Spirit House...what?

Outside of almost every building and home is some sort of spirit house. I think it houses good and bad spirits from the property. People will bring gifts to it to keep them happy. The gifts look like ribbons and little charms, etc. A monk has to come and bless the land and invite the spirits into the house. They have Spirit House Depots (like Home Depot) where you can purchase these things; which are empty until the Monk does his thing. (but i think they are still empty after wards too)

Adorable kids at a World Vision funded school

look at those cheeks

Absolutely Beautiful

Political Campaign Posters...

I want to vote for this guy

Not this guy

Thailand Trip Beginnings

Bangkok extends as far as the eye can see, this is the view from the Grand Tower Hotel, Rm 1928.

Stupid Smart phone or is it me...

I have a so much fun phone now that I use to take lots of pics and video. I would love to post them on my blog, but it's a Windows phone and I have a Mac and so it is just not that simple. I can't just plug it in and away we go. Once I figure this thing out, I will be posting like crazy.

Spring in Portland
Ryan's Baptism
Pacific City, OR (the coast) big cliffs and crashing waves.
So much more...

Please keep coming back monthly to see if I've made any progress.
Much love to anyone who reads this. I think it might just be Courtney and Pam :) Love you ladies, and anyone else I missed.

Convicted and Convinced

This Easter morning I read Proverbs 24. Verses 11-12 gently slapped me across the face. Basically if you know people who are being led into death, "staggering toward slaughter" - RESCUE THEM!!!
And since God perceives our heart, we cannot say "I did not know."

I'm sure there are people in your life, just like there are in mine, who are being led to the slaughter house and I sit by too scared to say anything. I sit safely in my boat reading my Bible, maybe even praying for them, but too scared to jump out, run to them, grab them by the pant leg, and hang on yelling, STOP! turn around, you're being led into the slaughter house.

I would like to challenge you this week as I challenge myself to think of one person you know who is walking towards the edge of the cliff and start up a life preserving conversation with them.