Monday, August 31, 2020

Gifts 18901-19000

 

18901. A good, long night of sleep.

18902. Perfect water temps. 

18903. Rocky beach, no sand, cool breezes and umbrellas for shade. 

18904. No headache. 

18905. A chance to paint by the sea. 

18906. Prosciutto ham for lunch. 

18907. Playing card games. 

18908. Playing pool games and laughing out loud. 

18909. A perfect day and a heart of gratefulness. 

18910. Able to go back to sleep after waking early. 

18911. Lindsey asking for honesty and freedom to give it. 

18912. Quiet time by the sea. 

18913. A chance to vacation without kids. 

18914. Painting starry skies and meditating on how I can hold on to 

            petty rags or release them and have the whole of God. 

18915. An introverted day in a house full of people. 

18916. No headache in spite of the heat and sweating. 

18917. Pool noodles and good laughter from genuine relaxation. 

18918. Acting like ten year olds in the pool. 

18919. Stargazing, wonder and quietness. 

18920. Pink and white flowers around and in the pool. 

18921. Finally catching up with GL and Les about life. 

18922. Able to cool off on the boat tour. 

18923. Clear blue and green waters. 

18924. Seeing fish swimming into little holes and eating food. 

18925. Delicious shrimp in butter and garlic. 

18926. Coming home to cold ice cream after being so hot. 

18927. Delicious American breakfast. 

18928. Another day of sea views. 

18929. Not getting sunburnt. 

18930. Seeing a school of fish. 

18931. A good book finished, many chuckles from A Man Called Ove. 

18932. Delicious Viva La Taş Mexican food. 

18933. Getting good sleep on vacation. 

18934. Talking with my sissy on her birthday. 

18935. Changing seats and a cooler car ride. 

18936. Everyone entertaining my sushi craving. 

18937. Finding a wireless charger. 

18938. An empty airplane seat beside me. 

18939. Rebecca coming to get me. 

18940. Cuddly purring kittens. 

18941. My phone charger working again. 

18942. Fun shopping at the mall. 

18943. A new computer charger replaced for free. 

18944. Spaghetti alternative when the sushi order didn’t go through. 

18945. Forgiveness from Lindsey. 

18946. Delicious, fresh Krispy Kreme. 

18947. Getting to meet up with Lindsey and Luke. 

18948. Getting to meet the Crosby’s. 

18949. Entertainment from their kids.  

18950. Shelby saying she liked my hair and nails. 

18951. Finding a flight option to cut down the long bus trip. 

18952. Air conditioned bus. 

18953. A plane aisle all to myself. 

18954. Second bus also air conditioned. 

18955. McDonald’s for lunch and Subway and a Krispy Kreme for 

            dinner. 

18956. Beautiful light display on the way home from Denizli over 

            open country fields. 

18957. Allison making sure I had clean sheets. 

18958. Zeke’s joy at his birthday party and gifts. 

18959. Catching up with my mom a bit. 

18960. Rebecca taking me to the airport. 

18961. Allison and Moriah getting to share. A direct answer to prayer. 

18962. Cool shade sitting. 

18963. Fasting and praying to reset my mind and heart. 

18964. Delicious Mac and Cheese and fried chicken for dinner. 

18965. A chance to clean the house and sometimes actually enjoying

            cleaning. 

18966. Good, long sleep. 

18967. Allison meeting a neighbor. 

18968. Admin stuff finishing quicker than expected. 

18969. Tasty fried chicken. 

18970. Getting to talk to Jenni. 

18971. Sweet Zekey’s birthday smiles. 

18972. A great massage. 

18973. Praying for peace and joy for Senem during the massage and 

            she said she had peace and joy. 

18974. Catching up with Gülmine. 

18975. Ismahan saying she wants to be there for me when I miss my 

            family. 

18976. First hangout time with Buket and Ekin at my house. 

18977. Blackout curtains shortened and hung. 

18978. A way out of not going with Esra and Allison. 

18979. Meg’s smiling face. 

18980. Gökhan telling Brice that he always wanted a big brother and if

            someone offered him either a million lira or a big brother he

            would have chosen the big brother. God didn’t give him a big 

            brother but gave him me as a big sister. He said he wished I 

            was his actual blood sister.

18981. Brice sticking up for me as a single and helping Gökhan see 

            that there are good gifts in me remaining single. 

18982. Being a big sister means being a part of the mess. 

18983. Getting to chat and laugh with Crystal. 

18984. Getting to chat and laugh with the Suiters. 

18985. Fırat seeing consistency and trustability as he continues reading

            the Bible. 

18986. A midday nap when I felt totally wiped. 

18987. Freedom to take a sick day in bed. 

18988. Heath not being here meaning The Campbells and I have a

            chance to be the body to Gökhan. 

18989. Wise words about how it takes a while for some people’s faith

            to mature. 

18990. Each time I share artwork these days, people enjoy it, buy it or

            give encouragement. 

18991. Energy to work on art work. 

18992. Getting into Seinfeld with Allison and laughing as the 

            characters develop. 

18993. Good to chat with Heath and Lisa, grateful for the deep

            friendship. 

18994. A few days to myself at home. 

18995. Migros doing grocery orders now! I may never go back to the

            grocery store. 

18996. A clean kitchen. 

18997. Sitting in the kitchen with no interruptions. 

18998. Able to do the side arm balance a little longer. 

18999. Time to process my thoughts through art. Storm clouds and 

            waves coming to life. 

19000. A chance to organize email addresses. 

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