Thursday, September 23, 2021

Gifts 21001-21100


21001. Reminiscing on my first year in Turkey and seeing God’s 

            faithfulness. 

21002. Pool time. 

21003. Getting to help Julie live her best life with a faux-rita in the

            pool. 

21004. Game fun with Shawna. 

21005. Chill reading time at Dwight and Betty’s. 

21006. S making it easy on me to bow out of the evening. 

21007. Getting to see Megan, Christina, Whitney and Mary. 

21008. An afternoon nap. 

21009. Caroline’s spaghetti. 

21010. A hug from Caroline. 

21011. Caedmon’s sweet voice.

21012. Bennett stopping and praying for me. 

21013. A green light when I very much wanted one. 

21014. Making Dwight and Betty’s home my home. 

21015. Steve T noticing me wanting to catch up with me. 

21016. Good convos and lunch with Laurie. 

21017. Getting to play a game with Ava. 

21018. Zeke cuddles. 

21019. Warm homemade peach pie. 

21020. Getting to see Kyla while she ate lunch. 

21021. Beautiful and tasty golden crispy chicken thighs. 

21022. Beautiful and tasty colorful garden veggies. 

21023. Mama laughing uncontrollably at her funny post. 

21024. A sweet time wirh Jane and her kids. 

21025. Their cute funny voices. 

21026. Cooling off and processing in the shade. 

21027. A better rhythm with Laura and remembering that sometimes

            things are foggy so we don’t screw them up and having peace 

            to chill out rather than fret. 

21028. Fried pickles. 

21029. A nap after the stress. 

21030. Meditation time in the pool. 

21031. Bema podcast speaking to my heart. Jesus says, “In your 

            moment of greatest need, Hinnenni, here I am, and I’m not

            going anywhere. I’m going to be the goat caught in the thorns." 

21032. A kiss from Daddy. 

21033. Puzzle time to work out my future frustrations. 

21034. C coming to Zeke’s party and being a buffer for K. 

21035. Leona pinning the face on Spider-Man and making us all 

            laugh. 

21036. Reminiscing old Mr. Camp stories. 

21037. Getting to hear Kyla’s heart and pray for her. 

21038. Zeke’s sweet voice and excitement over his new Marvel Lego

            game. 

21039. More McKay bucks. 

21040. My mom’s surprised laugh. 

21041. The kid’s excitement at eating at Steak-n-Shake. 

21042. Fresh, warm chocolate chip cookies. 

21043. A feast of veggies with Crystal when “we have no food in the 

            house.”

21044. Fresh, crispy hot chicken wings with my dad. 

21045. A fun hot air balloon puzzle. 

21046. Beautiful Tennessee mountains. 

21047. A mini sermon on “It is Finished” by Shawna. 

21048. Laughter wirh Crystal. 

21049. Veggie and fruit filled breakfast. 

21050. Hearing about Zeke and Aly’s first day of school. 

21051. Getting to be here for Zeke’s birthday. 

21052. An unexpected free day to chill. 

21053. Prayer walking with the Vine at the schools. 

21054. Hearing my mom, McKenzie and Crystal laugh. 

21055. A pool to cool off in. 

21056. Doing laps with my homegirls. 

21057. Tender steak on my nachos. 

21058. Çoban salatası goodness with fresh veggies. 

21059. A Friday morning nap. 

21060. Swimming and games with Crystal. 

21061. McGovern’s fried peach pie. 

21062. Laughter with the family and playing games. 

21063. Getting to practice hospitality. 

21064. Getting to see Jerry and Olavene, Mary, Wesley, Brenda, and 

            Dewayne. 

21065. No one asking why don’t I just stay. 

21066. Brenda genuinely happy to see me. 

21067. A chill evening after so much people time. 

21068. A random catchup with Brooke. 

21069. Sitting beside Kyla at church. 

21070. A Sunday nap. 

21071. Games with my parents. 

21072. Dr. Brennan helping me. 

21073. Learning my chiro visits are covered by my insurance. 

21074. Some chill time in the pool to meditate. 

21075. Laura affirming my decision. 

21076. My headache going away. 

21077. Clear views from Clingman’s Dome. 

21078. Able to finally make it up the hill. 

21079. Snacks on the side of the mountain. 

21080. Hot tub and pool slide with Daddy. 

21081. Mom screaming her head off down the slide. 

21082. My ear pressure releasing. 

21083. Mom and I getting the pool area all to ourselves. 

21084. Peace from the story of John the Baptist and about my future. 

21085. Finding the last license plate tag of New Hampshire.

21086. Seeing a bear cross the road in downtown Gatlinburg. 

21087. Not meeting the bear who was wandering the hotel grounds

            when I was out at night by myself. 

21088. My respect deepening for J at his transparency and humility 

            and teachability. 

21089. The admonition to focus on the good and let the negativity drift 

            away because death brings the most important things into 

            focus. 

21090. Home from the Smokies early enough to take a nap. 

21091. Getting to see Aly and Zeke for a few minutes. 

21092. Refreshing and relaxing time wading in the creek. 

21093. A forest of tall green trees. 

21094. A chance to encourage and exhort Dr. Brennan. 

21095. A house full of veggies. 

21096. Delicious dinner and games with Caley and Josh. 

21097. Special medicine drink helping my cough go away. 

21098. Finally feeling back to my old healthy self, able to encourage 

            and exhort and pray. 

21099. Sitting in the hammock in the cool of the morning watching, 

            listening to the steady rain. 

21100. Eyes to see the savior. 




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