Monday, June 5, 2023

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. 

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