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    Reunions

    by Lisa July 22, 2011
    July 22, 2011

    In the three and a half years we’ve known each other, Mike and I have spent at least 3 weeks apart nine times now. When Mike was still living in …

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  • Pregnancy

    A skype date at 37 weeks pregnant

    by Lisa July 19, 2011
    July 19, 2011

    “How are you?” Mike asked me last night via skype. “I’m grumpy,” I said. “Why are you grumpy?” Mike said. “I don’t know. Why are you in Laos?” I said. …

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  • Life in Laos

    Inflection points

    by Lisa May 15, 2011
    May 15, 2011

    Yesterday morning, right after we got up, I did my weekly weigh in. Apart from one ultrasound in Thailand, taking pregnancy vitamins and stepping on the scale every Saturday morning …

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  • Humanitarian work

    When Helping is Hard (Part 1): That sort of decision

    by Lisa September 29, 2010
    September 29, 2010

    This story starts in May. In May, Mike was in Laos in the middle of his first seven weeks at his new job. I was in LA wrapping up my …

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  • Family

    Love Long Distance

    by Lisa March 24, 2009
    March 24, 2009

    It’s my birthday tomorrow, and I can tell you something I won’t be doing… talking to my husband. No, we’re not fighting. He’s in Papua New Guinea. Yes, again. It’s …

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    In The Beginning Were The Words

    by Lisa August 30, 2008
    August 30, 2008

    After I sent out an essay in May about getting engaged I received more than a handful of letters from people on my mailing list complaining that they hadn’t even …

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