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  • FamilyLife in Laos

    Tiny funny things

    by Lisa July 18, 2013
    July 18, 2013

    Some moments that have made me laugh lately. To set the scene: Mike is currently house-sitting for friends of ours in Vientiane who own a very affectionate cat that is …

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  • FamilyLife in Laos

    Conversations we’ve been having lately

    by Lisa June 25, 2013
    June 25, 2013

    (With my parents. After returning from a rare dinner out with a bunch of girlfriends to find my child safely fed, in bed, and sound asleep) Me: “Ah, I like …

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  • Life in Laos

    You Owe Me Grace (and I owe you an update)

    by Lisa June 5, 2013
    June 5, 2013

    It’s been ages since I blogged, but I was scheduled to post on A Life Overseas today and it was a good reminder to update you “at home” here. So …

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    Twelve (very serious) tips on how to get your picky child to eat

    by Lisa April 30, 2013
    April 30, 2013

     Since Dominic was born twenty months ago, I’ve gotten good at letting most unsolicited parenting advice roll off my back. I can shrug and smile now when people tell me …

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  • Life in Laos

    Intestinal Fortitude: An essay in Notre Dame Magazine

    by Lisa April 24, 2013
    April 24, 2013

    I wrote this essay a month after we arrived in Laos, way back in 2010. It was bought that same year by Notre Dame Magazine. They finally printed it in …

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    Normal life is taking all my time

    by Lisa April 23, 2013
    April 23, 2013

    “What have you been up to this morning?” Mikes asked me via Skype from Bangkok. “I didn’t even get online until 10:45 today,” I told him, still stunned. “I’ve been …

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