lisa and mike

Last night, on our way out to dinner on the motorcycle we’ve borrowed from the missionaries, we got pulled over by the police. We knew immediately what we’d done wrong …

“What do you want to do tonight?” Mike asked me after he got home from work on Monday to find me where he’d left me that morning – sitting on …

On Friday night Mike and I had a hot date. As you all know by now that we live in Laos, and that Laos is often very hot indeed, it …

I have been pondering how I may be able to periodically touch on the topics of God, the policies and practices of the organization Mike works for, or the government, …

I have spent much of the last decade making a living by helping people think through stress, resilience, and how to undertake humanitarian work without burning out in a spectacular …

Gazing at the vase of tulips on our coffee table: Lisa: “They’re so red and gorgeous. Do tulips look like poppies?” Mike: “Yeah, a little. Wait…” (opening his computer, pulling …