Gifts 9301-9400

9301. Beyhan helping me order more water. 

9302. Discovering I love the pazar and Migros early on Saturday
          mornings because it's quiet, peaceful, and not crowded. 

9303. Sushi for lunch. 

9304. Smoked salmon. 

9305. Fellowship Asian meal. 

9306. Getting to play story cubes with Aly and Zeke. 

9307. Getting to Skype with my bro.

9308. And my mom, dad, and sister. 

9309. Waking with no headache. 

9310. Not waking up coughing in the night.

9311. Meredith's scones. 

9312. Sunday morning quietness. Reminded me of Brazil. 

9313. Breakfast with the Vaughns. 

9314. An open pharmacy. 

9315. Enjoying my day off studying. 

9316. A clean stuffed elephant.  

9317. My language test seeming easy. 

9318. Little girls running in the rain with umbrellas. 

9319. Going back to sleep this morning. 

9320. Finding envelopes. 

9321. Iskender for lunch when I realized I needed to kill time 
          waiting for the post office to reopen. 

9322. Dinner at the Vaughns. 

9323. Team time and sweet prayer. 

9324. A chance to grieve long and well.

9325. My welcoming neighbors F&U.

9326. Lisa complementing my language. 

9327. A hug from Meredith after telling her my phone woes. 

9328. Waking with renewed perspective that it's just a phone, just a 
          tool, if a wrong phone is my biggest problem then I am
          blessed. 

9329. Homemade donuts celebrating my last shot.

9330. Breakfast with locals. 

9331. Enjoying the warm day at the park. 

9332. A funny story from the tax office involving the shirt with the
          tag and the worker thinking I was cutting Lisa's hair. 

9333. Fresh spring flowers everywhere including my home thanks
          to Lisa. 

9334. Getting much accomplished during my three hour window. 

9335. Having share time with Lisa and Meredith. 

9336. Help from the visa lady.

9337. Getting my visa today!

9338. No line at the bank. 

9339. And successfully paying my bill. 

9340. Tax questionnaire submitted. 

9341. A smiling bus driver asking questions. 

9342. And the oddity and gift that I was the only passenger. 

9343. The bird coasters still there. 

9344. Able to go back to sleep this morning. 

9345. The nut guy at the pazar. 

9346. The Migros cashier remembering I had left my post-it notes 
          and making sure I got them.

9347. Getting to see Lori. 

9348. The reminder that God will never scold me for giving too
          much grace. 

9349. A great day resting on the Sabbath. 

9350. Extended time in the Word, crafting, blogging, Skyping.

9351. Loving the way the hot air balloon painting turned out. 

9352. People at the university to help me. 

9353. Officially registered. 

9354. Tackling my to do list. 

9355. Medicine to help my sore throat.

9356. Watching the man walk hand in hand with his son. 

9357. Not choking on the cough drop last night. 

9358. Getting a 90 on my language test. 

9359. Walking in to the university with Ayten and her informing
          me of what's going on. 

9360. Home from class early enough to rest a bit. 

9361. Sweet time of prayer. 

9362. Friends to help meet my needs in the power outage. 

9363. Fresh squeezed orange juice and soup from Meredith. 

9364. The power coming back on. 

9365. Paying my electric bill in less than three minutes. 

9366. Successfully signing up for a Yemeksepetti account and
          having my first food delivery to my house. 

9367. Neighbors to help navigate that.

9368. My first good night's sleep in a week. 

9369. Waking without a shoe throat for the first time in several 
          days. 

9370. Having a seat on the bus. 

9371. Frustrated about this phone and the countries' capitals but
          happy that my favorite teacher teaches me on Thursdays.

9372. Friends to commiserate with me and pray for me. 

9373. Unexpectedly seeing Beyhan and always at times where I'm
          feeling down and she cheers me up. 

9374. Beautiful weather. 

9375. Finding the scarves I loved on sale and a fun T-shirt at
          Defacto. 

9376. Flowers from Samran, another joy bringer.

9377. Working through my sin and sanctification through tears, 
          prayers, and worship. 

9378. The idea to write about Easter in my paper. 

9379. Getting to chat with the niecphews for a minute tonight. 

9380. Eyes looking better today. 

9381. A guy giving up his seat for me today. 

9382. A chance to stumble through an explanation of Easter in my
          class. 

9383. Laughter there again. 

9384. Bryan taking care of my phone for me. 

9385. And it's fixed and usable again. 

9386. Getting to Skype with my family for a long time. 

9387. A day in the kitchen. 

9388. The Pazar lady teaching me how to tell if a tomato is tasty, I 
          just wish I understood her explanation.

9389. Getting to be a part of the front end of things here, quite
          exciting. 

9390. Easter sunrise reminding me that the light had indeed 
          defeated the darkness. 

9391. Worshipping and communion at the park. 

9392. Hummus was a hit. 

9393. Sweet Jude sleeping in the stroller. 

9394. Hamburgers and grilled chicken wings. 

9395. Sweet friends to help look for the key. 

9396. Finding it finally on the stroller. 

9397. A chill evening watching 'Sense and Sensibility.'

9398. Chatting with Ayten before class. 

9399. Good prayer time with friends. 

9400. A chance to blog/process.