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  • Life in Laos

    House hunting and the powers that be

    by Lisa February 27, 2012
    February 27, 2012

    It is the season of busy (it is also the season of ash falling from the sky as they have started burning the rice field in preparation for planting, but …

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  • Life in Laos

    Old-fashioned community doctoring … virtually

    by Lisa February 24, 2012
    February 24, 2012

    Anyone who has tracked our recent medical dramas knows that we live a two-hour flight away from the nearest good hospital. This doesn’t mean we’re devoid of options when we …

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  • FamilyLife in Laos

    Peace Like A River

    by Lisa January 23, 2012
    January 23, 2012

    Two weeks after Dominic was born, Mike announced that he was going out for a bike ride. “Just a 50km loop,” he said. “I’ll be back within two hours.” I …

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  • Family

    24 things that have surprised me about motherhood: I never thought I would…

    by Lisa January 16, 2012
    January 16, 2012

    Everyone says motherhood is full of surprises. They’re right. Here are 24 of mine. I never thought I would… 1. Leak milk at the sight of a puppy. 2. Wipe …

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  • Family

    On Peace and Quiet

    by Lisa January 6, 2012
    January 6, 2012

    When I think of the word peace, I always think next of the word quiet. I’ve always been someone who is extraordinarily sensitive to sound. As a student I would …

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    Best of 2011

    by Lisa December 31, 2011
    December 31, 2011

    “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection.” (Annais Nin) Happy New Years Eve! In the spirit of celebrating roads already travelled on this last day …

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