Off on an Adventure!

I am leaving tomorrow for a week in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This is my first time to visit Thailand and I am really looking forward to it. My main purpose is to attend a Language Coach Workshop ( I will talk about that more in another post) but we will have evenings free and I am arriving a day early, so I should be able to see a few things! Looks like Chiang Mai is in the mountains in the north of Thailand. I noticed on weather.com that it is 95 degrees every day....Yikes! Quite a contrast with our high 60s weather in Taiwan.

The Red-Faced General

The red face represents loyalty (so I am told) and this particular general was especially known and venerated for his loyalty. So much so, that now, below this huge statue of him, is a temple were people come and offer sacrifices to him and many other gods. This place was among several "scenic spots" that Eve and I took Maggie and Mike (friends of my cousin Duane, who are living and working in Taiwan for a few years) to visit yesterday. We are at the end of our New Year holiday. Still having fun!

New Year's Fun!

The traditional red envelopes may be handed out merely in response to a New Year's greeting, but in our family, there is more cash to be earned by responding to either daddy or uncle's questions or other competitions to act and sound like an animal, sing a song, dance, etc. We had an awful lot of fun that night! 

Family Fun

A kind of concentration game kept everyone laughing as we tried hard to remember whether or not to call out our number or clap our hands. Lots of laughter is good for the digestive system! 

Chinese New Year's Eve Family Dinner

New Year's Eve is always a special time with Dai's family. Her mom, two brothers and their families and Dai and I enjoy eating together and just being together. We always pray that we will be reflections of the love of Jesus to the family.