8801. Another good night's sleep.
8802. Morning sea and sun beauty.
8803. A chill morning to shower and pray and decompress.
8804. Singing 'How Great is our God' and realizing the full circle
from singing it in Ephesus.
8805. Lisa F. joining us this week.
8806. The Aegean ladies telling me they have been praying for my
arrival.
8807. FPO 04.14 reunion lunch.
8808. Dinner with region mates again.
8809. Skyping with Lindsey and Lydia.
8810. And hanging out with other FPOers and laughing.
8811. Good soul chats with Sarah, my roommate.
8812. Skype texting my sister.
8813. Zeke treasuring my letter and making Lonnie read it to him.
8814. The Lord's words that He is mindful of me, longs to fill me
as well, longs to show me I need Him even when the going
seems easy.
8815. Our God reigns. Even over the things that are to come both
good and bad.
8816. An update that made me chuckle from the Cooks.
8817. Provision of lunch and dinner companions.
8818. Wisdom to skip the marketplace session.
8819. Laughter in the singles session.
8820. Experiencing that with Leslie and Lisa F.
8821. Pool for exercise and sauna for warmth.
8822. Lunch view beauty.
8823. Getting to chat with Christina and my mom.
8824. Seeing the Med as I walk to breakfast.
8825. A sweet time praying for A-land.
8826. Obeying the Spirit's prompting and the reward for
obedience.
8827. Chill time in the Word and prayer.
8828. My first in country excitement: a fire, and safety in the fire.
8829. Time to blog a bit.
8830. Finding some girls to sit with and sharing our stories.
8831. Realizing the good decision to go to the ladies' fun night.
8832. Crazy dancing leaders, crazy squatty potty and language
stories, crazy Reese Cup fundraiser, crazy 'Shake it Off'
song, and crazy 'Let it Go' dancing. Much laughter.
8833. Having an entire (mini) conversation about the weather with
the cleaning lady.
8834. And Sarah's proud encouragement.
8835. Underlying feelings brought to surface.
8836. Always finding someone to eat meals with.
8837. Catching up with Mina.
8838. Skipping a session to unwind and journal.
8839. Worship helping push back the darkness, lies, and anxiety.
8840. Misty praying for me.
8841. And meeting Pam and her unusual, yet sweet, prayer.
8842. Ending up with a great roommate and loving my time with
her.
8843. Extra time with Leslie and K city ladies.
8844. Sleeping in.
8845. Breakfast company.
8846. Chilling in my room this morning.
8847. A chance to serve Sarah H.
8848. A chance to practice my STS.
8849. Having an English/new language speaker to navigate the
room situation.
8850. A quiet nook to journal and chat with Crystal and my
parents.
8851. Getting to catch up with Holly and Adam.
8852. Getting to offer Lisa advice on a situation, feeling like I can
contribute something.
8853. Snow. Snow covered mountains. Pure, smooth snow drifts
on the side of the road.
8854. Many people stopping on the side of the road to play in the
snow.
8855. And all the snowmen.
8856. And the middle aged guys dancing on the side of the road.
8857. Blue skies and sunny weather and clear roads.
8858. Arriving home safely.
8859. And navigating the shut off Kombi.
8860. Chatting with my sister.
8861. The morning to chill in the Word and do laundry.
8862. Exploring the neighborhood.
8863. Using a little Turkish.
8864. And buying a few groceries.
8865. Skyping with my mom.
8866. Skyping with Brooke and feeling like I'm walking around
the house with her.
8867. Also her neat spirit and excitement for God.
8868. Skyping with the Masons and the enriching discussions of
the Word I have with them.
8869. Skyping with the Vaughns if only for a minute.
8870. Discovering I can stay warm if I sit by the radiator.
8871. Watching the snow fall in the night.
8872. Great sleep.
8873. Great time in the Word.
8874. Lighting the stove right away at lunch.
8875. Having cold food to eat when I couldn't light the stove at
breakfast.
8876. First bus ride success.
8877. Exploring the mall and buying a couple things.
8878. Amazing chocolate cake.
8879. Getting to celebrate Jude's birthday.
8880. A keyboard to foster worship.
8881. Waking with dawn light.
8882. Breakfast and chatting with Heath and Lisa.
8883. Lisa's words of encouragement and that she sees how God
has been challenging and sanctifying me to now live here.
8884. Chatting with Jana for a few.
8885. Two much needed cat naps.
8886. Bus adventures and kind nationals who help to ensure I
arrived back home safely.
8887. Homemade granola.
8888. Finally figuring out how to work the gas range.
8889. A good night's rest.
8890. Emails going quickly.
8891. Blundering through lots of broken Turkish and yet I
understood some and was understood some.
8892. Warm sunshine to sit in and decompress.
8893. In the midst of stress and discomfort, I get more of God and
find Him near.
8894. Skyping with Zekey buddy and him making me chuckle.
8895. A nice morning walk.
8896. Google translate helping me to successfully ask for more
money on my bus card.
8897. The sweet village lady asking where I'm from and then
telling me she took a plane to America, me telling her I love
her city, and her kissing me on both cheeks.
8898. Having Lisa to show me around the pazar.
8899. Fun Kipa adventures buying three carts worth of stuff.
8900. The HS reminding me of truth.
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