Grace Walk
Walk with Me and work with Me--watch how I do it.
Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.
I won't try to lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.
Keep company with Me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly.

-Matthew 11:29-30 The Message


Hidden Treasures
One of the most satisfying aspects of writing
is that it can open in us deep wells of hidden treasures
that are beautiful for us as well as for others to see.

-Henri Nouwen in Bread for the Journey

A Modern Day Psaltery
David wrote psalms to express
what was in his heart.
Seeing no need to hide what he felt,
he wrote with sincerity, and with no hidden agenda.
What he felt was never taken against him.
Pray, dear reader, discern my heart between the lines.
Dinah Maria Craik couldn't have said it better:
"Oh the comfort -- the inexpressible comfort
of feeling safe with a person --
having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words,
but pouring them all right out, just as they are,
chaff and grain together;
certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them,
keep what is worth keeping,
and then, with the breath of kindness
blow the rest away."

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Images of Chiang Mai

"A picture paints a thousand words."

Here are just a few images of Chiang Mai that could never be put into words.







Sitting Room at Chiang Mai Orchid Hotel


Panoramic view of Chiang Mai from Doi Suthep


Original lanna architecture in northern Thailand


A lovely nature shot in Mae Rim


Preparing Khao Soi




Cosmos flowers thrive by the wayside





View of Doi Suthep from Chiang Mai University


Kad Suan Kaew Mall


Poolside at Amari Rincome Hotel

Potted roadside flowers - a common sight in Chiang Mai




"Miniature umbrellas" - Ceiling at Lanna Cafe, Amari Rincome Hotel


Young violinist at Chiang Mai University




Patumai flowers


Preparing papaya som tam


sidewalk vendor



Dogs are such gentle creatures in this place


A tuk-tuk at the Night Bazaar







Night Bazaar




Portion of old wall at the "Old City"








Warorot Market

Sunday Market at Walking Street

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