9901. AB commenting on how music is good for the soul.
9902. Finding a cross bracelet at the pazar.
9903. Good fellowship time.
9904. Playing outside with the kids.
9905. Ah-mazing breakfast for dinner.
9906. All of it was great but the cinnamon rolls were crazy good.
9907. Sleeping almost 9 hours.
9908. Breakfast and the Word.
9909. Remembering my guilt but also the steadfast love and mercy
of the Lord that covers my guilt.
9910. Debriefing with girls.
9911. Time to blog.
9912. Chilling at the park in the shade.
9913. Playing Dutch Blitz on bean bag chairs.
9914. Getting weird stares but not minding because I have friends
with me.
9915. Corn in a cup.
9916. Succulent peaches.
9917. Sherlock time.
9918. People adopting people.
9919. A compliment.
9920. Sharing a load with my mom.
9921. Asking for help.
9922. Lisa showing up with ice cream and to chat.
9923. Finding the other blades for my food processor.
9924. Prayer dissipating my foul mood.
9925. The quickest trip ever to Yapı Kredi.
9926. And getting the number I needed from there.
9927. Finally getting to go to the museum.
9928. Fun time at Burger King with some Suiter kids and Bianca.
9929. Watching Jude standing up to drive the race car.
9930. Good study time.
9931. Early to bed.
9932. Finished with my test.
9933. A massage to help my neck injury.
9934. Chatting with my masseuse afterwards.
9935. Successfully buying bus tickets, it only took half an hour.
9936. Chatting with my dad a bit.
9937. Seeing a man ride his bicycle fast down the hill.
9938. Harry and Shelly asking to meet up again in a month.
9939. Mr. E's willingness to help me over the summer.
9940. And walking away from his party to chat with me.
9941. Getting to hang out with Fun Girl and realizing how beautiful
the locals really are.
9942. Good after-ten-pm conversations.
9943. Last minute plans formed to visit the "Cotton Castle."
9944. Chicken teriyaki for dinner.
9945. Hot springs goodness.
9946. Walking where Philip walked.
9947. Fasting fueling prayer.
9948. Van dance party with Jude.
9949. All his little questions, especially "wheruh?"
9950. Fasting renewing vision.
9951. Sleeping til 7:30.
9952. Words of affirmation.
9953. Navigating the pharmacy and the pharmacist commenting
that my language is improving.
9954. Seeing Sandra at LCW.
9955. Finding a Turkey version of Monopoly.
9956. Meredith and Poppy helping out with my fan.
9957. Sharing sushi, conversations, and tea with Duygu.
9958. Her teaching us to dance.
9959. Laughter followed by B's snorts which led to more laughter.
9960. Amazing tacos by Megan.
9961. A clean apartment.
9962. Bianca going to the pazar with me.
9963. Feeling so tired before fellowship but the Father giving me
rest and energy.
9964. Oh so yummy sushi.
9965. Jude in that dress.
9966. Joel's giggles.
9967. Heath and Lisa dancing.
9968. Going to bed early and sleeping almost 8 hours.
9969. Good time in the Word.
9970. Morning drawing time.
9971. Fun cafe.
9972. Hashing things out and feeling better.
9973. Fun night with Kaylyn and Marin.
9974. Picking cherries off the trees.
9975. Wonder at the wind turbines.
9976. Lake beauty.
9977. Resting there.
9978. Wonderful picnic food.
9979. Seeing Aunt A chatting Megan's head off.
9980. Jude and Joel driving the teyze in the truck.
9981. Jude's face after the ice cream.
9982. And that I was his cherry holder.
9983. The rain holding off.
9984. Bianca to help make "cigarette rolls."
9985. Good conversation with U.
9986. AB running down the hill so he could serve cola to us, his
guests.
9987. Good conversation with him.
9988. Hearing of the Vaughn's conversations.
9989. Kaylyn's biscuits.
9990. Chicken biscuits.
9991. Sleep!
9992. Meeting teachers.
9993. The HS to tell me when I need to flee.
9994. An hour to rest.
9995. Ezogelin yumminess.
9996. Megan cleaning the kitchen.
9997. Bianca making cookies.
9998. Vacation!
9999. Managing to get us to the hotel, to Ephesus, and back on 6
buses and a taxi.
10000. The guy from U-town recognizing me in Izmir and offering
assistance.
Friday, June 26, 2015
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Gifts 9801-9900
9801. My whole apartment is clean and things in their place.
9802. Getting to Skype with Angie.
9803. Ladies handwriting my receipt at English home. I didn't have
to wait.
9804. Asking for divine distractions and my neighbor asking me to
come help her make food.
9805. Asking for neighbors to pursue relationship with me and she
did.
9806. Getting all correct answers on a listening exercise.
9807. Watching AB playing soccer with the boys.
9808. Sunshine illuminating the green tree canopy.
9809. Big Sis U teaching me to make "cigarette" shaped fried
cheese rolls.
9810. BV helping me figure out budget stuff.
9811. Amusement at kids asking for candy and me handing them
cookies and wondering if it was weird or over the top.
9812. Seeing Evi and T and T's excited reaction.
9813. Fun trip with Lisa and Mer.
9814. Getting to catch up with Sheila and Bec.
9815. Finding the last toilet seat at IKEA.
9816. Fun times shopping for things for my house.
9817. Great joy seeing Megan and Bianca step through the airport
doors.
9818. Getting to catch up with Megan.
9819. Going back to sleep this morning.
9820. Conversing with AB.
9821. Great breakfast.
9822. That yummy cheese.
9823. And the kaymak and honey.
9824. And the orange juice.
9825. Talking Megan and Bianca's heads off but the joy of having
someone to talk to in my home.
9826. Sharing some local food with them.
9827. Unpacking all kinds of goodies from home.
9828. Finding a photo album filled with sweet family pics.
9829. And a sweet map with the words "Spirit lead me where my
trust is without borders" from my sis.
9830. So many Reese cups.
9831. And cheezits
9832. And sweet notes from niecphews.
9833. Getting to know Bianca better.
9834. Bizim Ev yumminess.
9835. Hanging out on the çarşı at night with friends.
9836. Watching Megan and Bianca fully embrace the adventure of
being here.
9837. Thoroughly enjoying my class with Captain.
9838. Confessing the lies believed and having those dispelled with
truth.
9839. Seeing DG finally.
9840. Good time of prayer and discussion with teammates.
9841. Hanging with DG for a while and laughing.
9842. Using my ring to share truth.
9843. Somewhat early to bed.
9844. Hearing I look pretty and that I'm doing a good job.
9845. Finding I had more language hours than I realized.
9846. Napping a little after waking.
9847. Having people over for fellowship.
9848. Getting to skype with my bro and mom and dad for a bit.
9849. Fun story-cubing with kids.
9850. Jude's dance parties.
9851. Skyscrapers verses apartments.
9852. Quiet morning drinking in the word.
9853. Fresh mini quiches.
9854. Blogging.
9855. Dinner at Ezogelin.
9856. Sherlock with the girls.
9857. Over 9 hours of language.
9858. The bank guy taking care of my problem.
9859. Hans sitting with us, taking time to show us around.
9860. Being able to interpret.
9861. The Kantin having change.
9862. Finding a real broom.
9863. Lady giving me her seat on the bus.
9864. Dinner with DG.
9865. New card working.
9866. Having class today over the other levels.
9867. More American goodies from South Carolina.
9868. Hans declaring friendship.
9869. Meeting new shop owners and experiencing kindness.
9870. Headache going away.
9871. Working ahead paying off.
9872. Message from CFS.
9873. Spending time with Lily.
9874. Chick-Fil-A chicken and sauce.
9875. Skyping with the niecphews.
9876. Sherlock goodness.
9877. Snapshot complete.
9878. Packet misunderstanding and laughter.
9879. Coffee misunderstanding and laughter.
9880. Being pushed in language.
9881. Two and a half hours of translating.
9882. Stomach churning eased.
9883. Chatting with Christina.
9884. Sleeping til 7:30, 8 hours of sleep.
9885. Frustrated in class but friends at home cheering me up.
9886. AR helping me understand in class.
9887. Leftovers for lunch.
9888. Language exercises that help.
9889. Shopping fun with girls.
9890. Fish serving dishes that make me oh so happy and they were
50% off.
9891. Spontaneous birthday party fun for Captain.
9892. The best cake I've had here.
9893. Loving the ACE bromance.
9894. Fun times with Mr. E.
9895. Girls finding and booking a hotel!!!
9896. The plan coming together.
9897. Bizim Ev. Such great food at a great price.
9898. Flowers and Sandra.
9899. Fun hair clips.
9900. AB congratulating me on my correct sentence order and
Sandra and Zena's proud ahs at my using future tense.
9802. Getting to Skype with Angie.
9803. Ladies handwriting my receipt at English home. I didn't have
to wait.
9804. Asking for divine distractions and my neighbor asking me to
come help her make food.
9805. Asking for neighbors to pursue relationship with me and she
did.
9806. Getting all correct answers on a listening exercise.
9807. Watching AB playing soccer with the boys.
9808. Sunshine illuminating the green tree canopy.
9809. Big Sis U teaching me to make "cigarette" shaped fried
cheese rolls.
9810. BV helping me figure out budget stuff.
9811. Amusement at kids asking for candy and me handing them
cookies and wondering if it was weird or over the top.
9812. Seeing Evi and T and T's excited reaction.
9813. Fun trip with Lisa and Mer.
9814. Getting to catch up with Sheila and Bec.
9815. Finding the last toilet seat at IKEA.
9816. Fun times shopping for things for my house.
9817. Great joy seeing Megan and Bianca step through the airport
doors.
9818. Getting to catch up with Megan.
9819. Going back to sleep this morning.
9820. Conversing with AB.
9821. Great breakfast.
9822. That yummy cheese.
9823. And the kaymak and honey.
9824. And the orange juice.
9825. Talking Megan and Bianca's heads off but the joy of having
someone to talk to in my home.
9826. Sharing some local food with them.
9827. Unpacking all kinds of goodies from home.
9828. Finding a photo album filled with sweet family pics.
9829. And a sweet map with the words "Spirit lead me where my
trust is without borders" from my sis.
9830. So many Reese cups.
9831. And cheezits
9832. And sweet notes from niecphews.
9833. Getting to know Bianca better.
9834. Bizim Ev yumminess.
9835. Hanging out on the çarşı at night with friends.
9836. Watching Megan and Bianca fully embrace the adventure of
being here.
9837. Thoroughly enjoying my class with Captain.
9838. Confessing the lies believed and having those dispelled with
truth.
9839. Seeing DG finally.
9840. Good time of prayer and discussion with teammates.
9841. Hanging with DG for a while and laughing.
9842. Using my ring to share truth.
9843. Somewhat early to bed.
9844. Hearing I look pretty and that I'm doing a good job.
9845. Finding I had more language hours than I realized.
9846. Napping a little after waking.
9847. Having people over for fellowship.
9848. Getting to skype with my bro and mom and dad for a bit.
9849. Fun story-cubing with kids.
9850. Jude's dance parties.
9851. Skyscrapers verses apartments.
9852. Quiet morning drinking in the word.
9853. Fresh mini quiches.
9854. Blogging.
9855. Dinner at Ezogelin.
9856. Sherlock with the girls.
9857. Over 9 hours of language.
9858. The bank guy taking care of my problem.
9859. Hans sitting with us, taking time to show us around.
9860. Being able to interpret.
9861. The Kantin having change.
9862. Finding a real broom.
9863. Lady giving me her seat on the bus.
9864. Dinner with DG.
9865. New card working.
9866. Having class today over the other levels.
9867. More American goodies from South Carolina.
9868. Hans declaring friendship.
9869. Meeting new shop owners and experiencing kindness.
9870. Headache going away.
9871. Working ahead paying off.
9872. Message from CFS.
9873. Spending time with Lily.
9874. Chick-Fil-A chicken and sauce.
9875. Skyping with the niecphews.
9876. Sherlock goodness.
9877. Snapshot complete.
9878. Packet misunderstanding and laughter.
9879. Coffee misunderstanding and laughter.
9880. Being pushed in language.
9881. Two and a half hours of translating.
9882. Stomach churning eased.
9883. Chatting with Christina.
9884. Sleeping til 7:30, 8 hours of sleep.
9885. Frustrated in class but friends at home cheering me up.
9886. AR helping me understand in class.
9887. Leftovers for lunch.
9888. Language exercises that help.
9889. Shopping fun with girls.
9890. Fish serving dishes that make me oh so happy and they were
50% off.
9891. Spontaneous birthday party fun for Captain.
9892. The best cake I've had here.
9893. Loving the ACE bromance.
9894. Fun times with Mr. E.
9895. Girls finding and booking a hotel!!!
9896. The plan coming together.
9897. Bizim Ev. Such great food at a great price.
9898. Flowers and Sandra.
9899. Fun hair clips.
9900. AB congratulating me on my correct sentence order and
Sandra and Zena's proud ahs at my using future tense.
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Gifts 9701-9800
9700. A chance to chat with my sis and Brooke for a few.
9701. Breaking in my new easel with a painting.
9702. Learning Princess is AB's daughter.
9703. Greenery.
9704. A hot shower.
9705. Green hills on my way to the university.
9706. Sage saying I'm so good at wiffle ball that I could play in a
match.
9707. Stretched in class answering questions and trying to
converse.
9708. Starting my morning with a little Ben Rector.
9709. Di sending sweet pics of Baby B.
9710. A good night's sleep.
9711. Dinner with the V's and catching up with them.
9712. Mr. E reading the verse and laughing.
9713. How great he is at what he does, actually explaining how to
make my writing better.
9714. Making jokes in Turkish.
9715. Realizing that even without a shower "I still got it."
9716. Hannah calling.
9717. Laughing with her and so grateful she KNOWS what life in
another country is like.
9718. The boys warning me of the angry dog ahead. Protection.
9719. Di giving me a massage. Provision.
9720. Making her so happy with cheese.
9721. Madeleine L'Engle quote: "We draw people to Christ not by
loudly discrediting what they believe, by telling them how
wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a
light that is so lovely that they want with all their hearts to
know the source of it."
9722. DG blog and the reminder that the hunger of singleness is a
blessing that pushes me quicker to the One who satisfies.
9723. My favorite teacher restoring my bad mood from my least
favorite teacher.
9724. Laughter in class.
9725. Headache easing.
9726. Watching a lady make a carpet by hand, so cool. And a
newfound respect for local carpets.
9727. Seeing furniture friends at the fair.
9728. Writing update from sunny park bench.
9729. Salmon for dinner.
9730. Big sis U asking if I wanted a ride to the 4-way.
9731. Time of prayer for friends in the city.
9732. Hamburgers on the terrace.
9733. Loving my friends I get to do life with.
9734. Joel warming up to me.
9735. Jude's giggles when Heath asked what his booty was.
9736. An unsolicited "I love you" from Jude.
9737. Skyping with the niecphews and marveling at their beauty.
9738. Stories with them.
9739. Late night holy moment when playing keyboard turns to
worship.
9740. Sleeping 9 hours straight.
9741. Morning hunger fueling prayer.
9742. Good meditations in Ephesians this morning: what is the
IMMEASURABLE greatness of his power toward us who
believe (1:19). And His grace and our hope are not just for
this life but he wants to spend the coming AGES showing us
his immeasurable riches, grace, kindness (2:7)
9743. A good day of resting, blogging, cleaning, baking.
9744. Waking in time to shower, read the Word, and do homework.
9745. Excitement at visitors coming.
9746. Chatting with Shelly and Harry before class.
9747. Understanding almost nothing in listening class but realizing
how infrequently I'll have to listen to recordings in real life.
9748. Sitting on a park bench and remembering "Every hour of
every day, for all eternity, you are wanted, chosen, picked.
And you know why? Because Jesus was willing to face
rejection so that you could be secure. He faced our nightmare
so we could live in the dream: unconditional love from our
sufficient Savior."
9749. A chance to grieve.
9750. A chance to see Crystal for a bit.
9751. Worshipping and wondering if there are any words penned in
history greater than these, "He who did not spare his own
Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him
graciously give us all things?" And "Christ hath regarded my
helpless estate and hath shed his own blood for my soul. It is
well with my soul."
9752. Even in loneliness, Meredith and Lisa know.
9753. Lisa showing up at my door with ice cream, love,
encouragement, and laughter.
9754. A wonderful morning massage erasing 9 days of headaches.
9755. Sharing blueberry lemon bread with classmates and Miss A.
9756. Her providing drinks.
9757. Grief erased with a new day, new mercies.
9758. Sushi with Di.
9759. Sushi.
9760. Her giving me some bracelets, a cool one like hers. She
already had it when I commented it was cool.
9761. Uno with her son.
9762. Getting to chat with my mom.
9763. The sound of morning rain.
9764. Colorful and pretty food to eat on a pretty plate.
9765. Meredith's sweet email with words of affirmation.
9766. Rain calming.
9767. Cake with furniture store friends.
9768. And lunch.
9769. CFS calling me her friend.
9770. Rain making colorful flowers even brighter.
9771. Rain passing, seeing sunshine on rain soaked trees.
9772. My security guard offering help any time I need it.
9773. Tacos and strawberry lemonade with the Suiters.
9774. Reading books to Jude and extra loving from him.
9775. Marin reading me a book.
9776. Good hugs from the boys.
9777. Skyping with my mom, Crystal, and Caley.
9778. Asking for Captain to just start teaching grammar today and
he did.
9779. Mr. E's giddy laughter when he realized he could punish us
with homework.
9780. Learning new things about my city.
9781. Captain acknowledging my headache last week with sincerity
not laughter.
9782. A fun afternoon with Kaylyn and Joel.
9783. Getting some AMP stuff taken care of.
9784. Having class in spite of no electricity, pleasantly surprised
they didn't just bail.
9785. Doing well at listening exercise.
9786. Giving Mr. A a laugh at one of my answers.
9787. Getting to discuss deeper things with Di.
9788. The ridiculousness of how heavy all my Festiva purchases
were but God's sweet provision of the two buses in a more
than timely manner.
9789. The first driver helping get my things on the bus.
9790. Having leftovers to eat.
9791. Telling stories about life here to the niecphews.
9792. Getting to chat with my dad.
9793. One room ready for guests.
9794. Getting to skype with Meg and Em.
9795. Going back to sleep this morning.
9796. A bad dream fueling prayer.
9797. Good fellowship time, good word.
9798. Getting to chat with Richard and Brenda.
9799. Discovering the cheesecake was for today and oh how
yummy.
9800. Enjoying Rain and Sage's performances.
9701. Breaking in my new easel with a painting.
9702. Learning Princess is AB's daughter.
9703. Greenery.
9704. A hot shower.
9705. Green hills on my way to the university.
9706. Sage saying I'm so good at wiffle ball that I could play in a
match.
9707. Stretched in class answering questions and trying to
converse.
9708. Starting my morning with a little Ben Rector.
9709. Di sending sweet pics of Baby B.
9710. A good night's sleep.
9711. Dinner with the V's and catching up with them.
9712. Mr. E reading the verse and laughing.
9713. How great he is at what he does, actually explaining how to
make my writing better.
9714. Making jokes in Turkish.
9715. Realizing that even without a shower "I still got it."
9716. Hannah calling.
9717. Laughing with her and so grateful she KNOWS what life in
another country is like.
9718. The boys warning me of the angry dog ahead. Protection.
9719. Di giving me a massage. Provision.
9720. Making her so happy with cheese.
9721. Madeleine L'Engle quote: "We draw people to Christ not by
loudly discrediting what they believe, by telling them how
wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a
light that is so lovely that they want with all their hearts to
know the source of it."
9722. DG blog and the reminder that the hunger of singleness is a
blessing that pushes me quicker to the One who satisfies.
9723. My favorite teacher restoring my bad mood from my least
favorite teacher.
9724. Laughter in class.
9725. Headache easing.
9726. Watching a lady make a carpet by hand, so cool. And a
newfound respect for local carpets.
9727. Seeing furniture friends at the fair.
9728. Writing update from sunny park bench.
9729. Salmon for dinner.
9730. Big sis U asking if I wanted a ride to the 4-way.
9731. Time of prayer for friends in the city.
9732. Hamburgers on the terrace.
9733. Loving my friends I get to do life with.
9734. Joel warming up to me.
9735. Jude's giggles when Heath asked what his booty was.
9736. An unsolicited "I love you" from Jude.
9737. Skyping with the niecphews and marveling at their beauty.
9738. Stories with them.
9739. Late night holy moment when playing keyboard turns to
worship.
9740. Sleeping 9 hours straight.
9741. Morning hunger fueling prayer.
9742. Good meditations in Ephesians this morning: what is the
IMMEASURABLE greatness of his power toward us who
believe (1:19). And His grace and our hope are not just for
this life but he wants to spend the coming AGES showing us
his immeasurable riches, grace, kindness (2:7)
9743. A good day of resting, blogging, cleaning, baking.
9744. Waking in time to shower, read the Word, and do homework.
9745. Excitement at visitors coming.
9746. Chatting with Shelly and Harry before class.
9747. Understanding almost nothing in listening class but realizing
how infrequently I'll have to listen to recordings in real life.
9748. Sitting on a park bench and remembering "Every hour of
every day, for all eternity, you are wanted, chosen, picked.
And you know why? Because Jesus was willing to face
rejection so that you could be secure. He faced our nightmare
so we could live in the dream: unconditional love from our
sufficient Savior."
9749. A chance to grieve.
9750. A chance to see Crystal for a bit.
9751. Worshipping and wondering if there are any words penned in
history greater than these, "He who did not spare his own
Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him
graciously give us all things?" And "Christ hath regarded my
helpless estate and hath shed his own blood for my soul. It is
well with my soul."
9752. Even in loneliness, Meredith and Lisa know.
9753. Lisa showing up at my door with ice cream, love,
encouragement, and laughter.
9754. A wonderful morning massage erasing 9 days of headaches.
9755. Sharing blueberry lemon bread with classmates and Miss A.
9756. Her providing drinks.
9757. Grief erased with a new day, new mercies.
9758. Sushi with Di.
9759. Sushi.
9760. Her giving me some bracelets, a cool one like hers. She
already had it when I commented it was cool.
9761. Uno with her son.
9762. Getting to chat with my mom.
9763. The sound of morning rain.
9764. Colorful and pretty food to eat on a pretty plate.
9765. Meredith's sweet email with words of affirmation.
9766. Rain calming.
9767. Cake with furniture store friends.
9768. And lunch.
9769. CFS calling me her friend.
9770. Rain making colorful flowers even brighter.
9771. Rain passing, seeing sunshine on rain soaked trees.
9772. My security guard offering help any time I need it.
9773. Tacos and strawberry lemonade with the Suiters.
9774. Reading books to Jude and extra loving from him.
9775. Marin reading me a book.
9776. Good hugs from the boys.
9777. Skyping with my mom, Crystal, and Caley.
9778. Asking for Captain to just start teaching grammar today and
he did.
9779. Mr. E's giddy laughter when he realized he could punish us
with homework.
9780. Learning new things about my city.
9781. Captain acknowledging my headache last week with sincerity
not laughter.
9782. A fun afternoon with Kaylyn and Joel.
9783. Getting some AMP stuff taken care of.
9784. Having class in spite of no electricity, pleasantly surprised
they didn't just bail.
9785. Doing well at listening exercise.
9786. Giving Mr. A a laugh at one of my answers.
9787. Getting to discuss deeper things with Di.
9788. The ridiculousness of how heavy all my Festiva purchases
were but God's sweet provision of the two buses in a more
than timely manner.
9789. The first driver helping get my things on the bus.
9790. Having leftovers to eat.
9791. Telling stories about life here to the niecphews.
9792. Getting to chat with my dad.
9793. One room ready for guests.
9794. Getting to skype with Meg and Em.
9795. Going back to sleep this morning.
9796. A bad dream fueling prayer.
9797. Good fellowship time, good word.
9798. Getting to chat with Richard and Brenda.
9799. Discovering the cheesecake was for today and oh how
yummy.
9800. Enjoying Rain and Sage's performances.
Gifts 9601-9700
9601. A three hour Sunday nap.
9602. Migros Jet having everything I need.
9603. A chance to blog about birthday joys.
9604. BBQ chicken.
9605. A teacher for my class even though I didn't expect to have
one.
9606. Learning from the movie The Croods.
9607. Good feedback on my story.
9608. A chill evening before the party.
9609. Feeling at ease with the furniture store peeps.
9610. Arriving at CFS's house in time for a storybook sunset.
9611. Her putting me to work.
9612. Tugboat sticking with me through the night.
9613. Hanging out with Violet and how sweet she is to me.
9614. Her helping me get water.
9615. Realizing I have more money than I thought.
9616. Seeing the airline tickets of friends coming to visit!!!
9617. Facetiming with Caroline.
9618. Furniture coming this week.
9619. Turkish Tea Time helping teach me figure out sentence order
since my teachers did not.
9620. DG asking if I wanted to go to Festiva.
9621. Finally working up the nerve to buy shoes and there was one
pair left in my size.
9622. Buy one get one 70% off meaning I got a second pair for
$11.
9623. Smoked salmon at Migros!
9624. A chill Thursday morning.
9625. A. chance to serve Lisa.
9626. Her giving me a sushi set.
9627. My first package from my mom.
9628. Hanging out front with my neighbors.
9629. A bed!
9630. The reminder that God reigns.
9631. Successfully getting a bank account.
9632. Seeing CFS and our mutual love for one another.
9633. DG finding an apartment and a roommate and thanking me
for praying.
9634. Getting all my language hours in 5 days and most of those in
conversation.
9635. SC saying they prayed for me every night.
9636. A minute massage from my friend.
9637. Such green beauty on the drive to A-town.
9638. Joel's dancing.
9639. Glorious McDonalds breakfast.
9640. Hot outdoor pool.
9641. The fun yellow slide.
9642. Yummy pbj by the pool.
9643. Chill afternoon reading and napping.
9644. McDonald's for dinner as well.
9645. Sleepover with Kaylyn and Marin.
9646. Hotel Turkish breakfast.
9647. More pool fun.
9648. Shopping and finding some things.
9649. Starbucks hot chocolate.
9650. More beauty on the drive home.
9651. Skyping with the fam for Mother's Day.
9652. Getting home in time to unwind.
9653. Seeing Miss A at the University and her giving me a heads
up about classes.
9654. Really enjoying my current book.
9655. Getting some things done.
9656. Finally getting signed up at sağlık ocağı.
9657. Getting a new schedule even if I don't know if I passed my
last class.
9658. Getting 4 months of AMP stuff covered with Lisa.
9659. An attempt at culturation with Meredith.
9660. Girls time out at a cafe.
9661. My furniture came finally after waiting for two months!!!!
9662. It is beautiful and I'm joy-filled.
9663. A delivery guy who is reading the Word.
9664. Back to class with Miss Love.
9665. Many helicopters.
9666. Getting all the furniture cleaned up.
9667. Getting to talk to Ashley on her birthday.
9668. Tiny splashes of color in flowers scattered in the grass.
9669. Successfully paying bills is always a gift.
9670. Chatting with Sandra for a while, exchanging numbers, and
planning to meet up.
9671. Her giving me a bouquet of flowers for free for my birthday.
9672. Getting to hang out with the Suiters for dinner.
9673. And a s'more.
9674. Sleeping til 7:45.
9675. Making Captain laugh so hard when I realized rol meant role.
9676. If I can't have my favorite teacher, having my second favorite
in place of my least favorite and most favorite is the next best
scenario.
9677. CFS's excitement when she saw I had written a card for
them.
9678. A good cry.
9679. Sleeping later, better this week.
9680. Suiters coming over to see furniture.
9681. Lisa and the older kids helping put the couch together.
9682. Uno with Sage.
9683. Reminding him about when he said he would pray for me to
get to move here.
9684. Him telling me he prays for me nightly to have good dreams.
9685. God providing a companion to go to the pazar in Sage,
especially since I really didn't want to face that cultural
experience today.
9686. Getting to ride bikes with him.
9687. Telling him I had fun and him saying he had more fun.
9688. My apartment feeling more like a home.
9689. Sunday sleep in.
9690. Time to blog.
9691. Violet and Sonny taking me to the wedding and explaining it
to me.
9692. Sonny asking for extra gifts for me so I could have a
souvenir.
9693. Violet and Sonny's love for their son texting him and sending
pics to him as their entertainment.
9694. Violet being like a mom to me.
9695. Unexpected fireworks.
9696. Funny video.
9697. Jim Gaffigan laughs.
9698. Able to go back to sleep this morning.
9699. Making it in time for the karate performance.
9700. Neat gymnasts.
9602. Migros Jet having everything I need.
9603. A chance to blog about birthday joys.
9604. BBQ chicken.
9605. A teacher for my class even though I didn't expect to have
one.
9606. Learning from the movie The Croods.
9607. Good feedback on my story.
9608. A chill evening before the party.
9609. Feeling at ease with the furniture store peeps.
9610. Arriving at CFS's house in time for a storybook sunset.
9611. Her putting me to work.
9612. Tugboat sticking with me through the night.
9613. Hanging out with Violet and how sweet she is to me.
9614. Her helping me get water.
9615. Realizing I have more money than I thought.
9616. Seeing the airline tickets of friends coming to visit!!!
9617. Facetiming with Caroline.
9618. Furniture coming this week.
9619. Turkish Tea Time helping teach me figure out sentence order
since my teachers did not.
9620. DG asking if I wanted to go to Festiva.
9621. Finally working up the nerve to buy shoes and there was one
pair left in my size.
9622. Buy one get one 70% off meaning I got a second pair for
$11.
9623. Smoked salmon at Migros!
9624. A chill Thursday morning.
9625. A. chance to serve Lisa.
9626. Her giving me a sushi set.
9627. My first package from my mom.
9628. Hanging out front with my neighbors.
9629. A bed!
9630. The reminder that God reigns.
9631. Successfully getting a bank account.
9632. Seeing CFS and our mutual love for one another.
9633. DG finding an apartment and a roommate and thanking me
for praying.
9634. Getting all my language hours in 5 days and most of those in
conversation.
9635. SC saying they prayed for me every night.
9636. A minute massage from my friend.
9637. Such green beauty on the drive to A-town.
9638. Joel's dancing.
9639. Glorious McDonalds breakfast.
9640. Hot outdoor pool.
9641. The fun yellow slide.
9642. Yummy pbj by the pool.
9643. Chill afternoon reading and napping.
9644. McDonald's for dinner as well.
9645. Sleepover with Kaylyn and Marin.
9646. Hotel Turkish breakfast.
9647. More pool fun.
9648. Shopping and finding some things.
9649. Starbucks hot chocolate.
9650. More beauty on the drive home.
9651. Skyping with the fam for Mother's Day.
9652. Getting home in time to unwind.
9653. Seeing Miss A at the University and her giving me a heads
up about classes.
9654. Really enjoying my current book.
9655. Getting some things done.
9656. Finally getting signed up at sağlık ocağı.
9657. Getting a new schedule even if I don't know if I passed my
last class.
9658. Getting 4 months of AMP stuff covered with Lisa.
9659. An attempt at culturation with Meredith.
9660. Girls time out at a cafe.
9661. My furniture came finally after waiting for two months!!!!
9662. It is beautiful and I'm joy-filled.
9663. A delivery guy who is reading the Word.
9664. Back to class with Miss Love.
9665. Many helicopters.
9666. Getting all the furniture cleaned up.
9667. Getting to talk to Ashley on her birthday.
9668. Tiny splashes of color in flowers scattered in the grass.
9669. Successfully paying bills is always a gift.
9670. Chatting with Sandra for a while, exchanging numbers, and
planning to meet up.
9671. Her giving me a bouquet of flowers for free for my birthday.
9672. Getting to hang out with the Suiters for dinner.
9673. And a s'more.
9674. Sleeping til 7:45.
9675. Making Captain laugh so hard when I realized rol meant role.
9676. If I can't have my favorite teacher, having my second favorite
in place of my least favorite and most favorite is the next best
scenario.
9677. CFS's excitement when she saw I had written a card for
them.
9678. A good cry.
9679. Sleeping later, better this week.
9680. Suiters coming over to see furniture.
9681. Lisa and the older kids helping put the couch together.
9682. Uno with Sage.
9683. Reminding him about when he said he would pray for me to
get to move here.
9684. Him telling me he prays for me nightly to have good dreams.
9685. God providing a companion to go to the pazar in Sage,
especially since I really didn't want to face that cultural
experience today.
9686. Getting to ride bikes with him.
9687. Telling him I had fun and him saying he had more fun.
9688. My apartment feeling more like a home.
9689. Sunday sleep in.
9690. Time to blog.
9691. Violet and Sonny taking me to the wedding and explaining it
to me.
9692. Sonny asking for extra gifts for me so I could have a
souvenir.
9693. Violet and Sonny's love for their son texting him and sending
pics to him as their entertainment.
9694. Violet being like a mom to me.
9695. Unexpected fireworks.
9696. Funny video.
9697. Jim Gaffigan laughs.
9698. Able to go back to sleep this morning.
9699. Making it in time for the karate performance.
9700. Neat gymnasts.
Gifts 9501-9600
9501. Waking early for sweet time with the Father.
9502. Surprised by bright tulips in sunshine as I rounded the corner.
9503. Di and M having me in their home and listening to my
broken Turkish.
9504. An enjoyable picnic with them and the Vs.
9505. Spring sunshine, warm breezes, flowers.
9506. A chance to walk with Di.
9507. Surprised by the bright sunshine breaking through the
gloomy clouds.
9508. The orange fitting perfectly in the container.
9509. A seat on the bus.
9510. Lunch and chocolate cake at the Vaughns.
9511. Reminded by Lisa that God is at work.
9512. And if He pulled back the curtains to give us a single glimpse
of all He is doing in eternity, our brains couldn't handle it.
9513. Fun music in the party bus waiting on the kids.
9514. Pizza and bowling with Rain and his two friends.
9516. A date for 4 for only $20.
9517. A seat on the bus.
9518. Enjoying my listening class.
9519. A chill lunch break.
9520. Understanding at least half of the grammar lesson.
9521. Time with DG.
9522. Her helping me navigate traffic, locking arms with mine.
9523. And helping me with my Turkish, making sure I say it
correctly.
9524. Letting me wear some sweatpants since mine were soaked.
9525. A gorgeous sunset.
9526. Wednesday mornings allowing me to move a little slower.
9527. Understanding a little better during grammar today.
9528. Migraine medicine easing headache.
9529. An evening to cook.
9530. Waking to a good news email from Megan.
9531. Parks and Rec giving me some good laughs.
9532. Sleeping in today.
9533. Long time in the word.
9534. Furniture helping fill my living room.
9535. A chance to clean all my floors.
9536. My second favorite teacher substituting today.
9537. Lisa calling and rescuing me from the uncomfortable
store experience.
9538. Jude finally calming down.
9539. Him copycatting the way I had my iPad.
9540. My printer back and working.
9541. Meeting friendlies in the stairwell.
9542. Seeing a familiar face at the pazar.
9543. Asian food/sushi to make me oh so happy.
9544. And chocolate chip cookies!
9545. Unexpected morning skyping with my mom and dad.
9546. Leisure reading time.
9547. A short nap.
9548. Time to blog.
9549. Chatting with my sissy.
9550. Knocking some things off my to do list.
9551. Hill covered with yellow flowers.
9552. Lisa helping me set up a bank account.
9553. Medical er being quick and easy.
9554. Playing with Jude and hearing his giggles.
9555. Suiter homemade pizza so so good.
9556. And the real pepperonis.
9557. Sleep early.
9558. Feeling better this morning.
9559. Those tasty strawberries so easy to come by here.
9560. Remembering my class started at 9:30 this morning.
9561. Ice cold Pepsi in a bottle.
9562. Warm sun, park bench sitting.
9563. Young Superman giggles.
9564. Smoked salmon treat.
9565. A better night's sleep.
9566. Chill Wednesday mornings.
9567. "And then one day I'll cross the river;
I'll fight life's final war with pain;
and then as death gives way to victory,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives.
Because He lives I can face tomorrow;
because He lives all fear is gone;
because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives."
9568. Understanding grammar class today.
9569. Resting for a bit.
9570. Resisting the urge to buy things I don't love.
9571. Finding cookware on sale.
9572. Festiva bus part 2 not so bad.
9573. And having it as an option when the regular one didn't come.
9574. Laughter in class in spite of frustration.
9575. Free lunch at the Suiters.
9576. Lisa helping me get things done and going back out to buy
tea stuff.
9577. A clean apartment.
9578. Much laughter from Parks and Rec.
9579. A fun morning with Di.
9580. Her helping me figure out how to make tea and also telling
me what the Father has been teaching her.
9581. I actually understood most of what she said.
9582. Worshipping with friends.
9583. Thankful for life, that I was born, but more that I have been
given new life.
9584. Chocolate chip cookies.
9584. Story Cube fun.
9585. Henry Jones fanciness.
9586. Lori came in early.
9587. Meredith reconnecting with a friend.
9588. CFS calling me to wish me a happy birthday and tell me they
have a birthday surprise for me.
9589. An easel and canvases from the S's and V's.
9590. Marin giving me a flash light and Rain making me a box.
9591. Chocolate cake!
9592. Skyping with parents, Christina, and bro.
9593. My parents being cheerleaders and defending me from
W&B.
9594. A chill Saturday morning.
9595. My time at the pazar not being overwhelming.
9596. Fun times at Istikbal.
9597. Laughing with CFS.
9598. Lunch with them.
9599. And an invitation to a party at CFS's house.
9600. Fried chicken tenders and a movie with the Vaughns.
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