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.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
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.
Gifts 10001-10100
10001. Falling yet again and managing to not be hurt.
10002. The taxi driving saying I'm not a foreigner since I speak
Turkish.
10003. Shop keepers switching to only speaking Turkish when I
said "very beautiful."
10004. Aegean Sea beauty.
10005. Managing to ask 4 questions all in Turkish at the hotel desk.
10006. Resting well last night.
10007. Finding a beautiful blue lamp.
10008. Trying to say "where can I find souvenir t-shirts" but
actually saying "where can I use souvenir t-shirts" and the
shop owner's graciousness at my blunder.
10009. Ice cream mess on the minibus but a kind lady offering her
napkin.
10010. Relaxing on the jetty.
10011. Napping too.
10012. Blogging by the sea.
10013. Dutch Blitz and Sherlock.
10014. Sleep.
10015. Chillaxing by the pool.
10016. Spa lady coming by to help me practice Turkish.
10017. Reading and swinging by the sea.
10018. Warm sunshine, cool breeze, the Father using wind to rock
me.
10019. Megan getting to share while getting her nails done.
10020. Another lovely sunset by the sea.
10021. Waking and seeing the sun rise.
10022. Going back to sleep.
10023. Remembering that He is better.
10024. Finding a shuttle to the airport.
10025. And the right bus to the bus station.
10026. The bus driver letting me pay with coins since I didn't have
a bus card.
10027. Friends to pick me up at the bus station.
10028. Really glad I'm staying here and not going back to America
with the girls.
10029. Seeing the University and feeling like I'm back home.
10030. Fun time with the Suiter kids at the park.
10031. The Young people popping up to offer their seats to the
teyzes.
10032. A day where nothing seemed to go right at every turn but
choosing to thank anyway.
10033. No ground beef for the tacos I had been craving but an
invite for enchiladas.
10034. Getting to chat with Brooke.
10035. Rain on my parade but a rainbow telling of his faithfulness
and promise.
10036. Finding my rent receipt.
10037. Waking from a stressful dream and realizing it's not true.
10038. Scoring 100k coins on Tetris.
10039. Joel walking with his hands behind his back like an old
Turkish man.
10040. Good rest last night.
10041. Procuring a bus ticket.
10042. Texted conversations with Di.
10043. Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the
vines, though I bonk my head one too many times and the
market is out of beef for tacos. Though I forgot to grab the
coveted Krispy Kreme donut gift, and dumped my swept
dirt onto the floor instead of the trash can. Though I can't
manage to close my umbrella, and if you can name it, it
probably went wrong today. YET I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will take joy in the God of my salvation. I chose to be
thankful and then my eyes were ready for the gifts: a last
minute invite for enchiladas, catching up with a good friend,
a rainbow stretched out telling of faithfulness.
10044. Stumbling upon the weird star alignment last night that
apparently is what the magi saw.
10045. Running into Hans and learning of his news.
10046. Having a productive day at home.
10047. Cleaning!
10048. Joel's little oh shaped ooh face.
10049. Seeing BV in his element.
10050. Dinner by the Vaughn boys and Trevor.
10051. Resting and getting language hours in by watching a movie
while it poured rain outside.
10052. My pot I bought was cheaper than I thought.
10053. A new little sister.
10054. DG's graciousness to help me figure out serving.
10055. Pizza with Pepperonis.
10056. Bright blue sky this am.
10057. Chatting with my mom and dad.
10058. I only had to wait 10 minutes on the bus and not 1 hour.
10059. Kind amca fighting for the driver to take my coins.
10060. Burger King fries unexpectedly good.
10061. Micah's good instructions to get around Istanbul.
10062. Catching up with Mina.
10063. Sleeping til 9:30.
10064. View of the water.
10065. Catching up with FPO peeps.
10066. American 4th of July type food.
10067. Fish bowl fun.
10068. Good time of prayer for and with friends.
10069. A safe place.
10070. Lisa F!
10071. Realizing rooming situation is good because of view, I-time,
a better room and a new friend.
10072. A day to rest.
10073. Watching the sunset over the 3rd sea in 3 months.
10074. Encouragement and truth from Di.
10075. Diamond sparkles on water.
10076. Realizing the Father's provision that I got a visa for my city.
10077. Seeing a dolphin 100ft from my hotel.
10078. A night in to read.
10079. Hoping for kısır and finding kısır.
10080. Good conversation with Kathryn.
10081. A visa in my city in light of new information.
10082. Catching up with the Kaupas family.
10083. And Les and GL.
10084. Random chips party with friends and beautiful sunset.
10085. Dinner out.
10086. Sharing Good News at the park.
10087. Prayer time with Sarah.
10088. Someone to sit with on the bus.
10089. Sweet sleeping baby.
10090. Laughing baby.
10091. Unexpected bathroom break.
10092. And snacks.
10093. Mountain beauty reminiscent of home.
10094. Good food at new hotel.
10095. Seeing friends who are like family. Missing them and being
missed.
10096. Reminded that He is worth bleeding my heart empty for.
10097. The Hotel Palace room.
10098. Nertz with J & P in the palace room.
10099. The Comforts From Home store.
10100. No need for headache medicine after lunch.
10002. The taxi driving saying I'm not a foreigner since I speak
Turkish.
10003. Shop keepers switching to only speaking Turkish when I
said "very beautiful."
10004. Aegean Sea beauty.
10005. Managing to ask 4 questions all in Turkish at the hotel desk.
10006. Resting well last night.
10007. Finding a beautiful blue lamp.
10008. Trying to say "where can I find souvenir t-shirts" but
actually saying "where can I use souvenir t-shirts" and the
shop owner's graciousness at my blunder.
10009. Ice cream mess on the minibus but a kind lady offering her
napkin.
10010. Relaxing on the jetty.
10011. Napping too.
10012. Blogging by the sea.
10013. Dutch Blitz and Sherlock.
10014. Sleep.
10015. Chillaxing by the pool.
10016. Spa lady coming by to help me practice Turkish.
10017. Reading and swinging by the sea.
10018. Warm sunshine, cool breeze, the Father using wind to rock
me.
10019. Megan getting to share while getting her nails done.
10020. Another lovely sunset by the sea.
10021. Waking and seeing the sun rise.
10022. Going back to sleep.
10023. Remembering that He is better.
10024. Finding a shuttle to the airport.
10025. And the right bus to the bus station.
10026. The bus driver letting me pay with coins since I didn't have
a bus card.
10027. Friends to pick me up at the bus station.
10028. Really glad I'm staying here and not going back to America
with the girls.
10029. Seeing the University and feeling like I'm back home.
10030. Fun time with the Suiter kids at the park.
10031. The Young people popping up to offer their seats to the
teyzes.
10032. A day where nothing seemed to go right at every turn but
choosing to thank anyway.
10033. No ground beef for the tacos I had been craving but an
invite for enchiladas.
10034. Getting to chat with Brooke.
10035. Rain on my parade but a rainbow telling of his faithfulness
and promise.
10036. Finding my rent receipt.
10037. Waking from a stressful dream and realizing it's not true.
10038. Scoring 100k coins on Tetris.
10039. Joel walking with his hands behind his back like an old
Turkish man.
10040. Good rest last night.
10041. Procuring a bus ticket.
10042. Texted conversations with Di.
10043. Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the
vines, though I bonk my head one too many times and the
market is out of beef for tacos. Though I forgot to grab the
coveted Krispy Kreme donut gift, and dumped my swept
dirt onto the floor instead of the trash can. Though I can't
manage to close my umbrella, and if you can name it, it
probably went wrong today. YET I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will take joy in the God of my salvation. I chose to be
thankful and then my eyes were ready for the gifts: a last
minute invite for enchiladas, catching up with a good friend,
a rainbow stretched out telling of faithfulness.
10044. Stumbling upon the weird star alignment last night that
apparently is what the magi saw.
10045. Running into Hans and learning of his news.
10046. Having a productive day at home.
10047. Cleaning!
10048. Joel's little oh shaped ooh face.
10049. Seeing BV in his element.
10050. Dinner by the Vaughn boys and Trevor.
10051. Resting and getting language hours in by watching a movie
while it poured rain outside.
10052. My pot I bought was cheaper than I thought.
10053. A new little sister.
10054. DG's graciousness to help me figure out serving.
10055. Pizza with Pepperonis.
10056. Bright blue sky this am.
10057. Chatting with my mom and dad.
10058. I only had to wait 10 minutes on the bus and not 1 hour.
10059. Kind amca fighting for the driver to take my coins.
10060. Burger King fries unexpectedly good.
10061. Micah's good instructions to get around Istanbul.
10062. Catching up with Mina.
10063. Sleeping til 9:30.
10064. View of the water.
10065. Catching up with FPO peeps.
10066. American 4th of July type food.
10067. Fish bowl fun.
10068. Good time of prayer for and with friends.
10069. A safe place.
10070. Lisa F!
10071. Realizing rooming situation is good because of view, I-time,
a better room and a new friend.
10072. A day to rest.
10073. Watching the sunset over the 3rd sea in 3 months.
10074. Encouragement and truth from Di.
10075. Diamond sparkles on water.
10076. Realizing the Father's provision that I got a visa for my city.
10077. Seeing a dolphin 100ft from my hotel.
10078. A night in to read.
10079. Hoping for kısır and finding kısır.
10080. Good conversation with Kathryn.
10081. A visa in my city in light of new information.
10082. Catching up with the Kaupas family.
10083. And Les and GL.
10084. Random chips party with friends and beautiful sunset.
10085. Dinner out.
10086. Sharing Good News at the park.
10087. Prayer time with Sarah.
10088. Someone to sit with on the bus.
10089. Sweet sleeping baby.
10090. Laughing baby.
10091. Unexpected bathroom break.
10092. And snacks.
10093. Mountain beauty reminiscent of home.
10094. Good food at new hotel.
10095. Seeing friends who are like family. Missing them and being
missed.
10096. Reminded that He is worth bleeding my heart empty for.
10097. The Hotel Palace room.
10098. Nertz with J & P in the palace room.
10099. The Comforts From Home store.
10100. No need for headache medicine after lunch.
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