Gifts 23201-23300

23201. Getting to speak English to the doctor. 

23202. Finally filling my Kaen sushi craving after FOUR years. 

23203. Finding my way back home when the bus didn’t come. 

23204. Ease of giving blood. 

23205. No major concerns from the scan. 

23206. Knowing when to say no and have some margin in my day. 

23207. Yasemen taking care of me. 

23208. Crystal calling at the right time. 

23209. Able to walk more with less pain. 

23210. The Marmaray all the way back. 

23211. My mom’s life and her still being around for me to call. 

23212. My dad hiking. 

23213. A slower morning. 

23214. Ferry rides and sea views. 

23215. Seeing Allison. 

23216. Amelia buying my hot chocolate. 

23217. Enjoying getting to know Amelia better. 

23218. Handling bad news and not getting anxious. 

23219. The Marmaray making getting around much easier. 

23220. Good long rest. 

23221. Getting things packed and Claire’s house back in order in 

            a reasonable time. 

23222. Guardians of the Galaxy with Beth and Kathy. 

23223. Recliners at the movie. 

23224. Being a voice of the Lord in Özge’s life. 

23225. Having Özge to share single hardships with. We can 

            understand each other. 

23226. Figuring out the public transport system a little quicker here. 

23227. Paper football with Lauren. 

23228. Hannah regularly checking in. 

23229. Cheese dip and convos with Beth. 

23230. Recognizing humanity. Two women on a shifting bus just 

            trying to stay on our feet. 

23231. Good evening with the Suiters. 

23232. Lisa bringing me home. 

23233. Fun birthday package from my parents. 

23234. Surprised by Kyla. 

23235. Catching up with Ece and Elif. 

23236. Catching up with Jenni. 

23237. Dirty rice having almost all the colors. 

23238. A nap after waking so tired. 

23239. A seat on the Marmaray. 

23240. Google maps helping me get around a big city. 

23241. A seat on all the transportation. 

23242. Cuddles from a 3 year old. 

23243. Delicious Mexican food and chocolate chip cookies. 

23244. The weekend finished and time set aside for rest. 

23245. Time to paint. 

23246. A sabbath nap. 

23247. Pizza croissants and cheese dip with Beth. 

23248. Good convos with her as well. 

23249. Waking, a sweet reprieve from stressful dreams. 

23250. Jude saying he wouldn’t know what the word fun meant if he

            hadn’t met me. 

23251. Puzzle chess game with Lauren. 

23252. Sushi and prayer with her too. 

23253. A flattering amca taxi driver. 

23254. Ikea with Beth and İsabel. 

23255. Beth taking me to the hospital. 

23256. Lunch with her. 

23257. A sweet evening with Micah and Kara. 

23258. Camlica Tower with Beth and Lydia. I didn’t have to do it 

            alone. 

23259. Shake Shack, food for my soul. 

23260. Chilling and processing time. 

23261. Chatting with my sister and really grateful for our sweet 

            relationship. 

23262. Phone calls with Aubrey Rose. 

23263. Rain going to KUT with me. 

23264. Cookevilloply with Lisa and Marin. 

23265. Eating sushi with them. 

23266. Sitting in sunshine outside the hospital because I got there 

            early. 

23267. Sweet Ayşe Hanım comforting me with her touch and letting 

            me take a mouth break. 

23268. Rest time at the AirBnb. 

23269. Getting the hot water heater fixed. 

23270. Extended time to read. 

23271. Grateful for a hot shower. 

23272. Tennessee-like beauty between Bursa and Uşak. 

23273. Spring making the countryside come alive. 

23274. Massage gun on my feet and calves. 

23275. Being taken care of. 

23276. Finally getting to see the view from Atakule. 

23277. Elliot and Hudson being awesome big brothers and helping 

            Sam calm down. 

23278. Reunion with 4 of the Altays. 

23279. Ella’s lemon ice cream. 

23280. Getting to read as I babysat. 

23281. Powerful prayers for Kayra and her family. 

23282. Ismail asking impatiently when I was coming back. 

23283. Ticket to Ride with Crystal. 

23284. New colorful flowers for the house. 

23285. Sam calming down within minutes. 

23286. Getting to hear from Caley and Josh after their hard news. 

23287. Goose wearing sunglasses. 

23288. The taxi driver bringing back my umbrella and not accepting 

            a tip. 

23289. Downstairs cranky neighbor seeming excited to see me twice. 

23290. Feet not hurting at Ephesus. 

23291. Twelve hours of sleep after long hard days. 

23292. The amca helping us with train tickets. 

23293. The taxi driver taking us to the bus station and train station. 

23294. Getting to sit in a cool place talking to GL and Les. 

23295. Ted listening and being a support for me. 

23296. Back to back to back good books that I’m reading and don’t 

            want to put down. 

23297. Two days of back to back naps when I was feeling worn thin.

            A chance for my soul to catch up to my body. 

23298. Büşra finally coming. 

23299. Hearing the stories of how she found hope. 

23300. Ticket with Caley and Crystal. 

Gifts 23101-23200

23101. Making it through security easily. 

23102. Good seat mates. 

23103. Getting to check my carry-on and put my other stuff in the 

            overhead bin. 

23104. Not getting puked on by the boy beside me. 

23105. Getting sleep on the plane. 

23106. A nap in the airport. 

23107. A super short passport control line. 

23108. A shower after travel filth. 

23109. 12 hours of sleep!

23110. A chance to help out Lisa. 

23111. Finding all I needed at the Mozaik Çarşı. 

23112. Homemade pizza so good for my heart. 

23113. Sitting with Lauren B. 

23114. Pad Thai. 

23115. Making a cake with Jude. 

23116. Another 11 hours of sleep. 

23117. Lunch with Heath and Lisa. 

23118. Making it to the bus on time with Jude and Marin. 

23119. No issues at the police stop. 

23120. A lovely resurrection day celebration. 

23121. John’s sweet baptism. 

23122. İsmail and Aydın making it in time. 

23123. Good ham, juice and rolls. 

23124. Monday Sabbath, a gift. 

23125. Meeting up with Büşra and Nihal. 

23126. Good News from Ali. 

23127. Good News about Aybars. 

23128. Spirit helping turn us back to scripture during a heated 

            moment. 

23129. Watching Ted Lasso with the Campbells. 

23130. Resting well on Friday. 

23131. Henna practice with Rebekah and Esther. 

23132. Seat warmers. 

23133. Waking on Friday more calm and trusting God to sort out my

            problems. 

23134. A fun puzzle. 

23135. Good words from Martyn Lloyd Jones. 

23136. İsmail asking questions, showing interest.

23137. Kara reaching out to others on my behalf. 

23138. Reflecting with Mitch over the last few months and realizing

            I’ve been doing well. 

23139. A long, hard Monday afternoon nap. 

23140. Connecting with Lakyn about the woman with the issue of

            blood. 

23141. Mükades being honest about prayer struggles. 

23142. Ece Abla remembering powerful prayer. 

23143. Good chats with Özge. 

23144. Indescribable and a heart of worship. 

23145. God knows the names of the stars and he knows mine too. 

23146. Aubrey Rose loving the kilim I sent. 

23147. A chiller week. 

23148. Feeling my resources are full and it’s time to be out there 

            again. 

23149. Thoroughly enjoying 'Everything Sad is Untrue.' 

23150. Reading the incredibly good news in the book. Jesus is more

            valuable than ALL OTHER THINGS. 

23151. Seeing the hills come alive with spring growth. 

23152. Claire letting me stay with her and being a gracious girl. 

23153. Catching up with Laura. 

23154. Toby cuddles. 

23155. Seeing Mildred and Özkal. 

23156. The adventure/movie-like sheet of rain. 

23157. Sunshine and gorgeous tulips at Emirgan Park. 

23158. The Wolfs letting me ride with them. 

23159. Taxi rides up and down the hill when my feet were already 

            angry with me. 

23160. A hot shower to warm my freezing body. 

23161. Sharing with Ceyda, a sweet gal who is being called. 

23162. Sufficient breaks. 

23163. Finally sunshine. 

23164. The Zabita forcing us to a better spot. 

23165. Bonding a bit with Amelia, Cassidy and Kristen. 

23166. Hearing Deniz had been praying for Uşak for 20 years. 

23167. A long exhausting day and spent. But spent like Lisa’s tulips. 

            They gave everything for beauty and they will return. 

23168. Being in a basketball kind of setting rather than a tennis one. I

            could sit and take a break while someone else went in. 

23169. Kara’s message to me: “Thank you so much for spending the

            weekend with us and giving of yourself when you were so 

            worn. You are an incredible gift to me and the body of Christ. 

            Thank you for using your gifts and talents for the glory of the

            Father. I saw the Father in you, and I am so grateful!”

23170. The talents parable helping me realize I don’t have ten talents

            but the 2 I do I have I’m using rather than just sitting on 

            them. 

23171. 300+ impacted and I got to be a part of it. The big loss in my

            twenties was so that many as the stars could be impacted. 

            God is bringing this to fruition. 

23172. What a gift that I got to see the first covenanted body in a 

            place. How many can say this?

23173. I’m glad I have stuck around to see some good stuff. 

23174. Sun warmed mulberries. 

23175. Poor man’s sucuk. 

23176. More beautiful tulips at Göztepe park. 

23177. Getting to know Katie. 

23178. Seeing Mildred again! 

23179. A day of resting, napping, painting, reading and puzzling. 

23180. Catching up with Lauren. 

23181. Cheaper meal eating out. 

23182. A warm shower after getting wet in the rain. 

23183. Painting after a harder day. 

23184. A chance to chat with people on the seaside. 

23185. Learning new worship songs. 

23186. A good sermon on the beatitudes. 

23187. The Dutch guy taking interest in our country. 

23188. The Turkish guy’s encouragement for people like me and 

            caring about us. 

23189. Good quality Turkish worship. 

23190. Hearing so many have followed since Easter. 

23191. Laura checking in on me. 

23192. Laughing so hard with Crystal at me saying “Beer-me-ya… 

            Birmingham.” 

23193. Bacon croissants with the Suiters and Marc M. 

23194. Each Suiter kid praying for me and thanking God for me 

            being in their lives unprompted. 

23195. Homemade pizzas and cake. 

23196. A taxi to get me home quicker when I was feeling so tired. 

23197. Good rest. 

23198. A taxi when I was running late. 

23199. Sweet dentist interested in ebru. 

23200. Getting same day service for some cavities to be filled.  

Gifts 23001-23100

23001. Lemon curd. 

23002. Rainbow reminders. 

23003. Meeting Mükades. 

23004. Finally getting to talk to GL and Les. 

23005. A rest day on a Friday. 

23006. A spontaneous massage. 

23007. Business class seat and row to myself. 

23008. Metro to the touristy area for cheap. 

23009. Seeing Hannah! 

23010. Free stays at the Holiday Inn.  

23011. An unexpected bathtub. 

23012. Surprised by the delicious leek dish. 

23013. A bath and a Reese’s cup after all the walking. 

23014. Seeing Yasemen. 

23015. Yasemen saying it felt like a sister coming to visit her. 

23016. Yasemen saying she has learned so much from me: going to

            bed early, not letting her phone consume her, learning to not 

            be too concerned with taking so many pictures. 

23017. A $5 taxi willing to take me to the hotel when my feet hurt so 

            bad. 

23018. Getting the scenic view. 

23019. Quietness at Troy. 

23020. Finally getting to see Pergamom and Thyatira. 

23021. A nap to offset tiredness and oncoming sickness. 

23022. Fun at the carpet store with all the ladies. 

23023. Getting to engage the juniors about what I do and the nature

            of where I live. 

23024. Getting to know Ronnie and hearing how God has changed 

            his life. 

23025. Good rest. 

23026. A warm spot to read at Pamukkale. 

23027. Delicious fresh squeezed orange juice. 

23028. Hannah coming to my room to hear how I’m doing. 

23029. My foot not hurting at Ephesus!! 

23030. Hannah trying to learn Turkish. 

23031. A lift back to the bus station. 

23032. Making it back to Uşak at the scheduled time. 

23033. A Sunday nap when I was feeling sick. 

23034. Cahit missing fellowship and saying he was impatient to be 

            with us again. 

23035. Hot water in my shower a year and a half later. 

23036. Erdal calling the plumber for me and the plumber fixing the 

            dish washer leak. 

23037. Roozbeh and Mahshid loving yellow flowers. 

23038. A detailed and attentive host guy on the bus. 

23039. A taxi coming. 

23040. Surprise hug from Jude. 

23041. Good sleep before traveling. 

23042. My mom clueless about the surprise. 

23043. Aisle seats! 

23044. Ease at airports. 

23045. Good seat neighbors. 

23046. Good leg room. 

23047. No questions at any airport. 

23048. Stumbling upon the original very cool Chick-fil-a. 

23049. Making Aubrey Rose laugh. 

23050. A good night’s sleep after long travel. 

23051. Playing with Aubrey Rose. 

23052. Delicious fish and slaw from Culver’s. 

23053. Getting an almost fake shocked face from Daddy surprising 

            him. 

23054. Surprising mom too! 

23055. Squeezing-not-letting-go hugs from Aly and Zeke. 

23056. Aubrey Rose dipping chips at the Mexican Restaurant. 

23057. Hard laughing at Chris’s house. 

23058. Getting to watch Zeke’s first soccer game. 

23059. Surprising Sandy, Wesley, Brenda and others at dad's surprise

            retirement party. 

23060. Bear Claw ice cream at the new ice cream place. 

23061. Hard laughing again after the retirement party. 

23062. Chris and company coming over. 

23063. Farkle with Crystal and McKenzie. 

23064. Hanging with the Vine Sunday School classes. 

23065. So much cheese dip. 

23066. A Sunday afternoon nap. 

23067. 'Mrs Harris goes to Paris' with the parents. 

23068. Turkey's way of making sure I don’t get swept away in 

            America’s pathological busyness. 

23069. My ears not hurting on the second flight, a miracle really. 

23070. An adjustment by Dr. Brennan. 

23071. Sunshine on the front sidewalk. 

23072. Hammock reading. 

23073. A short family walk. 

23074. Watching 'All Creatures Great and Small' with mom and dad. 

23075. Getting a lot accomplished shopping with mom. 

23076. Meeting Laura W. face to face. 

23077. Being in a better place this go around at Henegar. 

23078. Seeing Mrs. Maxwell at Babian’s office and her interest in 

            where I live. 

23079. Another adjustment. 

23080. Tilinia and the kids coming over to be with me. 

23081. Seeing Lakyn and the girls. 

23082. An evening bike ride… so good for my soul. 

23083. Getting to see Kyla’s school. 

23084. Kyla doing so much better. 

23085. Papa John’s pizza on the grass. 

23086. Good rest after a long day of travel. 

23087. Seeing Dwight and Betty. 

23088. Ticket with mom and Crystal. 

23089. Light rainfall outside. 

23090. Aubrey Rose smiles. 

23091. A special quiche for us. 

23092. Beautiful lake views. 

23093. Good ice cream. 

23094. A nap. 

23095. Finding grape big league chew. 

23096. A good sermon at Caley and Josh’s church. 

23097. Sushi and an early birthday cake with Caley, Josh, A Rose 

            and mom and dad. 

23098. My suitcase coming in at exactly 50 pounds, so satisfying. 

23099. Lots of loving from Aubrey Rose. 

23100. Smooth check-in with a nice worker. 

Gifts 22900-23000

22901. Snow wake up surprise. 

22902. God is still the One who provides food for the people. He 

            sees to it that grocery store shelves are stocked. 

22903. More unexpected snow. 

22904. Beautiful tulips all week. 

22905. Sledding and snowballs with Sam. 

22906. Sam jumping in the sled with me. 

22907. Sarah warming up to me. 

22908. Yummy goulash with the Andersons. 

22909. Sarah’s beautiful blue eyes and pretty earrings. 

22910. Jesus knows deepest grief. 

22911. Jesus has carried my sorrows. 

22912. Perhaps my dark night of the soul is so that I can be made 

            fully in Jesus’ image. How can I be fully made like him if I

            don’t bleed like him? 

22913. Thinking of Leslie’s laugh and chuckling myself. 

22914. Sam praying by himself for the first time. 

22915. Some sightseeing and Nepalese food. 

22916. Mitch insisting on buying my lunch. 

22917. Sarah asleep with the sucker in her mouth. 

22918. A girl helping me out with my ticket on the train. 

22919. A teyze sharing candy with me on the plane. 

22920. An empty seat beside me. 

22921. Easy metro ride. 

22922. Sushi for dinner. 

22923. Processing a bit with Heath and Lisa. 

22924. Seeing Heath come alive about a new prospect. 

22925. All you can eat Chinese buffet. 

22926. Easy bus ride home. 

22927. Brice picking me up with the night stand. 

22928. Seeing the Hintons again. 

22929. Josh’s recovery from brain surgery. 

22930. Surprising Elif. 

22931. Being there for Ece. 

22932. Seeing 3.5 pages of how the Lord whispered to me last week. 

22933. A nap on the rainy dreary weather and helping me to enjoy 

            the evening. 

22934. Senem’s joy that I had contacted her. She said she couldn't 

            stop smiling. 

22935. Their re-opened massage place. 

22936. Her telling me I can use my old unused massages. 

22937. Rebekah’s delicious food making me happy. 

22938. Waking to sunshine after two weeks of dreary weather. 

22939. Kelly hammering home that she was proud of my endurance 

            and perseverance in still clinging to the Lord after all of this 

            heartache. 

22940. Buket and Ekin leaving me a message on my white board. 

22941. B&E cleaning up before they left and also letting me lay 

            down. 

22942. Physical therapy for my foot, especially the massage gun. 

22943. Hannah is coming for a visit!!!

22944. Sunshine. 

22945. Snow. 

22946. Seeing Zeke alive and well yesterday after a bad dream about

            him. 

22947. Feelings of release of prying my fingers open. 

22948. Ece’s encouragement that they can easily video call me. 

22949. Ashton and Brice regularly saying they prefer my wellness to 

            my presence here. 

22950. The week in Czech Republic in hindsight has been good. I 

            was spiritually nourished, taken care of, had space to hear 

            from the Lord.  

22951. “You are beautiful, loved, and missed…I want to stay in your 

            grove.” -Laurie B. 

22952. GL and Les and Steinkes being ok. 

22953. Watching Nate Bargatze with Ashton. 

22954. Çakra massage open again. 

22955. John and Paul singing worship songs with me. 

22956. Meeting with H going better than expected. 

22957. Dwight finished with treatments. 

22958. No foot pain for the first time in weeks! 

22959. Dinner and games with the Lees. 

22960. The refugee getting released from the camp. 

22961. The refugee not only getting released but also given 3 year’s 

            residency. 

22962. Strengthened to pray strong prayers for Ece Abla. 

22963. 12 hours of sleep following a heavy draining day. 

22964. Rab Seninle. 

22965. A good day with Crissy, Meg and Gab. 

22966. Gab liking people finally. 

22967. Finished with physical therapy. 

22968. A chiller day before a busy week. 

22969. Seeing Beyza again.   

22970. Canon and Finley making pictures of uno cards and blueberry

            muffins for me because they know I like those things. 

22971. Little Caesars. 

22972. Getting to meet Y finally. 

22973. Leo telling me I’m the best. 

22974. Haley’s friendship. 

22975. The Morins' perseverance. 

22976. Extra leg room on the bus. 

22977. Özge’s joy at my coming. 

22978. Özge spoiling me. 

22979. Many Turks praying for Kyla and asking about her. 

22980. Cheap plane tickets home! 

22981. Excitement about the trip home. 

22982. Good ebru water and cool looking carnations. 

22983. Worship through piano. 

22984. God putting in my heart all those years ago to love the piano. 

22985. Laughing hard with Lisa. 

22986. Getting chuckled at my dad. 

22987. Miracles in Özge’s life. 

22988. A clean house. 

22989. Ece Abla feeling peace in my home. 

22990. A full house for worship. 

22991. Hannah coming to visit. 

22992. Book club girls spoiling me! 

22993. Welcome Corps… God putting this through the hand of 

            Biden. 

22994. Pork sausage! 

22995. Sunshine on green leaves. 

22996. Özge’s dad only caring about her cat. No major 

            confrontation! 

22997. Aubrey Rose finally saying my name!!!

22998. Getting my coat back!

22999. Getting to watch 'A Man Called Otto.' 

23000. A day spent with Buket in English. 

Gifts 22801-22900

22801. The fun Saran Wrap game. 

22802. Steven and Ismail’s competitiveness making us all laugh. 

22803. Cahit’s youth and eagerness, a nice addition. 

22804. Nermin and Yeliz saying my home was peaceful and 

            refreshing. 

22805. A tiring but a good week. 

22806. A full heart. 

22807. Delicious gnocchi soup. 

22808. Phone kisses from Aubrey Rose. 

22809. Getting to see the whole family. 

22810. The Lattures giving to my work. 

22811. Games with mom and dad. 

22812. Catching up with Crystal. 

22813. Starbucks delivering hot cocoa. 

22814. 3000 piece puzzle finished! 

22815. Good time with Mildred and Özkal. 

22816. A chance to get to know Lauren B. 

22817. Tennessee and Oregon like landscape. 

22818. An unexpected puzzle. 

22819. Christmas Vacation laughter. 

22820. Seaside views. 

22821. Buttery garlicky shrimp. 

22822. Remembering church hymns I grew up on. 

22823. Cards Christians Like. 

22824. Prayer changing from judgment to freedom. 

22825. A chill evening. 

22826. Little Caesar’s cheesy bread and marinara sauce. 

22827. Laughing at news bloopers. 

22828. Revisiting Bill Dance bloopers. 

22829. A chat with Sarah. 

22830. A sweet Yugoslavian taxi amca. 

22831. The local taxi guy saying I have good energy. 

22832. 10 hours of sleep in my own bed. 

22833. And a nap. 

22834. Two days without cola or a headache. 

22835. Mildred’s news of citizenship. 

22836. Roozbeh saying he wasn’t sad about the rejection because he

            had been invited by God to serve in Uşak. 

22837. Roozbeh saying he had more joy and peace even though none

            of his circumstances had changed. 

22838. Ece Abla confessing sin. 

22839. Elif coming in spite of feeling unwell. 

22840. Cahit saying he had been praying for his needs to be met and

            his prayers were heard. 

22841. GH saying he had tried living alone but realized he needed 

            community. 

22842. Amazing ebru water and beautiful tulips. 

22843. Bibimbop with the C’s and Lees. 

22844. A good conversation with Kari’s class. 

22845. Learning how impactful their Wednesday night worship 

            nights have been, dealing with deep rooted fears. 

22846. Delicious gnocchi soup with the Campbells. 

22847. Fresh croissant right out of the oven. 

22848. Sweet chatting with Caley, AR, parents, Chris and Zeke. 

22849. Reunited with Buket. 

22850. Sibel offering for me to live with them and even allowing me

            to cook pork there. 

22851. Good News from GL and Les’s call with T. 

22852. Encouragement from Brice. 

22853. Him saying they miss me when I’m gone. 

22854. Ece Abla and Deniz Abla giving me affirming words about

            my decisions. 

22855. Another good evening of ebru. 

22856. Chats with mom, dad and Aubrey Rose. 

22857. Good time of reading on the bus about emotionally healthy

            spirituality. 

22858. Hugs from Jude and Marin. 

22859. Reminders about how I am not the first to live in a foreign 

            country with these struggles. 

22860. Sushi lunch with sweet ladies. 

22861. Cafe with Lisa and Lauren. 

22862. Phase Ten and Air Pictionary with Marin and Jude. 

22863. Shake Shack. 

22864. Ticket and catching up with Crystal. 

22865. Lunch with Kathy A and the Afflecks. 

22866. Josh A. asking how marrieds can serve single friends. 

22867. A Sunday nap. 

22868. Reading with Jude. 

22869. A good meeting with Ted and Ronnie. 

22870. Feeling cared for by Ted. 

22871. Pad Thai. 

22872. Being prayed for by all 6 Suiters. 

22873. Made it on the flight to Vienna with no problems. 

22874. Feeling the soft black panther during prayer. 

22875. Not needing to show a prescription. 

22876. Ease through PC. 

22877. A simple flight. 

22878. Finding both buses. 

22879. Having an inside place to sit while I waited on the second 

            bus. 

22880. Rain and Sage being so impacted by the worship night. 

22881. God pursuing Rain. 

22882. A guy who spoke English to help me know where to get off. 

22883. A cozy apartment to rest and meet with the Lord. 

22884. MC people who want to clean for me. 

22885. Good rest after a long day of travel. 

22886. A warm shower before bed. 

22887. Bringing watercolors to the assignment. 

22888. Reminders of the gift of silence today. 

22889. A nap. 

22890. Helping out my mom. 

22891. Fresh thin bacon on a BLT. 

22892. A fresh Reese’s cup. 

22893. A recap of the past four years didn’t rekindle my anxiety. 

22894. Finding pecans and maple syrup at the grocery store, and of 

            course lots of pork. 

22895. Mitch’s son Sam making me some drawings. 

22896. Aubrey Rose, a joy of my life. 

22897. Her saying I love you. 

22898. Remembering the pain and despair upon hearing of a Hope 

            granted when mine has been denied and now seeing the

            smiling fruits that bring joy to my life as well. 

22899. A snowball fight for the first time in years. 

22900. An ugly snowman with moss hair and a crooked mouth.