Monday, September 9, 2019

Gifts 16801-16900

16801. Ability to joke with Hans. 
16802. Bilal’s cute stares. 
16803. Headache leaving with food. 
16804. Hans’ desire to serve. 
16805. Abundant laughter at Snapchat pictures. 
16806. Playing Joker with Suiters. 
16807. Pre-vacay hugs. 
16808. Chatting with my parents. 
16809. A bus coming quickly, always a gift. 
16810. Izmir ride favorites: the giant curvy gulf, the fairy 
            chimneys, beautiful farmlands, the volcanoes, Sardis, giant
            mountains. 
16811. Friends to ride with. 
16812. Villa exceeding my expectations. 
16813. Beautiful views. 
16814. Light gray and turquoise water lapping against the rocky
            sand. 
16815. Hebrews and Valley of Vision reading my heart, exposing, 
            correcting. 
16816. Sharing where I am with GL, Les and Lindsey. 
16817. Painting by the sea. 
16818. Laughter and understanding with these FPO friends. 
16819. One on one time with Leslie. 
16820. Lindsey and my journeys being so similar these past 
            months. 
16821. Sleep in spite of neck pain. 
16822. Good morning word time in Hebrews. 
16823. My greatest need is protection from unbelief not a 
            comfortable life. 
16824. Time to fill my painting needs. 
16825. A well needed and helpful deep tissue massage by Lindsey. 
16826. Sushi for dinner. 
16827. Wisdom to walk away and find peace and quiet. 
16828. Sermon and painting time. 
16829. One last time in the sea. 
16830. Doxology righting my heart. 
16831. Seeing wild hogs and their little babies. 
16832. Sushi for lunch. 
16833. International fellowship reminding me that I like our small 
            local one better. 
16834. Izzy folks excited to see me. 
16835. Marc taking us to the bus station. 
16836. Introvert time on the bus. 
16837. The sweet hotel guy allowing us to use the room as late as 
            we want. 
16838. A shower after all the sweat. 
16839. A sweet last day with Lindsey. 
16840. Understanding how to get around in bigger cities. 
16841. A nice, quiet, cool bus ride. 
16842. A quick Servis. 
16843. Breakfast with the Suiters. 
16844. Complaints turning to prayer. 
16845. Lisa picking me up after the bus did not. 
16846. Ice cream and nertz with the Suiters. 
16847. Good long sleep at their house. 
16848. Breakfast together. 
16849. Sweating through the phone call with my landlord but 
            thankful it’s over. 
16850. Pursuit by Türkü, Tuba, AB, Esra. 
16851. A good massage. 
16852. Buses coming fairly quickly. 
16853. Homemade pizza, my favorite. 
16854. An invite to Suiter vacation. 
16855. My landlords coming to take care of my hot water heater. 
16856. A squeeze from the wife as they were leaving. 
16857. A good chat with Kelly. 
16858. Feeling at home with the Altays. 
16859. Good strong words from Lisa and care from her. 
16860. My new friend not asking one pointed question about my 
            life. A simple prayer heard. 
16861. A chance to chat with my sister. 
16862. Clean, organized cabinets. 
16863. Allison’s hope-filled perspective on B’s knowledge of GN. 
16864. Showers being a place of refuge for me. 
16865. A clean balcony. 
16866. Mostly enjoying my day with T. 
16867. Good soul meditation: “The Lord knows how to order
            things better than I; the Lord sees further than I do; I see 
            things but at present, but the Lord sees a great while hence; 
            and how do I know, but had it not been for this affliction, I 
            had been undone?” Afflictions feel like they are undoing me
            but perhaps the purpose is to keep me from being undone. 
16868. Elvan Hoca inviting me to hang with her at the studio.
16869. A chance to serve her and be a buffer for her. 
16870. Chatting with my mom and dad. 
16871. Clean mopped floors. 
16872. The resurrection changes everything. 
16873. Worship music truth aligned with scripture overcoming lies. 
16874. “The night is dark but I am not forsaken
            For by my side, the Saviour He will stay
            I labour on in weakness and rejoicing
            For in my need, His power is displayed” 
16875. The reassuring truth that Jesus always lives to intercede for
            me. 
16876. A friendship with the Suiters that means I can invite myself
            over. 
16877. Turkishisms and Turkish Memes pages making me laugh. 
16878. Fun talking to and getting to know Allison. 
16879. A possible trip with Crystal. 
16880. Heath’s reinforcement of a previous victory reading from 
            'The Storm Tossed Family.'
16881. Making scones with Sage. 
16882. A walk after lots of sitting. 
16883. Healthy peach breakfast cobbler and cream. 
16884. Yahtzee with McKenzie and Crystal. 
16885. Healing hands via massages in this dark, stress-filled place. 
16886. Running into Şerife at the massage place. 
16887. Seeing Selma at Bim and her informing me I’m going to
            stay put this winter and we will sit together. 
16888. Buket running errands with me. Having a buddy makes it 
            less frustrating when the package is not where it’s supposed 
            to be. 
16889. Sibel helping me can salsa. 
16890. The ability to laugh with the E family. 
16891. Candlelight dinner on the balcony due to no electricity. 
16892. Catching up with Brice and Ashton. 
16893. Catching up with Christina. 
16894. A night of sleep without bad dreams. 
16895. Going back to sleep. 
16896. Laughing with Buket about old language mistakes. 
16897. A good time with her despite my wishing to withdraw. 
16898. The kind village lady, who always gives me something. 
            This week it was a melon. 
16899. Ismahan holding packages for me and getting sassy because 
            I haven’t spent time with her. 
16900. Partnership with Ashton and Brice. 

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