- Time in Almaty with a a good friend!
- Canasta playing
- The chance to have deep conversations about life
- A safe and nice apartment to live in
- Work that I can get behind 100%
- An air conditioner in my bedroom
- A washing machine that works when I employ the tricks I have learned
- Time with friends in the mountains
- The times when a choice in attitude produces a great day
- A car with 4WD to get around town and cart people and things
- People who come all the way over here for a few weeks/months at a time to build into lives
- The book "Love Does" and its encouragement to me this week
- Medication that can help with allergies and asthma
- Overall good health
- Indoor plumbing
- Windows with screens
- Text messages from friends
- A great staff that I get to work with
- The mountains that I see each day
- Friends and family that support me
- People that ask the hard questions and want answers
- The chance to sleep in
- A train with air conditioning on a 95 degree day
- Encouraging emails
- A shared train room with a woman and her small children
- The manholes without covers that I have not driven my car into
- The train conductor who had never met an American before and was thrilled
- Finding good deals while shopping for souvenirs
- The ability to buy bacon in Almaty
- Surprises
- Safe taxi drivers
- A refrigerator covered with pictures of friends from all over the world
- The joy on a person's face when they meet me for the first time and realize I speak Kazakh
There are so many more, but these are the things that come to mind immediately. I hope each of you is able to be encouraged by the small blessings that come your way throughout each day!
