We arrived by ship to Istanbul, Turkey at 6:00 pm. It was amazing to see the famous Blue Mosque and to imagine that in a few minutes my wonderful Turkish son would have flown 900 miles to meet me at the ship.
It was a very emotional reunion, since we had not seen each other in 8 years. This first night, his wife and baby stayed at the hotel to rest up for our big day.
.JPG)
Vatan took me to dinner and to coffee. We talked and talked. I had made him an album of his life in Colorado. We laughed and laughed as we remembered so many special times.
The next morning, we met Deniz and Mercan for breakfast. Deniz speaks perfect English. She is an amazing woman. She attended the University in Istanbul, so she was very glad to be there. They now live in a remote part of Turkey at an air force base. Vatan flies F16 jet planes. Funny that I taught him to drive a car when he was 18. Wow!!!
My heart was bursting to hold their precious six month old Mercan. She just lights of the room. She went right to me.
Vatan and Deniz are amazing parents. They have nurtured Mercan and loved her and it shows. I have never seen Vatan happier.
For lunch ,we went to an outdoor restaurant where we could actually lie down. The Turkish music was playing and we could relax and just get know each other again. It was if we had never been apart. Thank you, Vatan and Deniz for an amazing day. Thank you for all the beautiful gifts you gave me. Thank you, Mom for this precious gift of this trip. I praise God that He included this day in His plan for my life.
We arrived by ship to Istanbul, Turkey at 6:00 pm. It was amazing to see the famous Blue Mosque and to imagine that in a few minutes my wonderful Turkish son would have flown 900 miles to meet me at the ship.
It was a very emotional reunion, since we had not seen each other in 8 years. This first night, his wife and baby stayed at the hotel to rest up for our big day..JPG)
Vatan took me to dinner and to coffee. We talked and talked. I had made him an album of his life in Colorado. We laughed and laughed as we remembered so many special times.
The next morning, we met Deniz and Mercan for breakfast. Deniz speaks perfect English. She is an amazing woman. She attended the University in Istanbul, so she was very glad to be there. They now live in a remote part of Turkey at an air force base. Vatan flies F16 jet planes. Funny that I taught him to drive a car when he was 18. Wow!!!
My heart was bursting to hold their precious six month old Mercan. She just lights of the room. She went right to me.
Vatan and Deniz are amazing parents. They have nurtured Mercan and loved her and it shows. I have never seen Vatan happier.
For lunch ,we went to an outdoor restaurant where we could actually lie down. The Turkish music was playing and we could relax and just get know each other again. It was if we had never been apart. Thank you, Vatan and Deniz for an amazing day. Thank you for all the beautiful gifts you gave me. Thank you, Mom for this precious gift of this trip. I praise God that He included this day in His plan for my life.
1 comment:
Cindy, You have touched the lives of so many people! It's really wonderful to see God is using your love and life all over the world!
God bless you and John!
JOY
Post a Comment