covered by dirt roads and concrete. Waking up, looking out the window at a trash laden ally has put a damper on [...]
When I first started attending church as a youth it was drilled into my head, “You have to be certain about what you believe.” 1 Peter 3:15 was constantly quoted, “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” I believe the [...]
Most foreigners in Cambodia go to Thailand for deliveries and we were planning to do the same. However, we have good friends in Malaysia who convinced us otherwise. We decided on Malaysia mainly because of our friends John and Janna, and secondarily because of the food.
On Sunday morning January 28, 2007, I interrupted Danny’s breakfast [...]
On Monday March 22, 2004 around 4:15am I woke up and went to the bathroom. Upon reaching the toilet, I felt a gush of water and proceeded to shout, “Danny, my water broke!” He didn’t quite believe me and almost convinced me that I peed on myself. I was pretty sure my water burst though; [...]
It was October 1997. My church was having a fall retreat. Like usual, we were taking forever trying to arrange who should go in which car. I was lingering outside with a friend when this guy comes up and joins our conversation. I didn’t really know him except that his name was Danny and that [...]
Begging is not unusually in Cambodia. Beggars are almost as common as flies and often treated as such. After all, they swarm around their prey nipping at clothes and limbs. It’s easy to dehumanize them, swat them away and think of them as annoying pests.
In Phnom Penh there are several types. Some are folks [...]