Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Gifts 20301-20400


20301. Enjoying my Amy Poehler book. 

20302. More quiet reading at Ensor Sink. 

20303. A chance to share Lori’s burdens and encourage her. Knowing

            it was what I needed to do. 

20304. Her gifting me with her painting. 

20305. And insisting on buying my meal. 

20306. Unexpected honey butter croissants. 

20307. Perfect salmon and broccoli. 

20308. My sissy still being at the house. 

20309. Laughing with them about all the antics with the Suiters. 

20310. Cracking them up about my dog and bird revelation. 

20311. The laughter waking daddy and him saying “What on earth are 

            you guys doing?!?”

20312. Good homemade sushi with Crystal and my mom. 

20313. Abundant laughter with GL and Les about cultural things. They

            get me and my life there. 

20314. Getting to catch up with Brooke and feeling one with them 

            about B’s heartache. 

20315. Abundant laughter again watching the Nepotism episode of the

            office. 

20316. Daddy playing Ticket to Ride. 

20317. Chris and mom coming to help with the flooded basement. 

20318. Getting to take the niecphews to the movies. 

20319. Zeke cuddling with me. 

20320. Kyla making a decision about eating. 

20321. And suggesting we go to Hobby Lobby. 

20322. Early to bed. 

20323. A nap on a rainy day. 

20324. Catching up with the Campbells. 

20325. Finding puzzles at goodwill. 

20326. The boat exercise at counseling. 

20327. Soft tissues. 

20328. Learning more how to get to third gear and ride the waves and

            that I need to be curious. 

20329. Reading ‘Byzantine’ and how I seem to identify with Aiden. 

20330. Through the story realizing that I too have “a hard place inside 

            me, guarded and tight, clenched like a fist full of walnuts, deep

            down inside where nothing can reach it ever again.” And 

            realizing it is a step toward third gear healing. 

20331. Enjoying the enneagram book. 

20332. A super sweet and kind nurse. 

20333. A helpful and easy nurse practitioner. 

20334. Walking with my mom, Lakyn and her relatives. 

20335. Actually desiring to get some work done. 

20336. Blindingly glorious morning sunshine. 

20337. The squirrels trying to get into the building and their climbing 

            and freezing antics. 

20338. Sharing the squirrels' craziness with Ekin. 

20339. Birds chirping, spring bringing the world alive. 

20340. A bike ride with my mom. 

20341. A good lunch, some restoration. 

20342. Delicious grilled chicken thighs and fried potatoes. 

20343. Some worship songs with Aaron and a Lakyn. 

20344. Hearing how they are learning and growing. 

20345. Lakyn telling me how she wanted to lay into C for her asking

            me why I’m not staying. Knowing she has my back if I need it. 

20346. Powerful time in Psalm 18 and realizing that although I don’t 

            always see it, God rises as a Mama Bear on my behalf ready to

            destroy anyone who comes against me. And also realizing that 

            with his help we are indeed more than conquerors. 

20347. A chill time at home alone. 

20348. Some art time and actually enjoying it. 

20349. Hearing about Sage’s coach and a full on exhortation as to why

            he needs to return and be light. 

20350. Needing to hear this myself and unexpectedly overcome with 

            emotion. 

20351. Hearing about how S is journaling about why he wants to 

            return and knowing the Lord is working in his heart. 

20352. Panda Express goodness. 

20353. Rain liking his gift. 

20354. Lori’s hospitality. 

20355. Delicious Turkish-like breakfast. 

20356. Getting to be at Kyla’s birthday party. 

20357. Early to bed. 

20358. Learning to walk on the front end, to store up serotonin before 

            I’m in debt. 

20359. A quiet morning walk before church helping to prepare my

            mind and heart. 

20360. Willing to take up my cross and find life at church. 

20361. Mexican lunch, puzzling, and a bike ride with the Rents, a nice

            Sunday. 

20362. Barefoot on the grass, hitting a volleyball with the niecphews. 

20363. Unexpected lunch with Crystal. 

20364. Overwhelming sunshine. 

20365. A walk and a talk and laughter with Lisa. 

20366. Daddy playing two games of Qwixx. 

20367. Mumford and Girl loving as soon as I walk in. 

20368. Jarett offering to go down to every other week. 

20369. A better counseling session and more tools/understanding to 

            move forward. 

20370. Kyla’s Joy at new glasses, avoiding a happy birthday song and

            that I got to see her on her birthday. 

20371. A bike ride in Chattanooga with mom and dad. 

20372. Tilinia loving the pie and buttercups. 

20373. Crystal’s back doing better miraculously and we unanimously 

            agree it’s because God saw her and wanted to give her grace. 

20374. Midway people excited to see me. 

20375. Their faithfulness to pray for me each week and to know the 

            lives of my CA friends. 

20376. Feeling encouragement from them. 

20377. Stillness in the car, listening prayer and finding images that  

            Jesus grieves too.

20378. Enjoying being with book club girls. 

20379. Getting new book recommendations from Jolina. 

20380. Hearing Jane Adams prays for my requests on the prayer wall. 

20381. Meditation at Coke Ovens. 

20382. A good podcast reminding me that God gives grace, sometimes

            grace to enjoy and sometimes grace to endure and also that 

            with our problems he also offers us a provision and a promise. 

20383. Grieving Jarett’s bad news but able to move forward with hope,

            putting into practice what I’d just heard in the podcast. 

20384. Crystal to do uncomfortable and new shopping with me. 

20385. Getting so cracked up about the bad neighborhood comment. 

20386. Kyla’s new car and getting to see her joy in person. 

20387. Going to bed early. 

20388. A long nap. 

20389. A bike ride to wake me up. 

20390. Getting to encourage Hans. 

20391. Another adjustment and the amazing vibrating massager. 

20392. Getting to catch up with Holly and Adam. Much laughter and 

            encouragement. 

20393. Cookie jar with Crystal. 

20394. Able to make Caley’s day with my Mumford picture. 

20395. Bema podcast and the treasure of rest in Genesis 1. 

20396. A good hamburger. 

20397. Jarett being able to understand and empathize with my anxiety. 

20398. Hearing that he is not eager to leave everyone behind or have 

            these hard conversations, again speaking to what I needed to

            hear, that he’s not just dropping me like a bad habit. 

20399. Him having two backup counselors and actually giving his 

            opinion on which one would be better. 

20400. Hans’ interaction going well and for his response to say only

            God can build what we most desire. 


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