26. My beautiful friend Rinnah (whom I miss a lot)
27. Naps
28. Late night fried eggs on toast and conversation
29. My lovely friend Dianna Cash and her refreshing and genuine heart. I love, LOVE my coffee chats with her
30. Baby Nathan on B Ward and his cuddles
31. A two hour phone call with Lisa full of laughter, encouragement and openness
32. The opportunity to lead the Baby Crèche Mercy Ministry until end of field service
33. Homemade guacamole
34. Italian blend Starbucks coffee in my French press
35. Uncle Ken bringing me yummy food at work over the long weekend
36. A compliment from Dr. Gary
37. Touring the Italian Navy ship
38. Celebrating a Gateway family birthday
39. This unfiltered beauty
40. A two hour chat with this dear friend from home
41. Italian engineers coming over to volunteer on our ship helping with small projects
42. Carmen’s freshly baked chocolate chip cookies
43. A divinely timed conversation with Ryan Cardoza that encouraged and challenged me with the question, “Are you letting the situation control your vision?”
44. Warm rain…lots of it.
45. Running an 18 minute muster at our last fire drill and seeing the look of pride on each of the Receptionist’s faces
46. The new housekeeper, Hannah, and her visible servant’s heart that goes above and beyond the bare minimum while she cleans with a joyful smile
47. Seeing some of the kids on the ship live out 1 Timothy 4:12 by serving in the dining room
48. A lazy Sunday afternoon on the beach with friends
49. Day one of VVF
50. Getting to welcome new crew every day and be reminded of how great it feels to finally be here after dreaming, planning and travelling great distance.
A Beautiful Wander 
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