17001. Blood work showing I’m mostly healthy.
17002. Running into Haktan’s sister and Esra.
17003. Ability to go back to sleep.
17004. Art therapy.
17005. An awkward conversation and waiting around for it paved
the way for a GN conversation.
17006. Awkward conversation going well.
17007. Today exceeded my expectations and I felt the Lord’s
presence. Both were answers to prayer requests.
17008. Ashton and the boys coming over.
17009. A hug from Brice.
17010. The burdens of others helping to redirect my focus from
myself to them.
17011. A chance to serve others by feeding them.
17012. Reconciliation happening.
17013. A desire to be with Neslihan and the Altays.
17014. Abundant laughter at the guy on Yaparsın Aşkım.
17015. Strength today in that the truth was overpowering the lies.
17016. Doing errands with Ashton.
17017. A great, peaceful evening with the Suiter kids.
17018. The Book of the Dun Cow helping me process.
17019. The week of kid watching a good distraction for me.
17020. A great, easy morning with Suiter kids.
17021. Going to the university was quick and painless.
17022. Massage healing.
17023. Sunshine healing.
17024. Kind Turks.
17025. Sibel’s offer to serve.
17026. Day 2 complete.
17027. Successfully coercing Jude out of the closet.
17028. Sweet piano worship.
17029. Lindsey calling to check in.
17030. Email saying my chacos will be replaced.
17031. Kelly helping me to uncover roots and see things aren’t as
bad as I think.
17032. Happy, compliant, not complaining kids.
17033. Games with Sage and Jude.
17034. Marin punching me awake and then her sweet apology
afterwards.
17035. Surrounding Heath for the task of persevering with Hans.
17036. Ashton here and in it with me in the heaviness of the
situation.
17037. Meg’s sweet smile in spite of what she has endured.
17038. Special time with Rain and seeing how he is better for it.
17039. Sage making sure Rain got an ice cream and insisting the
little boys come too.
17040. Marin playing with Elliot and checking on Hudson.
17041. Jude obeying all night long.
17042. When I told Jude I was going to give him a squeeze, he told
me he loved me too.
17043. A sweet morning with Şenda and her saying they can be
family to me too.
17044. Timing my picking up of the results from the hospital with
the Turkcell guy coming just right.
17045. Buket was free too.
17046. The gift she and her family is to me.
17047. Faster internet!
17048. A chance to catch up with GL and Les.
17049. A ride home.
17050. My dad to commiserate with over the situation.
17051. Heath saying he is grateful for me.
17052. A 10:30 bedtime.
17053. A chance to clean and throw out stuff.
17054. The Campbells coming over for companionship.
17055. Watching Zeke’s soccer game via Skype.
17056. A rearranged room feeling inviting.
17057. Going back to sleep after waking early.
17058. A good conversation with Crissy.
17059. My homie calling to tell me she missed me.
17060. Remembering what I have gained rather than what I lost:
Campbells, Altays, Şenda for starters.
17061. Watching and laughing at Yaparsın Aşkım with the Altays.
17062. Desire to celebrate Allison’s coming, joy returning.
17063. Yağmur’s desire to do good work.
17064. Laughing with 3rd floor neighbor and feeling a bit cared for
by her.
17065. Yağmur telling me I have nice neighbors.
17066. Chatting with Joy.
17067. Chatting with Lori.
17068. Surviving my last night alone.
17069. A delicious seafood lunch with substituted spinach side.
17070. Being a safe place for Sarah.
17071. A trip through Ikea in only 45 minutes.
17072. Allison is here!
17073. Three Hinton littles surrounding me.
17074. Lisa has returned.
17075. Sharing breakfast with Allison, a long waited for prayer
request given. The Lord is faithful.
17076. The exception that allowed her to come here because the
Lord is bigger than the co.
17077. A tiny shoot of green hope on the basil plant.
17078. Good riddance to my old internet company.
17079. Language ability to describe the haircut I want and it came
out mostly the way I wanted it.
17080. Love from and laughter with the Altays.
17081. Good conversations with Allison and getting to know her
better.
17082. Sunshine and green trees.
17083. The sweet honey lady at the pazar.
17084. Dinner with the Campbells.
17085. Joking around with Ismahan and Mesuit.
17086. A ride home when I had a migraine.
17087. Laughter with the Suiters about my haircut.
17088. Delicious sautéed Spinach.
17089. Homemade hamburger buns turning out so well.
17090. A nice dinner with the Altays.
17091. The morning reminder to stop and take a breath.
17092. The reminder that self-righteousness is a damning,
poisonous weed and I have nothing but sin to offer God on
my own.
17093. Elliot’s sweet Animoji message saying he loved me.
17094. A great massage by the new girl.
17095. Fresh French fries.
17096. Talking to my dad.
17097. A feast in 2 Corinthians.
17098. C.S. Lewis’s reminder that we are accepted and delighted in
by God in spite of the odds against us. It is a weight of glory
our thoughts cannot bear.
17099. Marking 5 things off of my to do list.
17100. Elliot laying his head over on me during reading time.
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