Thailand Trip 2019!

First leg of my journey- Cleveland airport!

June 10-19, 2019

A trip to Thailand to visit my sister, Esther, and bring her back to the States.

It was so much fun and I am so glad I was able to go.

Here are a "few" of my many pictures.

 Chicago!

 First view of South Korea.

 The airport was beautiful!

 Bangkok

 Getting to hug Esther for the first time in almost 23 months!!! We both cried a little bit. :)

 A girls' trip to Bangkok and we walked to the market and got fruit. I had my first coconut.

I don't care for coconut water here in the States, but liked it there.

 One of my favorite fruits, rambutan.

(Not what we called them there, but that is the English name.)

 Rambutan, mango, and oranges from the market.

 Meat sticks from the Tesco Lotus market area. These were good, but I preferred the ones from the lady who sold them in their muban almost every morning.

 The fruits at the store. I tried most of the fruits in this picture. Esther wanted me to experience as much as I could in the short time I was there.

 This fresh jasmine smelled so good!!!

 2 different dishes they had for supper the one night, and of course I had to try both. Also, rice. I really like rice, so that worked out well. ☺

 Of course, we had to get some silly pictures during their family photo 

shoot. 

 Getting green tea from the cafe right next to Esther's apartment. Esther's last time during her stay, and my first and only time.

 Walking to the Seawright's house. The tea was really good!

The Wat Sothon. One of the main attractions in Chachoengsao.

 This coconut chiffon cake was so good!

 One day we had a picnic lunch at the Princess Mother's Park.

 Trying to figure out what kind of sticky rice we had bought at the market.

 We played lots of games!

 Cutting up pumpkin for supper.

 Watching Esther and Susanna make the Cambodian meal.

 This was my favorite meal!

 My first roasted coconut.

 All of us with our coconuts.

 Chris talking to some of the people at the Khlong Suan Market, also known as the 100-Year Market.

 Lunch at the river front restaurant

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Mastermind was a favorite game.

 Pulling Susanna and 2 Thai boys on roller blades around the park on a bike.

 Moto ride! I very much enjoyed riding. ☺

 Dragon fruit is really good!

 Another moto ride.

 Making fresh lemongrass tea from a plant in their backyard.

 Another favorite fruit, mangosteen.

 And then we headed home. Waiting to check our bags back in during our 8 hour layover in China.

 Getting closer to the US!

California!

And our final destination! We were exhausted after traveling for about 32 hours.

It took me a while to get over my jet leg when I got home. I didn't really have any when I got there because it was night when I got in and went to bed right away and just slept until Esther woke me up later the next morning. So I would definitely recommend getting in in the evening if you travel to another time zone. ☺

I hope you enjoyed this snapshot of my trip!

"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen."

Matthew 28:18-20

Random Spring Snapshots

Here are a few pictures off my phone from yesterday and today.

Mercy, Rose, Azalea, Jonah, Jacob, Ruth, and I went on a walk yesterday afternoon. We all got dirty, but we had a lot of fun.

 I love being an aunt. We just missed the other 2 little guys!

 When we got back, we were looking to see if we could find any fish, then tried to go fishing. I didn't catch anything, but Mercy caught one.☺

 Today, Ruth "helped" me in the store.

 After lunch, she decided to take a short nap. She even slept through a customer coming, but woke up as they left.

 After the store closed, I wanted to go enjoy the beautiful weather, so I took a walk/run down the road and stopped and took some pictures.

I hope you enjoyed some snapshots from the last couple days!

"that in all things He might have the preeminence."

Colossians 1:18b

The Night Sky Declares His Glory

 "And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day."

Genesis 1:14-19

Last night, the sky was beautiful, so I opened my window and took out the screen, set up my camera and tripod, and took some pictures. I still need to work on my settings for shooting the night sky, but I had a lot of fun doing it!

Enjoy!

 "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?"

Job 38:31-33

"Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely... He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite."

Psalm 147:1,4-5

 "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?"

Psalm 8:3-4

 "Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created."

Psalm 148:1-5

"Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:"

Amos 5:8

 "I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?... Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars. Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number."

Job 9:2,7-10

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard." 

Psalm 19:1-3