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.
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