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the personal blog of paul vernon

Thank you for taking the time to view humblethorn. The purpose of this blog is to have an outlet to share my thoughts, quotes, ramblings and the occasional item of interest as I serve as a missionary to the Akha in Northern Thailand. Mostly, this is an outlet (in English!) for me to feel like someone out there is listening. So, to whoever you are, thank you for being my listening someone.

Many people have asked about the name "humblethorn". I would love to explain it, but I honestly don't fully understand it myself. In very simple terms, it is an identity that I have come to realize in Christ. I do not claim to be humble, rather that I am often humbled by my own weakness.

Feel free to navigate through the links on the top of this site to read more about me or just to view the photo galleries, videos, podcasts and journals about our lives with the Akha. Now... on to the posts!

Biggest mailing day of the year...

Sunday, December 18, 2005

I'm back in town (24 hours+) waiting for some friends who are coming up to our village for a night and listening to the Denver - Buffalo game (thanks to my Christmas present to myself - NFL field pass radio broadcasts) when I hear that Monday is the biggest mailing day of the year.
It hasn't been that long really, but America seems so far away. I remember waiting in lines, going to city and county buildings and all the other red tape and politic that it is to be in the U.S. There are many things I miss about America, but waiting in lines at post offices is certainly not one of them. Hope you all have a wonderful holidays - and that you've already mailed out all your Christmas greetings

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