10901. A soul filling day.
10902. Only two headaches in about three weeks.
10903. A chill morning.
10904. Finding overwhelming love unexpectedly in Ezekiel.
Realizing the Father's long suffering patience towards me.
10905. Lisa going with me to the university.
10906. Great big brother teachers willing to do almost anything to help me learn this language.
10907. Encouragement and constructive criticism from them.
10908. Feeling the Father's love toward me through them.
10909. More time getting to know H&S.
10910. Dinner with Di.
10911. Likeminded friends who say what I can't find words to say.
10912. A good conversation with Lisa.
10913. A chance to process my thoughts on refugee stuff.
10914. Sharing Mexican food with art class.
10915. Them making sure I will remember them.
10916. Mehmet saying he had never talked to a foreigner before.
He always thought they were strange.
10917. Them noticing a difference in me.
10918. Headache leaving by evening.
10919. Two good grammar lessons.
10920. Pharmacy friends kindnesses.
10921. An evening to rest.
10922. Sleeping long.
10923. Making it in time for class.
10924. A good lesson with Captain.
10925. A smile turned upside down.
10926. Getting to know Roni better.
10927. 100mg medicine available.
10928. Hitting the jackpot at the ATM, lots of small bills given.
10929. Always a relief when the ATM gives back my card.
10930. Di's message, a breath of fresh air.
10931. Skyping with my sissy.
10932. My dad checking out ok at the er.
10933. Chances to see fall leaves dropping here and there.
10934. The honey lady offering to bring me flowers next week.
10935. Skyping with Daddy's side of the family.
10936. Napping during Harry Potter.
10937. Pelin saying my pronunciation is pretty good.
10938. Time to blog and catch up on emails.
10939. Shelly buying me a Coke because she knows I like them.
10940. Bumping into people like Ellie on campus, a more regular
occurrence.
10941. Fun blast from the past discussions about things like Snoop
Dog and The Purple People Eater.
10942. Teaching Kaylyn and Turku to play paper football.
10943. A chance to serve Evi.
10944. Hunger Games in English with friends.
10945. Friends to go to the movies with.
10946. Discussions of Christmas while walking.
10947. CFS also wanting to hang out with me.
10948. Talking with art class about my holidays.
10949. A chill morning.
10950. Watching CFS try to park her car.
10951. Finding Mr. O before leaving.
10952. Sunset goodness.
10953. Sushi birthday cakes, bowling and Uno with 5 young men.
10954. Waking in time to shower.
10955. Rain.
10956. Harry and Shelly to walk through this life with.
10957. Harry taking the lead.
10958. Even if I wasted two hours and had to walk in the rain, I
saw fall color beauty contrasting the rain's dreariness.
10959. No show Mr. O meant not being rushed to get ready for
today and finishing early.
10960. Yummy Thanksgiving food.
10961. A sweet package from the Jangs.
10962. So many Cheez-its and so much syrup.
10963. A perfect shirt and a sweet card and pic.
10964. Bright rainbow.
10965. Joel cuddles.
10966. Zeke putting me as the first thing he's thankful for.
10967. Games galore.
10968. Vaughns and Suiters.
10969. Skype time with family.
10970. The appreciating smile.
10971. H&S's hospitality.
10972. Two great grammar lessons in one day.
10973. Plans working out to join the Mills family.
10974. CFS wanting to spend time with me.
10975. Getting my house cleaned before leaving for the weekend.
10976. Divinely distracting conversation with BB.
10977. Seeing the bank guy on the bus.
10978. A covered place to wait in the rain.
10979. Richard's knowledge of the historical sites.
10980. Fall leaves.
10981. The rain stopping for sightseeing.
10982. And seeing a bright rainbow.
10983. Christmas lights at Kipa.
10984. Thermal waters. Such warmth.
10985. Good night's sleep.
10986. Pamukkale take 3.
10987. Fun with the Mills kids.
10988. Glyn being so welcoming.
10989. The Laodicea guy remembering me.
10990. Finding a bus back home.
10991. Dinner with S&Vs.
10992. Crunching on that big ol box of Cheez-it's.
10993. Sleeping in.
10994. Christmas decorations up and out.
10995. Time to blog.
10996. Catching the due date.
10997. Remembering my value comes from Jesus not my language
ability.
10998. Brooks' sweet thanksgiving message.
10999. And Hannah remembering the sacrifice of family.
11000. Chatting with Shelly for a few minutes.
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Gifts 10801-10900
10801. Feeling like I needed to hear, "I'm proud of you." And
feeling the Spirit say, "You know you're value doesn't come
from your language abilities, it comes from me. I'm proud
of you."
10802. And later Meredith saying, "Cando, I am so proud of you!
You are so brave!! (And I don't just mean because you got
your haircut here either!) You are brave because of the hard
things you do every single day!"
10803. A sweet time with DG.
10804. Learning she is still reading.
10805. Fun girls staying with me.
10806. A morning nap.
10807. The hilarity of BB commenting on how awful my eyes
looked today and then trying to cover it up when he realized
his mistake.
10808. Asking for 40 hundred grams of cashews (88 pounds) and
then the laughter that followed.
10809. Getting my assignment finished.
10810. That moment when I realized I had miscalculated language
hours and realized that not only was I finished, I had
exceeded my hours.
10811. Skyping with family for Pap-pa's bday.
10812. Sweet Zekey, Aly, and Kyla.
10813. A sabbath Sunday.
10814. A chance to work on my Christmas card.
10815. Getting to see Sindy's wedding.
10816. And to say hi to friends.
10817. Sleeping in.
10818. Changing my Word reading, getting out of the rut and
enjoying the Word.
10819. Guacamole and chips.
10820. A woman zipping up my backpack on the bus.
10821. Getting lost and being followed by a stray dog. I like to
think he was protecting me.
10822. Seeing him again once I found the right way.
10823. Sun washed photos with Aylin.
10824. Seeing Mrs. Bennet again but she wasn't too pushy.
10825. Seeing Umran at Egesok.
10826. And Beyhan at the apartment.
10827. Skyping with Erin.
10828. Organizing.
10829. A friendship with Harry and Shelly.
10830. Three bus rides, three seats.
10831. A warm art studio.
10832. Braving a new restaurant and scoring good döner.
10833. Making it in time for art class.
10834. Hanging out at Istikbal.
10835. Dinner with CFS and cay with Z.
10836. The most adorable little dancer.
10837. Another good grammar lesson with Mr. A.
10838. Hearing kapasite and chuckling when I realized it meant
capacity.
10839. Harry scoring us a special grammar lesson.
10840. Learning so much in those two hours.
10841. Laughing with Shelly.
10842. Realizing how far our language has come.
10843. Seeing Monica.
10844. Captain complimenting my improved writing.
10845. Art class for the 4th time this week.
10846. Making a successful phone call about my missing order.
10847. Finding beautiful fall flowers at the pazar for $0.50. Glad
I didn't end up skipping the pazar.
10848. Fun day with the Vs and Ss.
10849. Hide-n-seek with the niecphews.
10850. Christmas card finished.
10851. An invitation to dinner.
10852. A chance to pray for a friend.
10853. Singing with Brooke.
10854. Going to the university and actually getting needed
information.
10855. Mr. O's willingness to let me do what I need to and to even
help me when I don't understand.
10856. Seeing familiar faces at the University.
10857. A fun art class.
10858. Meeting a potential new friend on Skype.
10859. Stomach churning finally subsiding.
10860. Finally getting off the stuffy bus.
10861. The teacher remembering me.
10862. A seat in the symposium.
10863. Sense enough to leave it early.
10864. Hanging with Harry and Shelly in the library.
10865. A sweet time praying with friends.
10866. The reminder that I am doing well in language for the
amount of time I've been here.
10867. Thinking back to TB's words: there is not a single
personality type for this work, He uses everyone.
10868. Yummy soup with Di.
10869. A chance to make life different for her.
10870. Joking about how CFS should put my name on her car since
she loves me most.
10871. A hospital bus and a glorious seat.
10872. Chill time in the library skipping speaking class.
10873. Bacon and waffle feast with Ss and Vs.
10874. Sweet time with P.
10875. Laughter again at not being able to say hala.
10876. Lunch time learning more about Iraq.
10877. Harry paying for my snacks.
10878. Another hospital bus.
10879. Mr. O's kind help.
10880. A massage.
10881. Volleyball fun with CFS.
10882. And dinner.
10883. Chilling at home for a long while.
10884. A chance to walk to art class on a beautiful fall day.
10885. Flowers on the sidewalk.
10886. My favorite yellow door and colorful building next door.
10887. Bday party after art class.
10888. A sweet face at the kirtasiye.
10889. Taking goodies to the pazar folks.
10890. And them sending me home with things as well.
10891. Di and Evi: friends.
10892. Catching up with Ayse.
10893. The stomach churning leaving with rest.
10894. A quiet morning.
10895. Remembering old school days with the 'At the Cross' intro.
10896. Great Matt 17 discussion.
10897. Sweet 'Be Thou My Vision' harmonized beauty.
10898. Playing Ticket to Ride.
10899. Asian food night.
10900. Face timing with Crystal while I clean.
feeling the Spirit say, "You know you're value doesn't come
from your language abilities, it comes from me. I'm proud
of you."
10802. And later Meredith saying, "Cando, I am so proud of you!
You are so brave!! (And I don't just mean because you got
your haircut here either!) You are brave because of the hard
things you do every single day!"
10803. A sweet time with DG.
10804. Learning she is still reading.
10805. Fun girls staying with me.
10806. A morning nap.
10807. The hilarity of BB commenting on how awful my eyes
looked today and then trying to cover it up when he realized
his mistake.
10808. Asking for 40 hundred grams of cashews (88 pounds) and
then the laughter that followed.
10809. Getting my assignment finished.
10810. That moment when I realized I had miscalculated language
hours and realized that not only was I finished, I had
exceeded my hours.
10811. Skyping with family for Pap-pa's bday.
10812. Sweet Zekey, Aly, and Kyla.
10813. A sabbath Sunday.
10814. A chance to work on my Christmas card.
10815. Getting to see Sindy's wedding.
10816. And to say hi to friends.
10817. Sleeping in.
10818. Changing my Word reading, getting out of the rut and
enjoying the Word.
10819. Guacamole and chips.
10820. A woman zipping up my backpack on the bus.
10821. Getting lost and being followed by a stray dog. I like to
think he was protecting me.
10822. Seeing him again once I found the right way.
10823. Sun washed photos with Aylin.
10824. Seeing Mrs. Bennet again but she wasn't too pushy.
10825. Seeing Umran at Egesok.
10826. And Beyhan at the apartment.
10827. Skyping with Erin.
10828. Organizing.
10829. A friendship with Harry and Shelly.
10830. Three bus rides, three seats.
10831. A warm art studio.
10832. Braving a new restaurant and scoring good döner.
10833. Making it in time for art class.
10834. Hanging out at Istikbal.
10835. Dinner with CFS and cay with Z.
10836. The most adorable little dancer.
10837. Another good grammar lesson with Mr. A.
10838. Hearing kapasite and chuckling when I realized it meant
capacity.
10839. Harry scoring us a special grammar lesson.
10840. Learning so much in those two hours.
10841. Laughing with Shelly.
10842. Realizing how far our language has come.
10843. Seeing Monica.
10844. Captain complimenting my improved writing.
10845. Art class for the 4th time this week.
10846. Making a successful phone call about my missing order.
10847. Finding beautiful fall flowers at the pazar for $0.50. Glad
I didn't end up skipping the pazar.
10848. Fun day with the Vs and Ss.
10849. Hide-n-seek with the niecphews.
10850. Christmas card finished.
10851. An invitation to dinner.
10852. A chance to pray for a friend.
10853. Singing with Brooke.
10854. Going to the university and actually getting needed
information.
10855. Mr. O's willingness to let me do what I need to and to even
help me when I don't understand.
10856. Seeing familiar faces at the University.
10857. A fun art class.
10858. Meeting a potential new friend on Skype.
10859. Stomach churning finally subsiding.
10860. Finally getting off the stuffy bus.
10861. The teacher remembering me.
10862. A seat in the symposium.
10863. Sense enough to leave it early.
10864. Hanging with Harry and Shelly in the library.
10865. A sweet time praying with friends.
10866. The reminder that I am doing well in language for the
amount of time I've been here.
10867. Thinking back to TB's words: there is not a single
personality type for this work, He uses everyone.
10868. Yummy soup with Di.
10869. A chance to make life different for her.
10870. Joking about how CFS should put my name on her car since
she loves me most.
10871. A hospital bus and a glorious seat.
10872. Chill time in the library skipping speaking class.
10873. Bacon and waffle feast with Ss and Vs.
10874. Sweet time with P.
10875. Laughter again at not being able to say hala.
10876. Lunch time learning more about Iraq.
10877. Harry paying for my snacks.
10878. Another hospital bus.
10879. Mr. O's kind help.
10880. A massage.
10881. Volleyball fun with CFS.
10882. And dinner.
10883. Chilling at home for a long while.
10884. A chance to walk to art class on a beautiful fall day.
10885. Flowers on the sidewalk.
10886. My favorite yellow door and colorful building next door.
10887. Bday party after art class.
10888. A sweet face at the kirtasiye.
10889. Taking goodies to the pazar folks.
10890. And them sending me home with things as well.
10891. Di and Evi: friends.
10892. Catching up with Ayse.
10893. The stomach churning leaving with rest.
10894. A quiet morning.
10895. Remembering old school days with the 'At the Cross' intro.
10896. Great Matt 17 discussion.
10897. Sweet 'Be Thou My Vision' harmonized beauty.
10898. Playing Ticket to Ride.
10899. Asian food night.
10900. Face timing with Crystal while I clean.
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Gifts 10701-10800
10701. DG making dinner for me.
10702. Her love of painting and the joy that I have someone to do
that with.
10703. A seat on the bus.
10704. The changing schedule meaning I don't have Captain for
grammar!
10705. Mr. A doing a fantastic job.
10706. A chance to use some sem things and spend time studying
the Word in Turkish.
10707. The sense to skip writing class.
10708. Sushi with Didemler.
10709. Worship music too.
10710. "We Fall Down" reminder.
10711. Waking in time for sunrise beauty.
10712. Meredith as a bus traveling companion.
10713. A bathroom!
10714. Sweet Aegean ladies.
10715. Finding a new rug.
10716. IKEA fun even though it sucks the life out of me.
10717. Seeing the stars in the sky.
10718. Remembering former trips and the excitement and renewed awe that I get to live here.
10719. Hearing how Lisa ended up here.
10720. Reflecting on mine as well.
10721. Joel sad that I was leaving.
10722. Going back to sleep.
10723. That chocolate cake!
10724. Heath carrying heavy things for me.
10725. Headache going away eventually.
10726. Celebrating Carson and Luke.
10727. Joel wanting me to sit beside him.
10728. Jude saying he does like me but I helped him put on his
shoes.
10729. Seconds of unhappiness replaced with giggles.
10730. Yahtzee with Crystal and McKenzie.
10731. McKenzie saying she was rooting for me because she
doesn't see me much.
10732. And saying she really likes me.
10733. The mystery package of letters from kids.
10734. And Jessica saying she wants to send me something.
10735. Windows open on the bus, no one crowding my space.
10736. Medicine that makes headaches go away.
10737. Sweet carpet shop man.
10738. Fun times with Monica and Caiti.
10739. Finding the last remaining Christmas paper rolls.
10740. Jokes about not being in class.
10741. My debit card came!
10742. And I used it in a machine without it being "captured."
10743. A seat on the bus.
10744. A decompressing cry.
10745. A timely email.
10746. And a timely invite to dinner at the Suiters house.
10747. Catching up with them.
10748. Seeing Evi unexpectedly.
10749. Finding Zyrtec at the pharmacy.
10750. A guide to the art studio.
10751. A beautiful art studio.
10752. Take two at the pharmacy.
10753. A ride home in the rain.
10754. A random invite to a wedding.
10755. Few minutes chatting with my sissy.
10756. A sleep-in day.
10757. A sub teacher but still a good lesson.
10758. Class giggles over tongue twisters.
10759. Pushed in my writing abilities but pushed nonetheless.
10760. Talking with my sissy again.
10761. Getting to spend time with Pelin every Friday.
10762. Getting some AMP stuff knocked out.
10763. A Hastane bus which means a seat and no crowd.
10764. Captain was helpful today.
10765. Making it to my first ebru class and loving it.
10766. A shared umbrella walk.
10767. Then a shared umbrella.
10768. Another chat with my sister, three days for a total of an
hour.
10769. Sweet folks at the pazar.
10770. A good day with fellowship friends.
10771. Getting to chat with my bro.
10772. Payment for taking pics: pumpkin scones.
10773. A lazy sick day.
10774. Blogging.
10775. Chatting with the rents.
10776. And Boltons.
10777. A chance to pray for L.
10778. Wishing I could find a cd and then finding one.
10779. Jude cuddles.
10780. Shelly sharing her notes with me.
10781. A chance to make lots of yummy foods.
10782. Learning "All Who are Thirsty" in Turkish.
10783. Breakfast with the Istikbal ladies.
10784. Making it to the post office before it closed.
10785. The package cost was only 7TL.
10786. Overhearing Jude say, "I hate stupid Cando" and how it
amused me.
10787. His hatred being short lived.
10788. A chance to love Sandra with birthday goodies.
10789. Finding a couple of sweaters.
10790. Having friends to go to the salon with.
10791. The electricity coming back on before any snips were made.
10792. A good haircut.
10793. Dinner with CFS at her market.
10794. And the kindness of the Director.
10795. A late sleep.
10796. A sweet time with Di even if I was in a funk.
10797. Cuddles from Burçak.
10798. A girl interested in coming.
10799. This quote, timely for today: "God uses men who are weak
and feeble enough to lean on Him." -Hudson Taylor
10800. Sweet time with Pelin.
10702. Her love of painting and the joy that I have someone to do
that with.
10703. A seat on the bus.
10704. The changing schedule meaning I don't have Captain for
grammar!
10705. Mr. A doing a fantastic job.
10706. A chance to use some sem things and spend time studying
the Word in Turkish.
10707. The sense to skip writing class.
10708. Sushi with Didemler.
10709. Worship music too.
10710. "We Fall Down" reminder.
10711. Waking in time for sunrise beauty.
10712. Meredith as a bus traveling companion.
10713. A bathroom!
10714. Sweet Aegean ladies.
10715. Finding a new rug.
10716. IKEA fun even though it sucks the life out of me.
10717. Seeing the stars in the sky.
10718. Remembering former trips and the excitement and renewed awe that I get to live here.
10719. Hearing how Lisa ended up here.
10720. Reflecting on mine as well.
10721. Joel sad that I was leaving.
10722. Going back to sleep.
10723. That chocolate cake!
10724. Heath carrying heavy things for me.
10725. Headache going away eventually.
10726. Celebrating Carson and Luke.
10727. Joel wanting me to sit beside him.
10728. Jude saying he does like me but I helped him put on his
shoes.
10729. Seconds of unhappiness replaced with giggles.
10730. Yahtzee with Crystal and McKenzie.
10731. McKenzie saying she was rooting for me because she
doesn't see me much.
10732. And saying she really likes me.
10733. The mystery package of letters from kids.
10734. And Jessica saying she wants to send me something.
10735. Windows open on the bus, no one crowding my space.
10736. Medicine that makes headaches go away.
10737. Sweet carpet shop man.
10738. Fun times with Monica and Caiti.
10739. Finding the last remaining Christmas paper rolls.
10740. Jokes about not being in class.
10741. My debit card came!
10742. And I used it in a machine without it being "captured."
10743. A seat on the bus.
10744. A decompressing cry.
10745. A timely email.
10746. And a timely invite to dinner at the Suiters house.
10747. Catching up with them.
10748. Seeing Evi unexpectedly.
10749. Finding Zyrtec at the pharmacy.
10750. A guide to the art studio.
10751. A beautiful art studio.
10752. Take two at the pharmacy.
10753. A ride home in the rain.
10754. A random invite to a wedding.
10755. Few minutes chatting with my sissy.
10756. A sleep-in day.
10757. A sub teacher but still a good lesson.
10758. Class giggles over tongue twisters.
10759. Pushed in my writing abilities but pushed nonetheless.
10760. Talking with my sissy again.
10761. Getting to spend time with Pelin every Friday.
10762. Getting some AMP stuff knocked out.
10763. A Hastane bus which means a seat and no crowd.
10764. Captain was helpful today.
10765. Making it to my first ebru class and loving it.
10766. A shared umbrella walk.
10767. Then a shared umbrella.
10768. Another chat with my sister, three days for a total of an
hour.
10769. Sweet folks at the pazar.
10770. A good day with fellowship friends.
10771. Getting to chat with my bro.
10772. Payment for taking pics: pumpkin scones.
10773. A lazy sick day.
10774. Blogging.
10775. Chatting with the rents.
10776. And Boltons.
10777. A chance to pray for L.
10778. Wishing I could find a cd and then finding one.
10779. Jude cuddles.
10780. Shelly sharing her notes with me.
10781. A chance to make lots of yummy foods.
10782. Learning "All Who are Thirsty" in Turkish.
10783. Breakfast with the Istikbal ladies.
10784. Making it to the post office before it closed.
10785. The package cost was only 7TL.
10786. Overhearing Jude say, "I hate stupid Cando" and how it
amused me.
10787. His hatred being short lived.
10788. A chance to love Sandra with birthday goodies.
10789. Finding a couple of sweaters.
10790. Having friends to go to the salon with.
10791. The electricity coming back on before any snips were made.
10792. A good haircut.
10793. Dinner with CFS at her market.
10794. And the kindness of the Director.
10795. A late sleep.
10796. A sweet time with Di even if I was in a funk.
10797. Cuddles from Burçak.
10798. A girl interested in coming.
10799. This quote, timely for today: "God uses men who are weak
and feeble enough to lean on Him." -Hudson Taylor
10800. Sweet time with Pelin.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Gifts 10601-10700
10601. More time to catch up with Lori.
10602. Looking for keys and finding good conversations.
10603. A man to help me look for maple syrup.
10604. Isaiah 2 goodness, “They shall beat their swords into
plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation
shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they
learn war anymore.”
10605. Hanging with CFS and awkward setups.
10606. Krispy Kreme donut!
10607. Skype and seek with Zeke.
10608. My dad and I sharing bat dreams.
10609. Tea party crashing on the niecphews.
10610. Jude recovering quickly at finding me instead of his mom.
10611. Marin missing me.
10612. Fun with the Suiter kids.
10613. Meeting a new neighbor.
10614. Story time with Marin and Jude.
10615. A clean house.
10616. Real bacon!
10617. Food made.
10618. Class pushed back and now vacation.
10619. A $20 plane ticket, cheaper than my bus ticket.
10620. Sharing with Sandra.
10621. A chill bus ride.
10622. Wind turbines.
10623. Fog.
10624. Sarah meeting me at the bus station.
10625. Chinese food.
10626. Deep soul conversations with her until the wee hours of the
morning.
10627. Lunch by the sea.
10628. American goodies!
10629. Seeing an old friend.
10630. And hearing again where the name Pork Chop came from.
10631. Riding the ferry and discussing Jimmy Fallon.
10632. Finally finding the right bank.
10633. Another yabancı to help.
10634. Kind bank employees.
10635. Levant Bey's helpfulness and surprise that I can speak and
write Turkish.
10636. 3 minute chair massage after stress for 1TL or $0.30.
10637. An American speaker at C1 and his helpfulness.
10638. Lindsey!
10639. Brunch and shopping with the girls.
10640. A few minutes to rest.
10641. Surprising Leslie.
10642. Abundant Quelf laughter.
10643. Worshipping in T with locals, my heart happy and full.
10644. Seeing O Abi again.
10645. His wife's prayer for us gals.
10646. Hanging with Rebecca.
10647. Chill time.
10648. What's App convo with Pelin and Rebecca.
10649. Oh the faithfulness of waking at 5:58 when I wanted to be
up by 6. It still awes me.
10650. A seat in the Havataş bus.
10651. Making it on time.
10652. $20 flight and the convenience.
10653. Early to bed.
10654. BV in my class.
10655. Getting lots done at home.
10656. Making a new friend in class.
10657. My favorite bus driver.
10658. The forgotten book order just for AB.
10659. Prayer time.
10660. Sweet words from Lisa.
10661. Cold not being so bad.
10662. Chatting with Jana, Christina, and Brooke.
10663. Meeting baby Cedar.
10664. Good sleep.
10665. A window open on the bus.
10666. Tissue in the bathroom.
10667. A good grammar lesson from the listening teacher.
10668. And decent grammar lesson with Captain.
10669. Harry and Shelly writing about our time together.
10670. Dinner with Di.
10671. A good time remembering God's faithfulness and looking
back at his path.
10672. Fritos with soup.
10673. Cosby time.
10674. Surprised by Hannah calling.
10675. Chatting with my mom, dad, and sis.
10676. Long time in the Word.
10677. Warm showers on cold days.
10678. When friends lose babies and their hope in midst of aching
loss: "Five years ago I said goodbye. Today I stand in that
gap between heart ache and Heaven feeling so grateful for
God's redemption and grace."
10679. Jodie's words, "What precious people! It's obvious you are
taking the time and effort to genuinely build into their lives,
and that is an overwhelming sign of love. I'm confident that
is having an impact."
10680. And KK's words: "I felt tangibly how pleased He is with
you too. You know this, I'm sure, but just be reminded today
that your perseverance to press on in faith and allow Him to
be made strong and evident through your weakness in
persistent love is a beautiful thing. I love what He's doing in
you. I love what He's doing through you."
10681. A friend to navigate the uprooting feeling of schedules
changed.
10682. Ayten, an advocate.
10683. The Vaughn house, a refuge.
10684. Meeting new friends.
10685. Chatting long and laughing with AB.
10686. A seat on the bus twice today.
10687. Lunch in sunshine.
10688. Laughing with Ayten.
10689. Dinner with Evrimler.
10690. Remembering truth that tempting things are mere shadows
of true, glorious realities.
10691. Worshiping through song and tears.
10692. "There'll be no sorrow there,
No more burdens to bear,No more sickness, no pain,
No more parting over there;
And forever I will be,
With the One who died for me,
What a day, glorious day that will be.
What a day that will be,
When my Jesus I shall see,
And I look upon His face,
The One who saved me by His grace;
When He takes me by the hand,
And leads me through the Promised Land,
What a day, glorious day that will be."
10693. A little online shopping and a fun shoe purchase.
10694. Snickers, a good cure for culture shock.
10695. Seeing Grandma F's helper.
10696. The kindness of Rose's husband. He remembered me when I
did not remember him and without hesitation took the
family to the hospital.
10697. CFS.
10698. Enough small canvases for my project.
10699. Flowers from Sandra.
10700. A chance to surprise DG.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Gifts 10501-10600
10501. Chatting with Brooke and the camaraderie she gives.
10502. Prayers from her.
10503. Lisa's encouragement.
10504. Good discussions with DG, accents leading to horror
movies leading to funerals then Heaven, then the Word.
10505. Essentially getting paid to paint.
10506. Renewed fondness for locals and my home.
10507. AB's smile.
10508. Wonderfully cool breeze.
10509. Finding language exercises online.
10510. The idea to prayer walk.
10511. Meredith's invitation.
10512. Corinne's emailed poem.
10513. Kaitlin's timely words.
10514. Sweet videos of the niecphews.
10515. A package filled with all kinds of love on a day when I
needed it.
10516. More specifically a Tshirt from the Wild West road trip, a
new charm, a note, pics of the niecphews, some books, and
an iTunes card.
10517. Spending some time praying and observing.
10518. Being proposed to repeatedly by the mom but having
Kaylyn and Meredith there to help laugh through it.
10519. Getting to be a part of Ellen's last art class.
10520. A seeker.
10521. Somehow getting my language hours this week in spite of the odds.
10522. Getting to chat with Megan for a bit.
10523. Chatting with AB.
10524. Him introducing me to a new neighbor.
10525. Familiar and kind faces at the Pazar.
10526. The nut guy sending me home with some melons.
10527. The sweet strawberry lady.
10528. AB offering to carry the melons home on his bike for me.
10529. Choosing to bus to fellowship was a good idea.
10530. Jude's sweetness and awesome dance moves.
10531. There's not a lot of certainty here but eating well at
fellowship is certain.
10532. Chocolate cake and dance parties.
10533. Getting to Skype into Christina's wedding.
10534. Surviving the bat takeover.
10535. My bedroom a batless haven during the wedding.
10536. Birol Bey waging war on the bats.
10537. Heath and Bryan coming at midnight to help too.
10538. A house with no flying creatures.
10539. Getting to stay with the Suiters to recover.
10540. Waking up to sweet Suiter kids.
10541. Cleaning and Matt Chandler.
10542. The beauty that the gospel is for all people and the only
religious way that crosses both socioeconomic lines as well
as ethnic lines.
10543. Watching the video of how the gospel spread to America.
All this from 120 people. And it spread through laying
down their lives not taking the lives of others.
10544. Harry and Shelly's graciousness that I was late.
10545. Friendship with them and fun conversations.
10546. Riding the pirate ship safely in spite of seeing a tool box
right beside the ride.
10547. Winning a cheesy prize by shooting balloons with a gun.
10548. Another bat and AB coming to my rescue.
10549. A market four doors away with popcorn.
10550. AB sharing his sweets with me and giving me a lesson on
the benefits of real sugar.
10551. And him checking to make sure DG is a respectable girl on
my behalf.
10552. Fun times painting with her and good conversations.
10553. Thinking all those years ago that maybe God would use art.
10554. Getting to FaceTime with Brooke, Angie, and so many
others into Brooke's baby shower.
10555. A day chosen to rest and managing to get easy language hours.
10556. A chance to blog.
10557. Heath coming to check for bats.
10558. Big sis U coming over with soup.
10559. Connecting with her over art.
10560. Sage and Mert stopping by.
10561. Chatting with AB about truth.
10562. Him introducing me to new neighbors.
10563. Finding a good screen idea.
10564. Realizing the bats are bringing good.
10565. Fun morning with the Suiter kids.
10566. A bus coming quickly.
10567. The girl at English Home remembering my name.
10568. Doing better on grammar than I thought.
10569. A whole fun day with Di.
10570. Laughing about things.
10571. Her helping with ev.
10572. Coming home to AB's kindness.
10573. Hearing his story of how he met his wife at their
engagement.
10574. Back/bat room cleaned
10575. Taking lunch and eating at Istikbal.
10576. CFS's reaction to Princess' hair and makeup job on me.
10577. Pizza with the Vaughns.
10578. Chatting with Sindy.
10579. Mert's hellos.
10580. Fellowship game/Chick-fil-a/cupcakes/Cinderella movie
day.
10581. Rain and thunder for the first time in 2 months.
10582. Kindness in the village.
10583. Chick-fil-a biscuits.
10584. Laodicea.
10585. Pamukkale part 2.
10586. Dinner time.
10587. Shaun the Sheep in the car.
10588. Slow morning.
10589. A chance to serve Di and get lots of language hours.
10590. Unprepared but her prepared.
10591. Normal "headaches" absent.
10592. Turkish breakfast.
10593. A chill afternoon.
10594. A nap.
10595. Experiencing the holiday with CFS.
10596. More rain.
10597. Waking and realizing the 15 new bats in my house was a
dream.
10598. Morning worship.
10599. Truth sharing with AB.
10600. My neighbors' adorable granddaughter singing like a
champ.
10502. Prayers from her.
10503. Lisa's encouragement.
10504. Good discussions with DG, accents leading to horror
movies leading to funerals then Heaven, then the Word.
10505. Essentially getting paid to paint.
10506. Renewed fondness for locals and my home.
10507. AB's smile.
10508. Wonderfully cool breeze.
10509. Finding language exercises online.
10510. The idea to prayer walk.
10511. Meredith's invitation.
10512. Corinne's emailed poem.
10513. Kaitlin's timely words.
10514. Sweet videos of the niecphews.
10515. A package filled with all kinds of love on a day when I
needed it.
10516. More specifically a Tshirt from the Wild West road trip, a
new charm, a note, pics of the niecphews, some books, and
an iTunes card.
10517. Spending some time praying and observing.
10518. Being proposed to repeatedly by the mom but having
Kaylyn and Meredith there to help laugh through it.
10519. Getting to be a part of Ellen's last art class.
10520. A seeker.
10521. Somehow getting my language hours this week in spite of the odds.
10522. Getting to chat with Megan for a bit.
10523. Chatting with AB.
10524. Him introducing me to a new neighbor.
10525. Familiar and kind faces at the Pazar.
10526. The nut guy sending me home with some melons.
10527. The sweet strawberry lady.
10528. AB offering to carry the melons home on his bike for me.
10529. Choosing to bus to fellowship was a good idea.
10530. Jude's sweetness and awesome dance moves.
10531. There's not a lot of certainty here but eating well at
fellowship is certain.
10532. Chocolate cake and dance parties.
10533. Getting to Skype into Christina's wedding.
10534. Surviving the bat takeover.
10535. My bedroom a batless haven during the wedding.
10536. Birol Bey waging war on the bats.
10537. Heath and Bryan coming at midnight to help too.
10538. A house with no flying creatures.
10539. Getting to stay with the Suiters to recover.
10540. Waking up to sweet Suiter kids.
10541. Cleaning and Matt Chandler.
10542. The beauty that the gospel is for all people and the only
religious way that crosses both socioeconomic lines as well
as ethnic lines.
10543. Watching the video of how the gospel spread to America.
All this from 120 people. And it spread through laying
down their lives not taking the lives of others.
10544. Harry and Shelly's graciousness that I was late.
10545. Friendship with them and fun conversations.
10546. Riding the pirate ship safely in spite of seeing a tool box
right beside the ride.
10547. Winning a cheesy prize by shooting balloons with a gun.
10548. Another bat and AB coming to my rescue.
10549. A market four doors away with popcorn.
10550. AB sharing his sweets with me and giving me a lesson on
the benefits of real sugar.
10551. And him checking to make sure DG is a respectable girl on
my behalf.
10552. Fun times painting with her and good conversations.
10553. Thinking all those years ago that maybe God would use art.
10554. Getting to FaceTime with Brooke, Angie, and so many
others into Brooke's baby shower.
10555. A day chosen to rest and managing to get easy language hours.
10556. A chance to blog.
10557. Heath coming to check for bats.
10558. Big sis U coming over with soup.
10559. Connecting with her over art.
10560. Sage and Mert stopping by.
10561. Chatting with AB about truth.
10562. Him introducing me to new neighbors.
10563. Finding a good screen idea.
10564. Realizing the bats are bringing good.
10565. Fun morning with the Suiter kids.
10566. A bus coming quickly.
10567. The girl at English Home remembering my name.
10568. Doing better on grammar than I thought.
10569. A whole fun day with Di.
10570. Laughing about things.
10571. Her helping with ev.
10572. Coming home to AB's kindness.
10573. Hearing his story of how he met his wife at their
engagement.
10574. Back/bat room cleaned
10575. Taking lunch and eating at Istikbal.
10576. CFS's reaction to Princess' hair and makeup job on me.
10577. Pizza with the Vaughns.
10578. Chatting with Sindy.
10579. Mert's hellos.
10580. Fellowship game/Chick-fil-a/cupcakes/Cinderella movie
day.
10581. Rain and thunder for the first time in 2 months.
10582. Kindness in the village.
10583. Chick-fil-a biscuits.
10584. Laodicea.
10585. Pamukkale part 2.
10586. Dinner time.
10587. Shaun the Sheep in the car.
10588. Slow morning.
10589. A chance to serve Di and get lots of language hours.
10590. Unprepared but her prepared.
10591. Normal "headaches" absent.
10592. Turkish breakfast.
10593. A chill afternoon.
10594. A nap.
10595. Experiencing the holiday with CFS.
10596. More rain.
10597. Waking and realizing the 15 new bats in my house was a
dream.
10598. Morning worship.
10599. Truth sharing with AB.
10600. My neighbors' adorable granddaughter singing like a
champ.
Gifts 10401-10500
10401. A quiet and yummy sushi dinner.
10402. Finally going back to sleep.
10403. Feeling so lonely and out of place but a sister dispelling
that.
10404. Adaland views.
10405. Hot day, cool water.
10406. Mostly short lines.
10407. Riding rides with Kaylyn and Marin.
10408. Hearing about what Trevor has learned.
10409. Fun making sandy sea serpents with Kaylyn, Marin, and
their dads.
10410. A creative outlet for me on the beach.
10411. A chance to decompress.
10412. My eye feeling better as the day progressed.
10413. A brother serving me.
10414. Jude's sweet little voice on the way home.
10415. Blackberry cobbler.
10416. Late night discussions with Lisa.
10417. Cora's bow after the applause for eating well.
10418. AB helping me with the coal.
10419. Pepperoni pizza.
10420. And brownies.
10421. Chatting with my mom and dad.
10422. A good cry to release.
10423. Chatting with my sis.
10424. My air conditioner installed.
10425. Floors cleaned.
10426. Seeing Umran out and about.
10427. Cool fall breezes.
10428. Seeing old Pazar friends and meeting a new one.
10429. Chatting for a long time with my sister.
10430. Taking patronus quizzes with her.
10431. Understanding and responding faster to Di's texts.
10432. A chill day, a saner mind.
10433. The British boy excited to be a big brother video.
10434. First time making biscuits.
10435. Blogs written.
10436. ER submitted.
10437. Brownies, brownies, brownies.
10438. Chatting with my bro.
10439. Revelation Song + Redeemer, Majesty, Peace, Healer,
Everlasting, King, Righteous, Eternal, Holy, Lord, Savior,
Lamb of God, Awesome, Deliverer, Yahweh, Sovereign,
Jesus.
10440. Golden morning sunshine.
10441. Making food for neighbors.
10442. Fresh flowers.
10443. Hanging with Big Sis U.
10444. A walk around the park to clear my head.
10445. A cry to release.
10446. Time with DG.
10447. AB's sweetness.
10448. A whole day with Di and how good it was for both our
souls.
10449. Getting to talk about things from the heart.
10450. Her offering to go to the bank with me.
10451. Mail things sent.
10452. Rest in the afternoon.
10453. Real sharing time with ladies.
10454. Prayer.
10455. Golden sunshine.
10456. Seeing familiar faces at the University.
10457. Mr. John in his element.
10458. The cantin guy being friendly.
10459. A good afternoon nap.
10460. Large chunk of time to study.
10461. Making plans for my mom and bro to come visit.
10462. Waking to the sunrise.
10463. Anxiety fleeing, peace coming.
10464. A kind man at the Cultural center.
10465. Feeling missed by CFS.
10466. Biscuits from Lisa and dinner from Meredith.
10467. And salmon from Mer.
10468. Chatting with Christina.
10469. The reminder that following Jesus is supposed to be
uncomfortable and my heart is encouraged by that reality in
the midst of abundant discomfort.
10470. Finding the education building.
10471. Finding friendly pharmacy workers.
10472. Finding a fun Turkish TV show.
10473. Sharing the Cosby show with Rain and Jude.
10474. Morning nap.
10475. Friendlies at the Pazar.
10476. Skyping with most of my family.
10477. Good loving from Joel.
10478. BBQ sandwiches with the Vaughn's.
10479. Rereading C.S. Lewis about the letters to large to read.
10480. Fun day with Rain, Sage, and Marin.
10481. Sharing treats with Sage's friends.
10482. Hanging out with neighbor kids.
10483. Corndogs for dinner.
10484. Hearing rain for the first time in a while.
10485. Hanging with Fazilet and Aris.
10486. Her plainly telling me she needs to leave since I don't
always pick up on cultural cues.
10487. Getting paperwork in for an art class.
10488. The mustache cafe's owner greeting me.
10489. Time to make sure food doesn't go to waste.
10490. Talking with family as I tend to the food.
10491. Mopping floors with my sister.
10492. Hide and go a Zeke.
10493. Chatting with Aly.
10494. Reminder that following means goodbyes and a life without
ease but getting more of Jesus is worth it.
10495. Hannah's message that my life somehow encourages her to
remember He is worthy.
10496. Great long time in the Word and prayer.
10497. Floors are clean.
10498. Migros Jet guy making sure my chicken was in date.
10499. Chatting with the security guards.
10500. A chance to serve them.
10402. Finally going back to sleep.
10403. Feeling so lonely and out of place but a sister dispelling
that.
10404. Adaland views.
10405. Hot day, cool water.
10406. Mostly short lines.
10407. Riding rides with Kaylyn and Marin.
10408. Hearing about what Trevor has learned.
10409. Fun making sandy sea serpents with Kaylyn, Marin, and
their dads.
10410. A creative outlet for me on the beach.
10411. A chance to decompress.
10412. My eye feeling better as the day progressed.
10413. A brother serving me.
10414. Jude's sweet little voice on the way home.
10415. Blackberry cobbler.
10416. Late night discussions with Lisa.
10417. Cora's bow after the applause for eating well.
10418. AB helping me with the coal.
10419. Pepperoni pizza.
10420. And brownies.
10421. Chatting with my mom and dad.
10422. A good cry to release.
10423. Chatting with my sis.
10424. My air conditioner installed.
10425. Floors cleaned.
10426. Seeing Umran out and about.
10427. Cool fall breezes.
10428. Seeing old Pazar friends and meeting a new one.
10429. Chatting for a long time with my sister.
10430. Taking patronus quizzes with her.
10431. Understanding and responding faster to Di's texts.
10432. A chill day, a saner mind.
10433. The British boy excited to be a big brother video.
10434. First time making biscuits.
10435. Blogs written.
10436. ER submitted.
10437. Brownies, brownies, brownies.
10438. Chatting with my bro.
10439. Revelation Song + Redeemer, Majesty, Peace, Healer,
Everlasting, King, Righteous, Eternal, Holy, Lord, Savior,
Lamb of God, Awesome, Deliverer, Yahweh, Sovereign,
Jesus.
10440. Golden morning sunshine.
10441. Making food for neighbors.
10442. Fresh flowers.
10443. Hanging with Big Sis U.
10444. A walk around the park to clear my head.
10445. A cry to release.
10446. Time with DG.
10447. AB's sweetness.
10448. A whole day with Di and how good it was for both our
souls.
10449. Getting to talk about things from the heart.
10450. Her offering to go to the bank with me.
10451. Mail things sent.
10452. Rest in the afternoon.
10453. Real sharing time with ladies.
10454. Prayer.
10455. Golden sunshine.
10456. Seeing familiar faces at the University.
10457. Mr. John in his element.
10458. The cantin guy being friendly.
10459. A good afternoon nap.
10460. Large chunk of time to study.
10461. Making plans for my mom and bro to come visit.
10462. Waking to the sunrise.
10463. Anxiety fleeing, peace coming.
10464. A kind man at the Cultural center.
10465. Feeling missed by CFS.
10466. Biscuits from Lisa and dinner from Meredith.
10467. And salmon from Mer.
10468. Chatting with Christina.
10469. The reminder that following Jesus is supposed to be
uncomfortable and my heart is encouraged by that reality in
the midst of abundant discomfort.
10470. Finding the education building.
10471. Finding friendly pharmacy workers.
10472. Finding a fun Turkish TV show.
10473. Sharing the Cosby show with Rain and Jude.
10474. Morning nap.
10475. Friendlies at the Pazar.
10476. Skyping with most of my family.
10477. Good loving from Joel.
10478. BBQ sandwiches with the Vaughn's.
10479. Rereading C.S. Lewis about the letters to large to read.
10480. Fun day with Rain, Sage, and Marin.
10481. Sharing treats with Sage's friends.
10482. Hanging out with neighbor kids.
10483. Corndogs for dinner.
10484. Hearing rain for the first time in a while.
10485. Hanging with Fazilet and Aris.
10486. Her plainly telling me she needs to leave since I don't
always pick up on cultural cues.
10487. Getting paperwork in for an art class.
10488. The mustache cafe's owner greeting me.
10489. Time to make sure food doesn't go to waste.
10490. Talking with family as I tend to the food.
10491. Mopping floors with my sister.
10492. Hide and go a Zeke.
10493. Chatting with Aly.
10494. Reminder that following means goodbyes and a life without
ease but getting more of Jesus is worth it.
10495. Hannah's message that my life somehow encourages her to
remember He is worthy.
10496. Great long time in the Word and prayer.
10497. Floors are clean.
10498. Migros Jet guy making sure my chicken was in date.
10499. Chatting with the security guards.
10500. A chance to serve them.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Gifts 10301-10400
10301. Laughing on the bus with P about tomato paste.
10302. Laughing during tutor time.
10303. Hefty durums.
10304. Snickers snack.
10305. More laughs.
10306. Yummy dinner and a chance to serve.
10307. More jokes and laughs at dinner.
10308. Trying the questionably looking intestine with much
laughter.
10309. My dad cackling over the intestine's shape.
10310. A chance to chat with him and my mom.
10311. Smiles in the morning.
10312. Cool breezes, relief from the heat.
10313. A cool swim.
10314. A morning swim in the Med.
10315. Only a minor headache.
10316. Laughing with Rebecca.
10317. A reminder that my value does not come from how well I
can do grammar worksheets.
10318. An admonition to take a break.
10319. A nap and enjoying my book.
10320. A quiet bench with Rebecca.
10321. More laughter over the wet head making me ill.
10322. And scoring the fan again, at least for a while.
10323. Ten seconds in the Mediterranean and knowing it was a
great decision.
10324. Finding a great doner place for lunch.
10325. Hours of conversations soaking in water and staying cool.
10326. Laughter at my sunscreen streak.
10327. Mercimek köftesi.
10328. No headache all day.
10329. Laughing with the family while taking selfies.
10330. Worshiping a bit with garage band.
10331. Sunset driving and processing.
10332. Laughing so much at #beattheheat
10333. Laughing while walking.
10334. Grace for burned popcorn and a stained skillet.
10335. Chatting with my sissy a bit.
10336. A real shower.
10337. Sleep every single night.
10338. Morning truth: the Lord reigns, rejoice, he holds the world,
he is faithful and has steadfast love.
10339. Meditating on God's majesty and beauty bringing joy.
10340. A friend for the day.
10341. An ice cream break in the shade.
10342. A better understanding of homework.
10343. 5 pages finished.
10344. Scoring a cup of ice.
10345. A chance to decompress by the lake.
10346. An abi to look out for me.
10347. Shower worshiping.
10348. An ac in our bedroom.
10349. A reminder that when I feel lack and have longings that I
was made for another world and I should lean into Jesus.
10350. Goosebumps at Starbucks from the cold.
10351. Laughter with Pelin.
10352. -dik and -an tenses finally starting to make more sense.
10353. Food and breath and health.
10354. A chill morning.
10355. Burger King with Pelin.
10356. Her excitement over the gift.
10357. American night.
10358. A cool home, soft pillow, wide actual bed.
10359. Last minute laughter with Rebecca.
10360. The pic of the dad.
10361. Chatting with my mom finally.
10362. Zeke learning Merhaba.
10363. No wait at the airport.
10364. A sandwich, coke, water, candy bar and front seat was
worth the 20TL.
10365. Making a friend on the plane.
10366. His willingness to help me afterwards.
10367. Finally finding a bus to taking me to the bus station.
10368. A snickers to help soothe culture shock and sadness.
10369. A long bus ride to read a good book and work on some
language.
10370. Making a friend there too.
10371. The university, a beacon on the hill for me.
10372. Meredith to pick me up at the bus station and give me some
breakfast food.
10373. A cool apartment.
10374. Sushi fellowship day.
10375. The greatest chapter of the Bible series.
10376. Sunset in the background.
10377. Reminded that He is worthy to sweat my body dry for.
10378. Grieving the absence of salmon.
10379. Keyboard worship to realign my thoughts.
10380. A morning nap.
10381. Thinking of Lianna's friends then learning they were
coming to her house.
10382. Wisdom to take a whole day and not leave my house.
10383. A chance to blog, process the language intensive.
10384. Talking with my mom and sis a bit.
10385. Catching up with Brooke.
10386. Chatting with Crystal.
10387. Then making game night happen spanning the ocean.
10388. Good time in the word.
10389. Fasting to realign.
10390. Catching up with Jana.
10391. A neighbor to make sure I'm in the know.
10392. Language time at Istikbal.
10393. The meeting going well.
10394. Piano music a blessing to the neighbor.
10395. Skyping with my bro, mom, and kids.
10396. Cana's hands giving good massages.
10397. Grace for a late grant application.
10398. Language sprint funds.
10399. A peaceful drive.
10400. Headache finally going away.
10302. Laughing during tutor time.
10303. Hefty durums.
10304. Snickers snack.
10305. More laughs.
10306. Yummy dinner and a chance to serve.
10307. More jokes and laughs at dinner.
10308. Trying the questionably looking intestine with much
laughter.
10309. My dad cackling over the intestine's shape.
10310. A chance to chat with him and my mom.
10311. Smiles in the morning.
10312. Cool breezes, relief from the heat.
10313. A cool swim.
10314. A morning swim in the Med.
10315. Only a minor headache.
10316. Laughing with Rebecca.
10317. A reminder that my value does not come from how well I
can do grammar worksheets.
10318. An admonition to take a break.
10319. A nap and enjoying my book.
10320. A quiet bench with Rebecca.
10321. More laughter over the wet head making me ill.
10322. And scoring the fan again, at least for a while.
10323. Ten seconds in the Mediterranean and knowing it was a
great decision.
10324. Finding a great doner place for lunch.
10325. Hours of conversations soaking in water and staying cool.
10326. Laughter at my sunscreen streak.
10327. Mercimek köftesi.
10328. No headache all day.
10329. Laughing with the family while taking selfies.
10330. Worshiping a bit with garage band.
10331. Sunset driving and processing.
10332. Laughing so much at #beattheheat
10333. Laughing while walking.
10334. Grace for burned popcorn and a stained skillet.
10335. Chatting with my sissy a bit.
10336. A real shower.
10337. Sleep every single night.
10338. Morning truth: the Lord reigns, rejoice, he holds the world,
he is faithful and has steadfast love.
10339. Meditating on God's majesty and beauty bringing joy.
10340. A friend for the day.
10341. An ice cream break in the shade.
10342. A better understanding of homework.
10343. 5 pages finished.
10344. Scoring a cup of ice.
10345. A chance to decompress by the lake.
10346. An abi to look out for me.
10347. Shower worshiping.
10348. An ac in our bedroom.
10349. A reminder that when I feel lack and have longings that I
was made for another world and I should lean into Jesus.
10350. Goosebumps at Starbucks from the cold.
10351. Laughter with Pelin.
10352. -dik and -an tenses finally starting to make more sense.
10353. Food and breath and health.
10354. A chill morning.
10355. Burger King with Pelin.
10356. Her excitement over the gift.
10357. American night.
10358. A cool home, soft pillow, wide actual bed.
10359. Last minute laughter with Rebecca.
10360. The pic of the dad.
10361. Chatting with my mom finally.
10362. Zeke learning Merhaba.
10363. No wait at the airport.
10364. A sandwich, coke, water, candy bar and front seat was
worth the 20TL.
10365. Making a friend on the plane.
10366. His willingness to help me afterwards.
10367. Finally finding a bus to taking me to the bus station.
10368. A snickers to help soothe culture shock and sadness.
10369. A long bus ride to read a good book and work on some
language.
10370. Making a friend there too.
10371. The university, a beacon on the hill for me.
10372. Meredith to pick me up at the bus station and give me some
breakfast food.
10373. A cool apartment.
10374. Sushi fellowship day.
10375. The greatest chapter of the Bible series.
10376. Sunset in the background.
10377. Reminded that He is worthy to sweat my body dry for.
10378. Grieving the absence of salmon.
10379. Keyboard worship to realign my thoughts.
10380. A morning nap.
10381. Thinking of Lianna's friends then learning they were
coming to her house.
10382. Wisdom to take a whole day and not leave my house.
10383. A chance to blog, process the language intensive.
10384. Talking with my mom and sis a bit.
10385. Catching up with Brooke.
10386. Chatting with Crystal.
10387. Then making game night happen spanning the ocean.
10388. Good time in the word.
10389. Fasting to realign.
10390. Catching up with Jana.
10391. A neighbor to make sure I'm in the know.
10392. Language time at Istikbal.
10393. The meeting going well.
10394. Piano music a blessing to the neighbor.
10395. Skyping with my bro, mom, and kids.
10396. Cana's hands giving good massages.
10397. Grace for a late grant application.
10398. Language sprint funds.
10399. A peaceful drive.
10400. Headache finally going away.
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Gifts 10201-10300
10201. A fun time with Harry and Shelly. Companionship good for
my soul.
10202. Cool breezes this morning too.
10203. Seeing the blue moon.
10204. Great time studying the Word at fellowship.
10205. Great salsa and homemade chips.
10206. Vaughns bringing real tortilla chips to me.
10207. Getting to Skype with Zeke for his birthday.
10208. Not sweating through my clothes today. A first in a while.
10209. Somehow managing to get 30 hours of language this week.
10210. Getting to fly out of Uşak.
10211. The guy printing me a boarding pass in Istanbul making my
life easy.
10212. Second flight delayed.
10213. Rebecca in the seat behind me.
10214. The hilariousness of her watching you tube videos to learn
how to drive a stick.
10215. An automatic car available.
10216. Air conditioning.
10217. Stomping around through Tarsus.
10218. The laughter after the guys helped us know where to put the
gear shifter and how to start the car.
10219. Helpful front desk guy.
10220. Build your own kebab sandwich.
10221. Good sleep.
10222. Thankfulness x20 that we rented a car.
10223. The coolness of the Heaven cave.
10224. Ice cream after climbing to the top.
10225. Swimming in the Med for the first time.
10226. Perfect temp of the water.
10227. Yummy seafood even if it was crazy expensive.
10228. Not so sore today.
10229. Another good night's rest.
10230. Random cool breezes.
10231. My friend coming at the right time.
10232. Meeting Pelican.
10233. An afternoon and evening with her.
10234. Language practice in the break.
10235. Finding migraine medicine.
10236. A nice, quiet park.
10237. Getting to work on sp. language with T.
10238. A good walk back.
10239. A deeper bond and chance to pray with Rebecca.
10240. Cooler temps.
10241. Meeting Pelican's husband.
10242. Laughter in a second language.
10243. A chill morning.
10244. Hearing again that my language is great for having only
been here seven months.
10245. Chilling out at Starbucks.
10246. Having Rebecca to help me with homework.
10247. Successfully using the bus system.
10248. Learning how to make food.
10249. Learning local wedding traditions.
10250. A chiller morning.
10251. Hearing P's story.
10252. Remembering fun work stories.
10253. Skyping with my parents.
10254. Experiencing the beauty shop and all of its glory with
Rebecca.
10255. Watching P and her dad "play" on the dance floor.
10256. Finally getting home and getting a shower.
10257. Worshiping with locals.
10258. Understanding most of the sermon.
10259. Janet finding us as we wandered in the wrong direction.
10260. P's mom and her kindness.
10261. Finding a shop to fill up our cards.
10262. Praying in the local language and having a guy curious
about it.
10263. Finding Harry Potter in the local language.
10264. Laughing with P and G.
10265. Early to bed.
10266. 9 hours of sleep.
10267. Good news from Lisa and Rain.
10268. A later morning.
10269. Banana and peanut butter, comfort food for me.
10270. Turkish Tea Time to help me learn unfamiliar concepts.
10271. A quiet place to rest and process and have a short cry.
10272. A Reece cup on a hard language day.
10273. Cool breezes and a cooler day comparatively.
10274. Rebecca to help me find my way and to explain things I
don't understand.
10275. Time to myself.
10276. The reminder that God is my refuge, my safe place, not a
human or a circumstance.
10277. The sweet pharmacy people.
10278. And amusement rather than embarrassment when I had to
look up the word for diarrhea.
10279. An empty bench to sit and rest.
10280. Watching Rebecca love on T's little girl.
10281. Walking and processing.
10282. Learning how to make kısır.
10283. A better grammar class.
10284. Chinese food and sushi for lunch.
10285. An American home for dinner, a mid sprint break from
culture.
10286. The bus finally coming.
10287. Making it through a whole day without sweating through
my clothes.
10288. Waking with no headache.
10289. Lots of laughter and homework help with Pelin.
10290. Subway lunch.
10291. And a good chocolate chip cookie.
10292. Air conditioning and no waiting at the bank.
10293. Taking care of that business.
10294. Sitting by the lake's cool breezes while I did homework.
10295. Heath taking care of installing my air conditioner while I'm
gone to surprise me.
10296. Barry buying the niecphews Rosetta Stone so they can learn
to talk with me.
10297. Cool breezes on the terrace.
10298. Pelin's cackle at me humming the wedding song.
10299. A great day all around.
10300. My headache leaving by lunch time.
my soul.
10202. Cool breezes this morning too.
10203. Seeing the blue moon.
10204. Great time studying the Word at fellowship.
10205. Great salsa and homemade chips.
10206. Vaughns bringing real tortilla chips to me.
10207. Getting to Skype with Zeke for his birthday.
10208. Not sweating through my clothes today. A first in a while.
10209. Somehow managing to get 30 hours of language this week.
10210. Getting to fly out of Uşak.
10211. The guy printing me a boarding pass in Istanbul making my
life easy.
10212. Second flight delayed.
10213. Rebecca in the seat behind me.
10214. The hilariousness of her watching you tube videos to learn
how to drive a stick.
10215. An automatic car available.
10216. Air conditioning.
10217. Stomping around through Tarsus.
10218. The laughter after the guys helped us know where to put the
gear shifter and how to start the car.
10219. Helpful front desk guy.
10220. Build your own kebab sandwich.
10221. Good sleep.
10222. Thankfulness x20 that we rented a car.
10223. The coolness of the Heaven cave.
10224. Ice cream after climbing to the top.
10225. Swimming in the Med for the first time.
10226. Perfect temp of the water.
10227. Yummy seafood even if it was crazy expensive.
10228. Not so sore today.
10229. Another good night's rest.
10230. Random cool breezes.
10231. My friend coming at the right time.
10232. Meeting Pelican.
10233. An afternoon and evening with her.
10234. Language practice in the break.
10235. Finding migraine medicine.
10236. A nice, quiet park.
10237. Getting to work on sp. language with T.
10238. A good walk back.
10239. A deeper bond and chance to pray with Rebecca.
10240. Cooler temps.
10241. Meeting Pelican's husband.
10242. Laughter in a second language.
10243. A chill morning.
10244. Hearing again that my language is great for having only
been here seven months.
10245. Chilling out at Starbucks.
10246. Having Rebecca to help me with homework.
10247. Successfully using the bus system.
10248. Learning how to make food.
10249. Learning local wedding traditions.
10250. A chiller morning.
10251. Hearing P's story.
10252. Remembering fun work stories.
10253. Skyping with my parents.
10254. Experiencing the beauty shop and all of its glory with
Rebecca.
10255. Watching P and her dad "play" on the dance floor.
10256. Finally getting home and getting a shower.
10257. Worshiping with locals.
10258. Understanding most of the sermon.
10259. Janet finding us as we wandered in the wrong direction.
10260. P's mom and her kindness.
10261. Finding a shop to fill up our cards.
10262. Praying in the local language and having a guy curious
about it.
10263. Finding Harry Potter in the local language.
10264. Laughing with P and G.
10265. Early to bed.
10266. 9 hours of sleep.
10267. Good news from Lisa and Rain.
10268. A later morning.
10269. Banana and peanut butter, comfort food for me.
10270. Turkish Tea Time to help me learn unfamiliar concepts.
10271. A quiet place to rest and process and have a short cry.
10272. A Reece cup on a hard language day.
10273. Cool breezes and a cooler day comparatively.
10274. Rebecca to help me find my way and to explain things I
don't understand.
10275. Time to myself.
10276. The reminder that God is my refuge, my safe place, not a
human or a circumstance.
10277. The sweet pharmacy people.
10278. And amusement rather than embarrassment when I had to
look up the word for diarrhea.
10279. An empty bench to sit and rest.
10280. Watching Rebecca love on T's little girl.
10281. Walking and processing.
10282. Learning how to make kısır.
10283. A better grammar class.
10284. Chinese food and sushi for lunch.
10285. An American home for dinner, a mid sprint break from
culture.
10286. The bus finally coming.
10287. Making it through a whole day without sweating through
my clothes.
10288. Waking with no headache.
10289. Lots of laughter and homework help with Pelin.
10290. Subway lunch.
10291. And a good chocolate chip cookie.
10292. Air conditioning and no waiting at the bank.
10293. Taking care of that business.
10294. Sitting by the lake's cool breezes while I did homework.
10295. Heath taking care of installing my air conditioner while I'm
gone to surprise me.
10296. Barry buying the niecphews Rosetta Stone so they can learn
to talk with me.
10297. Cool breezes on the terrace.
10298. Pelin's cackle at me humming the wedding song.
10299. A great day all around.
10300. My headache leaving by lunch time.
Gifts 10101-10200
10101. Getting to have lunch with Sarah W. and catching up with
her.
10102. Being family with the Suiters through prayer.
10103. A seat offered and taken.
10104. The reminder that God was WITH Joseph in slavery, prison,
and all of his hardships.
10105. The thought that perhaps the song of Zeph 3:17 is God
singing over and over, "I am with you! I am with you! I love
you! I am for you!"
10106. Sweet time of worship.
10107. KP and his sweet heart to serve.
10108. Conferences affording me a creative outlet through
doodling.
10109. Lake walking.
10110. Conversations with locals.
10111. Dinner with Kaylyn, the bday girl.
10112. Getting to know Rebecca better and thankful for fellowship
with her.
10113. Realizing even more how thankful I am for my team and
how we operate as a family.
10114. Good conversations with Karalee.
10115. Rain is feeling better.
10116. Sweet worship times.
10117. Mountain lake beauty as I pray.
10118. Cards and snacks with ladies.
10119. Dinner with the sweet Kaupas family.
10120. An afternoon nap.
10121. How fun the comforts of home store was.
10122. Much laughter at the talent show.
10123. Happy volunteers.
10124. Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery.
10125. Sunset beauty driving back to my home.
10126. Long time in the word.
10127. Reminder that my life and joy is dependent on God not my
circumstances.
10128. Headache free for several days.
10129. Organized kitchen.
10130. Grocery shopping with Meredith.
10131. A chance to process.
10132. Laura saying the Suiters were bragging on me even when
I'm not around.
10133. A surprise email from Lisa B with encouragement.
10134. Companionship for myself and Di on a holiday for others.
10135. Getting to brokenly share the things which are deepest in
my heart.
10136. Seeing the niecphews for a few.
10137. A drippingly good peach.
10138. A window seat at the mustache place.
10139. Realizing the friendship in Di.
10140. Dinner with the Vaughns.
10141. Skyping with my parents, Caley, and Josh for a bit.
10142. Mom and Dad not drowning or freezing on the kayaking
trip.
10143. Fun time with Suiter kids.
10144. Hearing the scoop from parents.
10145. Finishing a painting.
10146. Asking nonchalantly for a new friend and getting two floors
down in my building before meeting my neighbor.
10147. Her reminding me of Granny F.
10148. Hanging with Lily's mom.
10149. And Sandra.
10150. Clean floors.
10151. My package still at the post office.
10152. Fun pictures from kids.
10153. An invitation to go swimming on this hot, hot day.
10154. A cultural experience in the cool water.
10155. Getting to go with friends who can help me know what's
going on.
10156. Much laughter watching Evi attempt and fail at back flips.
10157. Getting to Skype with Angie as I made cookies.
10158. An invitation to Zucchini's house with CFS.
10159. Approval to go on language sprint.
10160. Great food and even better conversations at Zucchini's
house.
10161. The 10pm principle and the good questions.
10162. Chill morning.
10163. Share time and beginning a new leaf.
10164. Pancake and bacon dinner with Suiters.
10165. Girls' time at my house.
10166. Love love loving my neighbor Violet.
10167. Finding the good kırtasiye.
10168. And finding Harry Potter there.
10169. Home after the wrong bus ordeal.
10170. A morning massage.
10171. A bus driver with all kinds of bling.
10172. Being missed by lady at the pazar.
10173. Going back to sleep.
10174. Enjoying a movie.
10175. Mini peach pies.
10176. Shrimp chips.
10177. Clean house.
10178. Turning in early.
10179. Endeavor season one for $7.
10180. Hanging out with Grandma F and meeting her daughter.
10181. Seeing DG and her giving me grace for not calling her.
10182. Getting to Skype with Sindy.
10183. And Erin finally.
10184. The two combined filling my heart to overflowing.
10185. Mom and dad getting to live life and see the West together.
10186. Swelling in hand going down.
10187. The story of the lady with broken Khazak, sharing truth,
wondering why she was at the camp, then 14 years later a
pic of the kid now adult being baptized.
10188. Surviving the Wednesday pazar and heat.
10189. A cool breeze on the bus.
10190. Good discussions with Lisa over AMP stuff.
10191. Di lighting a candle and singing Happy Birthday to my
sister.
10192. My sister's life! It's good she was born.
10193. Throwing a football, bowling, and Burger King with Rain
and Sage.
10194. Lisa and Meredith to help me figure out dinner.
10195. Laughing at CFS's craziness.
10196. Hotel booked!
10197. Getting to hang out with Di and Evi and trying to keep up.
10198. Dinner with the Suiters and Trevor. Them helping me eat all
those leftovers.
10199. Sweet emails that warmed my heart from Jodie and Cindy.
10200. Cool evening breezes, finally relief.
her.
10102. Being family with the Suiters through prayer.
10103. A seat offered and taken.
10104. The reminder that God was WITH Joseph in slavery, prison,
and all of his hardships.
10105. The thought that perhaps the song of Zeph 3:17 is God
singing over and over, "I am with you! I am with you! I love
you! I am for you!"
10106. Sweet time of worship.
10107. KP and his sweet heart to serve.
10108. Conferences affording me a creative outlet through
doodling.
10109. Lake walking.
10110. Conversations with locals.
10111. Dinner with Kaylyn, the bday girl.
10112. Getting to know Rebecca better and thankful for fellowship
with her.
10113. Realizing even more how thankful I am for my team and
how we operate as a family.
10114. Good conversations with Karalee.
10115. Rain is feeling better.
10116. Sweet worship times.
10117. Mountain lake beauty as I pray.
10118. Cards and snacks with ladies.
10119. Dinner with the sweet Kaupas family.
10120. An afternoon nap.
10121. How fun the comforts of home store was.
10122. Much laughter at the talent show.
10123. Happy volunteers.
10124. Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery.
10125. Sunset beauty driving back to my home.
10126. Long time in the word.
10127. Reminder that my life and joy is dependent on God not my
circumstances.
10128. Headache free for several days.
10129. Organized kitchen.
10130. Grocery shopping with Meredith.
10131. A chance to process.
10132. Laura saying the Suiters were bragging on me even when
I'm not around.
10133. A surprise email from Lisa B with encouragement.
10134. Companionship for myself and Di on a holiday for others.
10135. Getting to brokenly share the things which are deepest in
my heart.
10136. Seeing the niecphews for a few.
10137. A drippingly good peach.
10138. A window seat at the mustache place.
10139. Realizing the friendship in Di.
10140. Dinner with the Vaughns.
10141. Skyping with my parents, Caley, and Josh for a bit.
10142. Mom and Dad not drowning or freezing on the kayaking
trip.
10143. Fun time with Suiter kids.
10144. Hearing the scoop from parents.
10145. Finishing a painting.
10146. Asking nonchalantly for a new friend and getting two floors
down in my building before meeting my neighbor.
10147. Her reminding me of Granny F.
10148. Hanging with Lily's mom.
10149. And Sandra.
10150. Clean floors.
10151. My package still at the post office.
10152. Fun pictures from kids.
10153. An invitation to go swimming on this hot, hot day.
10154. A cultural experience in the cool water.
10155. Getting to go with friends who can help me know what's
going on.
10156. Much laughter watching Evi attempt and fail at back flips.
10157. Getting to Skype with Angie as I made cookies.
10158. An invitation to Zucchini's house with CFS.
10159. Approval to go on language sprint.
10160. Great food and even better conversations at Zucchini's
house.
10161. The 10pm principle and the good questions.
10162. Chill morning.
10163. Share time and beginning a new leaf.
10164. Pancake and bacon dinner with Suiters.
10165. Girls' time at my house.
10166. Love love loving my neighbor Violet.
10167. Finding the good kırtasiye.
10168. And finding Harry Potter there.
10169. Home after the wrong bus ordeal.
10170. A morning massage.
10171. A bus driver with all kinds of bling.
10172. Being missed by lady at the pazar.
10173. Going back to sleep.
10174. Enjoying a movie.
10175. Mini peach pies.
10176. Shrimp chips.
10177. Clean house.
10178. Turning in early.
10179. Endeavor season one for $7.
10180. Hanging out with Grandma F and meeting her daughter.
10181. Seeing DG and her giving me grace for not calling her.
10182. Getting to Skype with Sindy.
10183. And Erin finally.
10184. The two combined filling my heart to overflowing.
10185. Mom and dad getting to live life and see the West together.
10186. Swelling in hand going down.
10187. The story of the lady with broken Khazak, sharing truth,
wondering why she was at the camp, then 14 years later a
pic of the kid now adult being baptized.
10188. Surviving the Wednesday pazar and heat.
10189. A cool breeze on the bus.
10190. Good discussions with Lisa over AMP stuff.
10191. Di lighting a candle and singing Happy Birthday to my
sister.
10192. My sister's life! It's good she was born.
10193. Throwing a football, bowling, and Burger King with Rain
and Sage.
10194. Lisa and Meredith to help me figure out dinner.
10195. Laughing at CFS's craziness.
10196. Hotel booked!
10197. Getting to hang out with Di and Evi and trying to keep up.
10198. Dinner with the Suiters and Trevor. Them helping me eat all
those leftovers.
10199. Sweet emails that warmed my heart from Jodie and Cindy.
10200. Cool evening breezes, finally relief.
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