Saturday, July 15, 2017

Gifts 13901-14000

13901. Night noises amounting to nothing. 
13902. 10.5 hours to catch up on lost rest. 
13903. Long time in the Word. 
13904. Pazar lessons from Cemile. 
13905. A shirt that almost said Tennessee. 
13906. Reading time. 
13907. Warm water for a shower. 
13908. A bath robe towel. 
13909. Serving at the sergi. 
13910. Two naps today. 
13911. Ice cream to cool. 
13912. A cool breeze. 
13913. A quiet and calm town. 
13914. Jets. 
13915. Them finally letting me contribute. 
13916. Quiet time on the bus, remembering he intercedes for me
            rather than condemns me. 
13917. A timely bathroom. 
13918. Funny t-shirts. 
13919. Shelter from the rain. 
13920. Nice views from the castle walls. 
13921. Timely water and a bathroom. 
13922. Reading time. 
13923. Finally, a conversation of depth. 
13924. Nice Turkish music. 
13925. Time to journal, process. 
13926. A yummy open breakfast buffet. 
13927. Fun old homes, narrow stone steeets. 
13928. Kids playing in the streets. 
13929. Blue skies, sunshine, cool breezes.
13930. Finding an open church to visit.
13931. K taking a DVD. 
13932. Sharing the sights with the kids and my parents. 
13933. Coming back home for rest. 
13934. Long night rest. 
13935. Laughter at me making the fish talk. 
13936. A bungalow type seating area. 
13937. A timely bathroom. 
13938. Bright sunshine on green grass. 
13939. Laughter. 
13940. Music jamming with Yasemin. 
13941. Bonding with Cemile over Shlok and Astha. 
13942. Lisa and Liz affirming that its ok to want to leave earlier 
            rather than later. 
13943. A long time in the Word. 
13944. A chance to serve. 
13945. A shower and a nap. 
13946. Tickets bought. 
13947. Decent conversations today. 
13948. Fun watching Sister Act. 
13949. Seeing Zekey after kindergarten graduation. 
13950. A chance to talk to my mom. 
13951. Encouragement from Lisa. 
13952. New email working. 
13953. Candies from home to keep me sane. 
13954. Truth sharing with Aunt Jamie.
13955. A chance to work on update. 
13956. Cemile to help me buy watermelon seeds. 
13957. A fun evening laughing and joking with Kader, Cemile, and 
            Mehmet. All I had been hoping for. 
13958. A quiet place, a place where one can see the stars. 
13959. Rememberjng Jeff D and his legacy. 
13960. H apologizing. 
13961. Home!
13962. Burger King with the Suits. 
13963. Long rest. 
13964. Mert and Burcak playing and loving each other at the park. 
13965. Mac-n-cheese. 
13966. Laughing so hard at The Office that I couldn't breathe. 
13967. A day with Di. 
13968. Some morning chill. 
13969. A chance to serve the Suits. 
13970. Yummy comfort food. 
13971. The bus stop bench with Jenni, always a good chat. 
13972. Catching up with Caroline. 
13973. Funda asking to come on Tuesday meaning a day of rest!
13974. Time to chat with my family. 
13975. Hebrews 11 goodness. 
13976. The old pazar reopened. 
13977. Seeing old friends.  
13978. A rainbow of fresh produce. 
13979. Mercimek köftesi. 
13980. Organizing my office. 
13981. Successfully getting my phone registered. 
13982. Successfully buying bus tickets for Lisa, requesting the 
            right seats, asking for discounts, etc. 
13983. Watching Ismahal laughing so hard about teaching me a
            new idiom: Dondurma kaymak yemeyen manyak: the ones
            who don't eat ice cream are maniacs.
13984. Breakfast with Şenda. 
13985. An ice cream and some rest. 
13986. Reunited with Buketler. 
13987. A sweet yellow rose. 
13988. An ended conversation. 
13989. A day to chill and process. 
13990. Prayer walking to fight the frustration. 
13991. Hebrews 12 goodness. 
13992. Friend of Sinners truth filled words. 
13993. Seeing Shelby for a bit. 
13994. Finding Texas towels for the Campbells. 
13995. A timely bus. 
13996. The Özdilek movie theater, so nice, so quiet, such a gift. 
13997. A movie in English. 
13998. Time to chat with my family. 
13999. Cindy's words: encouraged by my sacrifice and challenged 
            by it. Grateful I push through the hard days. Reminder that
            my light shines powerfully in darkness even when I don't 
            see or feel it. Praying for strength and for intimacy with 
            Jesus. 
14000. Ayşe coming over. Hugs and we mutually missed each 
            other. 

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