Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Gifts 8100-8200

8101.  Playing Settlers of Catan with friends.
8102.  Good discussions afterwards.
8103.  Meeting a sweet couple at breakfast.
8104.  Reminded that our power and ability comes from Jesus.
8105.  Laughter during sessions.
8106.  A paycheck.
8107.  Seminary credit options.
8108.  Sweet time of preaching the gospel to ourselves.
8109.  Unity in prayer.
8110.  Beautiful fall lake view.
8111.  Sweet conversations with old saints, youthful encourage- 
           ments.
8112.  AG time, what a great group.
8113.  Daniel helping me with the scanning, keeping me from melt-
           ing in tears.
8114.  Visa finished.
8115.  Morning dawn light dispersing fog.
8116.  Dew soaked grass.
8117.  Another opportunity to share my passion.
8118.  Napping "with Jesus."
8119.  The reminder that I need to unplug.
8120.  And the admonition to "become all that I am in Christ."
8121.  And the reminder that I am Christ's bride.
8122.  Getting away from the "Farm" and doing normal things like
           shopping.
8123.  Finding some more of my favorite thermal wear.
8124.  And Jeremy helping me get a coupon and saving $10.
8125.  And his willingness to take a suitcase for me.
8126.  Earning $15 in Kohls Cash from my purchase.
8127.  A new camelback bottle.
8128.  Having a quiet sushi dinner reading my book.
8129.  A $25 Walmart gift card.
8130.  Organized dis list.
8131.  In bed finally.
8132.  A chill Saturday.
8133.  Time to blog, to process.
8134.  A goal spreadsheet made.
8135.  Skyping with my bro, Tilinia, and the niecphews.
8136.  In bed early and a chance to read for fun.
8137.  Sweet worship and community time in small group.
8138.  Elbert's genuine excitement.
8139.  Getting to sit with the Chiltons for a few.
8140.  Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary 
           Pure and holy, tried and true
           With thanksgiving, I'll be a living
           Sanctuary for You.
8141.  Erin texting me to say JW prayed for me this morning.
8142.  Asking for an unexpected break and receiving 2.
8143.  Seminary question resolved and Lloyd's help in that.
8144.  Not having to get up to pee last night!
8145.  Answer of joy in all the sitting and listening.
8146.  An encouraging and filling day rather than a draining one.
8147.  Felt rested all day.
8148.  Minimal headache.
8149.  Green, green grass and blue, blue sky.
8150.  Morning dawn fog over lake.
8151.  My coat taken care of by kind peeps.
8152.  My eternity not resting on my lousy performance.
8153.  The gospel frees me from guilt.
8154.  An extended time to pray.
8155.  A chance to clean/do laundry.
8156.  Watching the videos with quad folk.
8157.  The busy day finished.
8158.  Laughter in CA time.
8159.  The opportunity to veg out after 12 hours of meetings.
8160.  Good quality sleep.
8161.  Lawyer offering services for free. 
8162.  No headache or caffeine.
8163.  Good CCW planning meeting.
8164.  And great input from EURO guy.
8165.  Tilinia telling me the kids all brought their pr cards to 
           Awana.
8166.  Chatting with my sissy.
8167.  Getting out and about as opposed to just sitting and 
           listening.
8168.  There is no condemnation.
8169.  The sweet video of Turkey that makes me so happy.
8170.  Morning sunshine on dewey grass.
8171.  Fun discussion importance of language learning.
8172.  Freedom at last.
8173.  A walk in the park.
8174.  Finding a new pillow and food thermometer.
8175.  Kohls cash to buy a blanket.
8176.  A conversation in Walmart.
8177.  And sushi, so good finally.
8178.  9 hours of sleep.
8179.  The morning to process.
8180.  And lunch to pray.
8181.  Emails sent, to do list dwindling.
8182.  Getting assigned a book that just happened to come avail-
           able at paperbackswap this week. 
8183.  Doing legal stuff in the warm sun, cool breeze, under a 
           gazebo, by the lake. If it's gotta be done, why not do it in
           luxury?
8184.  Dinner with the Howells.
8185.  Legal stuff submitted fairly easily.
8186.  Skyping with my sissy.
8187.  Figuring out how to change colors on preview.
8188.  Seeing twilight colors.
8189.  The brilliant starry sky.
8190.  A card full of "We prayed for you" cards from JW.
8191.  Christmas card completed.
8192.  'Come to Me' in morning worship. Just what I need to 
           remember.
8193.  CCW rehearsal going well and speedily.
8194.  An afternoon break.
8195.  CCW going well.
8196.  Getting to Skype with Crystal.
8197.  McKenzie silliness.
8198.  First bad headache in a couple weeks. Several weeks without 
           this pain.
8199.  Fall colors.
8200.  Fall colors over a foggy lake. 

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Gifts 8001-8100

8001.  Lisa Reeves compassion for Sindy, knowing her pain.
8002.  A hug, albeit awkward, from Amy Key.
8003.  Sharing part 2.
8004.  Prayers and hugs, too many to count.
8005.  My new turkey-leg eating picture slide.
8006.  A sweet word from Dana Bailey.
8007.  My sister's sweet text.
8008.  A picnic in the park with family.
8009.  Finding a matching suitcase.
8010.  Time to paint/craft.
8011.  Headache/fever feeling gone by morning.
8012.  Dentist appointment finished.
8013.  Checkbook balanced and surprisingly through the chaos I 
           was only $0.07 off.
8014.  Finding my Essex receipt.
8015.  And the headphones still there.
8016.  Yummy Chili's fajitas with my mom.
8017.  Finding some new pants that fit.
8018.  My parents funding the new pants.
8019.  And finding a pair at Goodwill.
8020.  And the pair Tilinia gave me fit as well.
8021.  Playing cars with Zeke and Aly.
8022.  Seeing my sis unexpectedly.
8023.  Finishing the night lights.
8024.  And another journal.
8025.  A day to enjoy family.
8026.  Tea party with the niecphews.
8027.  British accents from Aly & Zeke.
8028.  Watching Rio and Kyla snuggles.
8029.  A gift from George & Julie.
8030.  Quiet.
8031.  Thick fog hemming in mountains.
8032.  Ministry adjustment.
8033.  Lost in the world of creativity known as Hobby Lobby.
8034.  No charge on prescription.
8035.  Lunch with new friends and good advice.
8036.  2014 Christmas card photo complete.
8037.  Burgess Falls and the roaring waterfalls, good for my soul.
8038.  Getting to see it with Megan and Christina.
8039.  Last book club and Taiko yummies.
8040.  Adelaide's "Honey" and calling me "Misty" and burying her
           face in my lap.
8041.  The sweet new Madeline.
8042.  Watching Hadassah and McKenzie play and giggle together.
8043.  Worshipping to Christmas music (only the good stuff) in
           early October.
8044.  The full moon.
8045.  Shawna's sweet gift and note.
8046.  An iTunes card in the nick of time.
8047.  Walking with my mom.
8048.  Lunch with Crystal.
8049.  Lunch where Southern cooking meets weird Asian food.
8050.  My grandpa chuckling at the Hallmark movie.
8051.  Park bench in shade, sun streaming in, a solitary leaf falling.
8052.  Fried chicken and yummy potatoes.
8053.  No headache and no stress.
8054.  My sissy spending the night.
8055.  Sleeping til 8.
8056.  That beautiful video of Turkey.
8057.  Electricity going out but finding an alternative method to
           Skype.
8058.  Visa info.
8059.  Riding bikes with my sis, and the beautiful weather.
8060.  Finishing just before the heavens opened in rain.
8061.  Homemade sushi.
8062.  Yahtzee with the family.
8063.  Movie night too.
8064.  Waking early.
8065.  Lisa calling to allow me to make my first overseas purchase.
8066.  Packed and ready to go.
8067.  Extra hugs from my dad.
8068.  Frozen with the niecphews loudly singing and giving a 
           commentary on the whole movie.
8069.  Zeke's dancing and mimicking Pa's "Oh Gosh!"
8070.  Cuddles with Kyla and Aly.
8071.  Waking early.
8072.  This is really happening.
8073.  Driving amidst beautiful thick fog and morning dawn colors.
8074.  Remembering the foggy days and how today I can see 
           clearly.
8075.  Suiter parents to commission me and Dwight's prayer 
           connecting Paul and Barnabus.
8076.  Seeing Vaughns unexpectedly.
8077.  Megan getting my sweatshirt for me and hanging with Sindy
           and I in the green room.
8078.  Angie's kind words.
8079.  My sissy, Josh, Christina, & Brooks here for me.
8080.  Sushi lunch with friends.
8081.  Sweet gifts from strangers and friends, lunch by Brooks.
8082.  Finding the Essex store finally.
8083.  Getting to chat with Brooke and realizing we were both
           listening to Narnia.
8084.  Finally making it to Lorie's and getting to catch up with her.
8085.  Going back to sleep this morning.
8086.  Chill morning.
8087.  Fall colors, I could write it 50 times as a gift.
8088.  Having River sunglasses after dropping mine in the toilet.
8089.  Worshipping, squashing lies.
8090.  Making it to training.
8091.  My own room!
8092.  Laughing so much tonight with new friends.
8093.  Virginia beauty.
8094.  Quiet morning quad.
8095.  Chill TWG at the gazebo.
8096.  Perfect breezes, not too hot, not too cold.
8097.  Lunch outside.
8098.  Scavenger hunt with Lindsey and jokes about the mail room.
8099.  Skyping with Sindy and my parents.
8100.  Christina buying my bedroom suite.

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Gifts 7901-8000

7901.  Breakfast with the Boltons.
7902.  Country roads.
7903.  Catching up with the Vaughns.
7904.  Video finished and Jimmy's encouragement and magic 
           working abilities.
7905.  Getting to see Bill Cook, Andy Turner, and Lianna in a five
           minute span.
7906.  Walking with Christina.
7907.  Ralph's donuts.
7908.  Dinner with Meg & Em.
7909.  Reece loving.
7910.  Sunset out of this world, lingering throughout my whole 
           drive home.
7911.  Catching up with Ashley.
7912.  Fun date day with Daddy.
7913.  Lunch, movie, popcorn, shopping with him.
7914.  Captain America with the 'rents.
7915.  Lazy Saturday.
7916.  Prayer cards ready to send.
7917.  Bike riding with my sister and Ezra.
7918.  All of Ezra's help and muscles.
7919.  Making it to Sonic just before Happy Hour ended.
7920.  Seeing Mum.
7921.  The fellow biker yelling "Get it!" when we passed.
7922.  Fall colors.
7923.  Afternoon sunshine streaming through tree canopy.
7924.  Seeing the kiddos again.
7925.  The walnut throwing game.
7926.  My parents going with me to Midway.
7927.  And my fan club that showed up too: Angie+kids, Christina,
           Mary, Brooks, Megan.
7928.  A neat partnership formed.
7929.  An afternoon at Dogwood with the family.
7930.  My favorite underwear super cheap.
7931.  Faith friends.
7932.  Good nap through Captain America.
7933.  Headache easing.
7934.  Zeke asking if I want to go to the library and other places 
           with him.
7935.  Getting to read to him at the library.
7936.  Accomplishing much off my to do list.
7937.  Good times noodle salad with Crystal.
7938.  Finished to enjoy an hour outside picking crab apples.
7939.  Vegetables in the house!
7940.  Another journal typed.
7941.  Walking with my mom.
7942.  Packing with Zekey, the boy dog.
7943.  His cute grin that melts me.
7944.  Getting to build him a fort/club house.
7945.  And giving him "puppy" treats. Even fake ones were 
           acceptable.
7946.  Me: What do you know about Jesus?
           Zeke: He's God.
           Me: What else?
           Zeke: Scissors.
           Me: What does scissors have to do with Jesus?
           Zeke: I love scissors and I love Jesus.
7947.  Yummy dinner.
7948.  Gooey chocolate oatmeal cookies.
7949.  Ezra showing off, making me chuckle.
7950.  Seeing Sissy.
7951.  Things reorganized.
7952.  Bed finally.
7953.  A shower after 3 days.
7954.  Not having to shower for 3 days.
7955.  PB&J yummies.
7956.  The Cookie Jar finally.
7957.  Ashley driving to visit me.
7958.  Pap-pa and Elizabeth being buddies.
7959.  Good meeting with new partnership.
7960.  Seeing Caley's workplace.
7961.  Supporting local business with my flu shot.
7962.  Getting to share good news, vision, my heart with lots of 
           little people.
7963.  Their fun questions and thinking Alabama, Florida, and 
           Bledsoe County are different countries.
7964.  Hugging on the niecphews again.
7965.  A sweet gift from the Belchers.
7966.  Recalling memorized passages and how it brings calm to 
           my stressed mind.
7967.  Seeing Ed Brown at "accidentally," a chance to thank him.
7968.  Getting to encourage Crystal and her decision to pray more.
7969.  "Keep pressing on, for this gospel will always and ultimate-
           ly prove itself to be the power for salvation of many who
           believe." -DP
7970.  "I want you to know I've been praying for you all day today.
           There is much to do and much of it falls on your shoulders,  
           so I'm talking about strength and courage and consistency  
           for you. It's exciting to remember that you can lean on one 
           much stronger than you for all that you need... right now! 
           Now is perfect timing for all of these things. What a day to 
           be here, in this place, today." -Jodie
7971.  Another good meeting.
7972.  Hanging with Jody for a bit and encouraging talks with
           Masons.
7973.  Seeing friends at the volunteer banquet.
7974.  Good sleep, finally feeling rested.
7975.  A more chill morning making food.
7976.  Seeing Hannah and Elijah and Elijah yelling "CANDACE!"
7977.  Lunch with them, Crystal, Brenda.
7978.  Brenda treating us.
7979.  Sequatchie Valley beauty.
7980.  Getting 2 bags packed. 
7981.  Getting to be at Aly's party.
7982.  Piano loaded safely.
7983.  Last few tinkles on the old girl, playing 'Heart and Soul' 
           with my sissy.
7984.  Feeling rested all day long.
7985.  No headache either.
7986.  Breakfast with my dad and grandpa.
7987.  Hot shower on my cold body.
7988.  Geeking on 5th grade math.
7989.  Beautiful blue skies.
7990.  Riding with my dad.
7991.  The truck not overheating.
7992.  Delivering the piano safely to good hands.
7993.  Making it just in time for one last Asian food market
           purchase.
7994.  Sweet evening with the Cooks and Sindo, chatting about the
           glory of the gospel.
7995.  Waking early, prayerfully.
7996.  Grieving over leaving my JW family but thankful for future
           CA family.
7997.  Commissioned on Sunday share day, my favorite.
7998.  And the song Forever.
7999.  Brooke telling me I'm her precious little lamb that she is
           willing to give.
8000.  Sindy's sweet letter. 

Monday, October 6, 2014

Gifts 7801-7900

7801.  Seeing Gringotts bank and the realistic goblins.
7802.  So many compliments on our homemade shirts.
7803.  Including the lady asking where we bought them.
7804.  And the worker who said they were so good they needed us
           to work for them.
7805.  All the workers staying in character.
7806.  And all the workers who were super helpful.
7807.  The details they considered even in the bathrooms.
7808.  The excellence that is Universal.
7809.  And their genius marketing ideas.
7810.  The innumerable amount of times we were in awe.
7811.  Kings Cross Station.
7812.  Riding the Hogwarts Express and the neat details and 
           effects on it.
7813.  The fun couple we met on the train.
7814.  Riding the castle ride again and joy.
7815.  Our sumptuous feast at The Three Broomsticks.
7816.  Those out-of-this-world potatoes.
7817.  And that fish.
7818.  No headache all day.
7819.  Seeing the Knight Bus and stumbling upon Grimmauld 
           Place.
7820.  The funness and high scores on the Men in Black ride.
7821.  Crystal's intense shooting face in the picture.
7822.  And the worker teasing her for it.
7823.  The ab workout laughter that followed.
7824.  The Slythering boy talking smack to me, a Gryffindor.
7825.  Fun in the Curious George ball land.
7826.  The neat factor of the ET ride after all these years.
7827.  Sharing some M&Ms.
7828.  The fun Despicable Me ride.
7829.  Getting to hangout in Diagon Alley longer than expected.
7830.  And oh that clotted and salted caramel ice cream.
7831.  Finally seeing the dragon blow fire.
7832.  Getting our sweets.
7833.  And our sushi.
7834.  And David paying for our yummy lunch and dinner.
7835.  Our hotel bus actually picking us up.
7836.  A shower.
7837.  Hearing McKenzie's giggles via facetime.
7838.  Good sleep.
7839.  Waking early for our early departure, God's continued 
           faithfulness.
7840.  Getting a cab.
7841.  Arriving at the bus stop at the perfect time.
7842.  Getting to sit next to Crystal with a table.
7843.  Yesterday filled with so many gold star moments I can't
           remember them all and making it a platinum star day.
7844.  The kind hotel guy and him remembering us.
7845.  Breakfast ready at the hotel.
7846.  The yummy pb&j sandwich.
7847.  Finally getting to experience the Megabus.
7848.  Our sassy driver and all of her rules recommendations.
7849.  Playing Set with Crystal.
7850.  Playing Canasta for about 6 hours as well.
7851.  Lunch stop.
7852.  An amiable traveling table sharer.
7853.  Laughter on the bus.
7854.  Good encouraging and challenging conversations between 
           Crystal and I.
7855.  Finding a safe place to eat in Atlanta.
7856.  Then getting to sit safely outside a swanky hotel and wait
           without being bothered.
7857.  Getting to help and encourage a college student stuck there.
7858.  Making it to Chattanooga an hour early.
7859.  My parents hanging around to pick us up.
7860.  Getting home and sleeping in 'my' bed.
7861.  Sabbath hammock front porch sitting. 
7862.  Jordyn's email and the verse: "For he satisfies the longing 
           soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things." -Psalm
           107:9
7863.  Sabbath naps.
7864.  Sabbath movie.
7865.  Blogging, processing.
7866.  Getting some financial stuff worked out.
7867.  Peace and quiet in my room.
7868.  Hanging out at Lake Pointe Drive with some dear sisters.
7869.  Sleeping well.
7870.  A good meeting, exciting partnership to come.
7871.  Making phone calls from the sanctuary of Sindy's room.
7872.  Window open, cool breeze, white sunlight, bliss.
7873.  Excitement of the Cooks.
7874.  A respite in my day.
7875.  A single meeting, a ripple effect of impact.
7876.  Lunch by and with Christine & Nina.
7877.  Taking names, kicking butts on my to do list.
7878.  Walking, praying, picture taking: my favorite Cookeville
           places.
7879.  Goat cheese quesadillas, made with love by Brooke.
7880.  Tickle fights with Cook boys.
7881.  El Shaddai piano worship.
7882.  Cook family piled up watching Cosby.
7883.  Brooke's hilarious impression of Sunny licking his paws.
7884.  Late night with Brooke, Jeremy, Sindy.
7885.  A good sleep in.
7886.  Breakfast with Brooke and the Cook boys.
7887.  Lunch with and by Shawna.
7888.  Her joy at small things.
7889.  Seeing old CPC buddies.
7890.  Hanging with Erin a bit.
7891.  And Angie.
7892.  Meeting Catherine and the mutual encouragement.
7893.  More laborers!
7894.  That perfect golden sunset sunshine, becoming my favorite
           color.
7895.  Dinner with the Boltons.
7896.  Challenging discussions with them and Angie.
7897.  A chance to give grace earlier.
7898.  Belly aching laughter at Jim & Laurie's younger days.
7899.  Rest.
7900.  Morning time in the Word.