Friday, August 26, 2022

Gifts 22301--22400



22301 Sun ripened black mulberries. 

22302 Laughing so hard my belly and chest hurt at Jim Gaffigan. 

22303 Talking with my sister and A Rose. 

22304 Chick-fil-A sauce. 

22305 E leaving early. 

22306 Riding a bin bin for the first time. 

22307 Seeing Roozbeh and Mahshid at the park. 

22308 Puzzle therapy. 

22309 Illianna’s presence helping me mentally and emotionally. 

22310 Consecutive long nights of sleep also helping. 

22311 Feeling carried as the Suiters packed up and left. 

22312 The scooter turning up after prayer. 

22313 Texting Heath when he needed to share his burden. 

22314 Bathroom break in Kutahya. 

22315 Emanet places to watch our luggage. 

22316 Delicious Sbarro pizza. 

22317 AC making me cold after a stuffy bus ride. 

22318 Passports turning up. 

22319 Chill time sitting on the shaded bench in Bandırma processing

           with Illianna. 

22320 Her making a friend with the sweet baby Bura. 

22321 Cool balcony time with Marc and Haley, catching up on life. 

22322 Leo asking where the other mommy is, thinking Illianna and I

           are mommies simply because we’re female. 

22323 A good nap when I was feeling run down. 

22324 Chalk art in the bahçe. 

22325 Catching up with Brad and Hope. 

22326 Cool sea water on a hot day. 

22327 Reading time in a good book. 

22328 Leo grinning after he snuck and got out of bed. 

22329 A chance to bless Marc and Haley with a date night. 

22330 A cool and roomy bus to Izmir. 

22331 Another potty break. 

22332 Sarah picking us up from the bus station. 

22333 A chance to talk through things with Josh and Sarah. 

22334 Hearing about Marisa’s life.

22335 Her presence a blessing to me. 

22336 Sleeping with an air conditioner. 

22337 Encouraged by Cengiz Abi. 

22338 Him praying specifically for me. 

22339 Serving KPK by playing worship songs on the piano. 

22340 A train ride to Selçuk. 

22341 My buddy Emre at the hotel. 

22342 Making a friend at the silver shop. 

22343 A taxi to Ephesus. 

22344 Finding shady spots to read, a haven away from the heat and 

           crowds. 

22345 Home sweet Uşak with its 65 degree temps. 

22346 The gift of Illianna helping me be okay in this season of loss. 

22347 Perfect Reese’s cup and the way the freezer preserves its 

           freshness. 

22348 Perfect flaky warm biscuits. 

22349 Crispy sausage-like Spam. 

22350 A sweet time with Elif. 

22351 Her reminding me I’m not here in vain. 

22352 Cancelled plans allowing for rest. 

22353 Sibel telling me I’m not alone and that they will be here for me 

           and help out however they can. 

22354 Dad checking on how I’m doing in the head. 

22355 Talking with Caley, Chris, parents and Crystal all in a weekend. 

22356 Puzzle therapy. 

22357 Some alone time finally. 

22358 Migraine going away. 

22359 Campbells making dinner for us. 

22360 Catching up with them. 

22361 Delicious spinach puff pastries. 

22362 Discount at the lamp store. 

22363 Buket to help me with Turkcell stuff. 

22364 Air condition-like morning breezes. 

22364 Hearing from the Lord through Charles Sourgeon and Bethany

           Barnard’s song 'Comfort.'

22365 Art inspiration coming back to me. 

22366 Turkcell stuff finished! 

22367 Nazlı Hanım helping so much and being patient. 

22368 Buket and Lisa to help me. 

22369 A lovely evening with Roozbeh and Mahshid. 

22370 Hearing their honesty of how they’re doing. 

22371 Some time with Azize and Sude. 

22372 Playing games with Jude and Marin. 

22373 Catching up with Jenni. 

22374 Unexpected hugs from Jude. 

22375 A good time with Elif. Her life is an encouragement to me. 

22376 Seeing the Med again. 

22377 The elders being of the same mind as we are, speaking our own

           thoughts before we could bring them up. 

22378 U N I T Y. 

22379 Karen caring about my loneliness and sharing about hers. 

22380 Keeping my headaches at bay. 

22381 Good finds at IKEA: soft carpet, bamboo bookshelf, blackout 

           curtains. 

22382 Bin bins making life a little easier. 

22383 A bigger and better  air conditioner for $120 less than what I 

           was expecting to pay. 

22384 Installation the very next day in time for the heat wave. 

22385 Sweet servis guys who were polite kind and helpful. 

22386 Not getting the brunt of cranky neighbor’s yelling. 

22387 A clean house!

22388 Seeing and sitting with Buket. 

22389 Curtains dropped off. 

22390 Money for AC withdrawn. 

22391 Getring two carpets for less than the cost of one as a discount 

           for bringing so many customers there. 

22392 A ride to Vestel. 

22393 Ozge and Ashton coming to help. 

22394 Creativity to whip up last minute dinners. 

22395 Everyone leaving early. 

22396 Time to paint and make things colorful. 

22397 Not seeing G’s messages until after time in the Word. 

22398 Not letting my stomach churning get out of hand. 

22399 Maturity, listening, comfort, sharing hurts, sticking to

           boundaries. 

22400 Ease of getting curtains trimmed and paying less than $5 for the

           whole shebang. 


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