Gifts 10601-10700

10601. More time to catch up with Lori. 

10602. Looking for keys and finding good conversations. 

10603. A man to help me look for maple syrup. 

10604. Isaiah 2 goodness, “They shall beat their swords into 

            plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation 

            shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they 

            learn war anymore.”

10605. Hanging with CFS and awkward setups. 

10606. Krispy Kreme donut!

10607. Skype and seek with Zeke. 

10608. My dad and I sharing bat dreams. 

10609. Tea party crashing on the niecphews. 

10610. Jude recovering quickly at finding me instead of his mom. 

10611. Marin missing me.

10612. Fun with the Suiter kids. 

10613. Meeting a new neighbor. 

10614. Story time with Marin and Jude. 

10615. A clean house. 

10616. Real bacon!

10617. Food made. 

10618. Class pushed back and now vacation. 

10619. A $20 plane ticket, cheaper than my bus ticket. 

10620. Sharing with Sandra. 

10621. A chill bus ride. 

10622. Wind turbines. 

10623. Fog.

10624. Sarah meeting me at the bus station. 

10625. Chinese food. 

10626. Deep soul conversations with her until the wee hours of the 

            morning. 

10627. Lunch by the sea. 

10628. American goodies!

10629. Seeing an old friend. 

10630. And hearing again where the name Pork Chop came from. 

10631. Riding the ferry and discussing Jimmy Fallon. 

10632. Finally finding the right bank. 

10633. Another yabancı to help. 

10634. Kind bank employees. 

10635. Levant Bey's helpfulness and surprise that I can speak and 

            write Turkish. 

10636. 3 minute chair massage after stress for 1TL or $0.30. 

10637. An American speaker at C1 and his helpfulness. 

10638. Lindsey!

10639. Brunch and shopping with the girls. 

10640. A few minutes to rest. 

10641. Surprising Leslie. 

10642. Abundant Quelf laughter. 

10643. Worshipping in T with locals, my heart happy and full. 

10644. Seeing O Abi again. 

10645. His wife's prayer for us gals. 

10646. Hanging with Rebecca. 

10647. Chill time. 

10648. What's App convo with Pelin and Rebecca. 

10649. Oh the faithfulness of waking at 5:58 when I wanted to be

            up by 6. It still awes me. 

10650. A seat in the Havataş bus. 

10651. Making it on time. 

10652. $20 flight and the convenience. 

10653. Early to bed. 

10654. BV in my class. 

10655. Getting lots done at home. 

10656. Making a new friend in class. 

10657. My favorite bus driver. 

10658. The forgotten book order just for AB. 

10659. Prayer time. 

10660. Sweet words from Lisa. 

10661. Cold not being so bad. 

10662. Chatting with Jana, Christina, and Brooke. 

10663. Meeting baby Cedar. 

10664. Good sleep. 

10665. A window open on the bus. 

10666. Tissue in the bathroom. 

10667. A good grammar lesson from the listening teacher. 

10668. And decent grammar lesson with Captain. 

10669. Harry and Shelly writing about our time together.

10670. Dinner with Di. 

10671. A good time remembering God's faithfulness and looking

            back at his path. 

10672. Fritos with soup. 

10673. Cosby time. 

10674. Surprised by Hannah calling. 

10675. Chatting with my mom, dad, and sis. 

10676. Long time in the Word. 

10677. Warm showers on cold days. 

10678. When friends lose babies and their hope in midst of aching

            loss: "Five years ago I said goodbye. Today I stand in that 

            gap between heart ache and Heaven feeling so grateful for 

            God's redemption and grace."

10679. Jodie's words, "What precious people! It's obvious you are 

            taking the time and effort to genuinely build into their lives, 

            and that is an overwhelming sign of love. I'm confident that

            is having an impact."

10680. And KK's words: "I felt tangibly how pleased He is with

            you too. You know this, I'm sure, but just be reminded today

            that your perseverance to press on in faith and allow Him to

            be made strong and evident through your weakness in 

            persistent love is a beautiful thing. I love what He's doing in 

            you. I love what He's doing through you."

10681. A friend to navigate the uprooting feeling of schedules 

            changed. 

10682. Ayten, an advocate. 

10683. The Vaughn house, a refuge. 

10684. Meeting new friends. 

10685. Chatting long and laughing with AB. 

10686. A seat on the bus twice today. 

10687. Lunch in sunshine. 

10688. Laughing with Ayten. 

10689. Dinner with Evrimler. 

10690. Remembering truth that tempting things are mere shadows

            of true, glorious realities. 

10691. Worshiping through song and tears. 

10692. "There'll be no sorrow there,

            No more burdens to bear,
            No more sickness, no pain,
            No more parting over there;
            And forever I will be,
            With the One who died for me,
            What a day, glorious day that will be.
            What a day that will be,
            When my Jesus I shall see,
            And I look upon His face,
            The One who saved me by His grace;
            When He takes me by the hand,
            And leads me through the Promised Land,
            What a day, glorious day that will be."

10693. A little online shopping and a fun shoe purchase. 

10694. Snickers, a good cure for culture shock. 

10695. Seeing Grandma F's helper. 

10696. The kindness of Rose's husband. He remembered me when I 

            did not remember him and without hesitation took the

            family to the hospital. 

10697. CFS. 

10698. Enough small canvases for my project. 

10699. Flowers from Sandra. 

10700. A chance to surprise DG. 

Gifts 10501-10600

10501. Chatting with Brooke and the camaraderie she gives. 
10502. Prayers from her. 
10503. Lisa's encouragement. 
10504. Good discussions with DG, accents leading to horror 
            movies leading to funerals then Heaven, then the Word. 
10505. Essentially getting paid to paint.
10506. Renewed fondness for locals and my home. 
10507. AB's smile. 
10508. Wonderfully cool breeze. 
10509. Finding language exercises online. 
10510. The idea to prayer walk. 
10511. Meredith's invitation. 
10512. Corinne's emailed poem. 
10513. Kaitlin's timely words. 
10514. Sweet videos of the niecphews. 
10515. A package filled with all kinds of love on a day when I
            needed it. 
10516. More specifically a Tshirt from the Wild West road trip, a 
            new charm, a note, pics of the niecphews, some books, and
            an iTunes card. 
10517. Spending some time praying and observing. 
10518. Being proposed to repeatedly by the mom but having 
            Kaylyn and Meredith there to help laugh through it. 
10519. Getting to be a part of Ellen's last art class. 
10520. A seeker. 
10521. Somehow getting my language hours this week in spite of the odds. 
10522. Getting to chat with Megan for a bit. 
10523. Chatting with AB. 
10524. Him introducing me to a new neighbor. 
10525. Familiar and kind faces at the Pazar. 
10526. The nut guy sending me home with some melons. 
10527. The sweet strawberry lady. 
10528. AB offering to carry the melons home on his bike for me. 
10529. Choosing to bus to fellowship was a good idea. 
10530. Jude's sweetness and awesome dance moves. 
10531. There's not a lot of certainty here but eating well at 
            fellowship is certain. 
10532. Chocolate cake and dance parties. 
10533. Getting to Skype into Christina's wedding. 
10534. Surviving the bat takeover. 
10535. My bedroom a batless haven during the wedding. 
10536. Birol Bey waging war on the bats. 
10537. Heath and Bryan coming at midnight to help too. 
10538. A house with no flying creatures. 
10539. Getting to stay with the Suiters to recover. 
10540. Waking up to sweet Suiter kids. 
10541. Cleaning and Matt Chandler. 
10542. The beauty that the gospel is for all people and the only
            religious way that crosses both socioeconomic lines as well 
            as ethnic lines. 
10543. Watching the video of how the gospel spread to America. 
            All this from 120 people. And it spread through laying 
            down their lives not taking the lives of others. 
10544. Harry and Shelly's graciousness that I was late. 
10545. Friendship with them and fun conversations. 
10546. Riding the pirate ship safely in spite of seeing a tool box
            right beside the ride. 
10547. Winning a cheesy prize by shooting balloons with a gun. 
10548. Another bat and AB coming to my rescue. 
10549. A market four doors away with popcorn. 
10550. AB sharing his sweets with me and giving me a lesson on
            the benefits of real sugar. 
10551. And him checking to make sure DG is a respectable girl on
            my behalf. 
10552. Fun times painting with her and good conversations. 
10553. Thinking all those years ago that maybe God would use art. 
10554. Getting to FaceTime with Brooke, Angie, and so many
            others into Brooke's baby shower. 
10555. A day chosen to rest and managing to get easy language hours. 
10556. A chance to blog. 
10557. Heath coming to check for bats. 
10558. Big sis U coming over with soup. 
10559. Connecting with her over art. 
10560. Sage and Mert stopping by. 
10561. Chatting with AB about truth. 
10562. Him introducing me to new neighbors. 
10563. Finding a good screen idea. 
10564. Realizing the bats are bringing good. 
10565. Fun morning with the Suiter kids. 
10566. A bus coming quickly. 
10567. The girl at English Home remembering my name. 
10568. Doing better on grammar than I thought. 
10569. A whole fun day with Di. 
10570. Laughing about things. 
10571. Her helping with ev. 
10572. Coming home to AB's kindness. 
10573. Hearing his story of how he met his wife at their
            engagement. 
10574. Back/bat room cleaned
10575. Taking lunch and eating at Istikbal. 
10576. CFS's reaction to Princess' hair and makeup job on me. 
10577. Pizza with the Vaughns. 
10578. Chatting with Sindy. 
10579. Mert's hellos. 
10580. Fellowship game/Chick-fil-a/cupcakes/Cinderella movie 
            day. 
10581. Rain and thunder for the first time in 2 months. 
10582. Kindness in the village. 
10583. Chick-fil-a biscuits.
10584. Laodicea. 
10585. Pamukkale part 2. 
10586. Dinner time. 
10587. Shaun the Sheep in the car. 
10588. Slow morning.
10589. A chance to serve Di and get lots of language hours.
10590. Unprepared but her prepared. 
10591. Normal "headaches" absent.
10592. Turkish breakfast. 
10593. A chill afternoon. 
10594. A nap. 
10595. Experiencing the holiday with CFS. 
10596. More rain. 
10597. Waking and realizing the 15 new bats in my house was a
            dream. 
10598. Morning worship. 
10599. Truth sharing with AB. 
10600. My neighbors' adorable granddaughter singing like a
            champ.

Gifts 10401-10500

10401. A quiet and yummy sushi dinner. 
10402. Finally going back to sleep. 
10403. Feeling so lonely and out of place but a sister dispelling                    
            that. 
10404. Adaland views.
10405. Hot day, cool water. 
10406. Mostly short lines. 
10407. Riding rides with Kaylyn and Marin. 
10408. Hearing about what Trevor has learned. 
10409. Fun making sandy sea serpents with Kaylyn, Marin, and
            their dads. 
10410. A creative outlet for me on the beach. 
10411. A chance to decompress. 
10412. My eye feeling better as the day progressed. 
10413. A brother serving me. 
10414. Jude's sweet little voice on the way home. 
10415. Blackberry cobbler. 
10416. Late night discussions with Lisa. 
10417. Cora's bow after the applause for eating well. 
10418. AB helping me with the coal. 
10419. Pepperoni pizza. 
10420. And brownies. 
10421. Chatting with my mom and dad. 
10422. A good cry to release. 
10423. Chatting with my sis. 
10424. My air conditioner installed. 
10425. Floors cleaned. 
10426. Seeing Umran out and about. 
10427. Cool fall breezes. 
10428. Seeing old Pazar friends and meeting a new one. 
10429. Chatting for a long time with my sister. 
10430. Taking patronus quizzes with her. 
10431. Understanding and responding faster to Di's texts. 
10432. A chill day, a saner mind. 
10433. The British boy excited to be a big brother video. 
10434. First time making biscuits. 
10435. Blogs written. 
10436. ER submitted. 
10437. Brownies, brownies, brownies. 
10438. Chatting with my bro. 
10439. Revelation Song + Redeemer, Majesty, Peace, Healer, 
            Everlasting, King, Righteous, Eternal, Holy, Lord, Savior, 
            Lamb of God, Awesome, Deliverer, Yahweh, Sovereign, 
            Jesus. 
10440. Golden morning sunshine. 
10441. Making food for neighbors. 
10442. Fresh flowers. 
10443. Hanging with Big Sis U. 
10444. A walk around the park to clear my head. 
10445. A cry to release. 
10446. Time with DG. 
10447. AB's sweetness. 
10448. A whole day with Di and how good it was for both our 
            souls. 
10449. Getting to talk about things from the heart. 
10450. Her offering to go to the bank with me. 
10451. Mail things sent. 
10452. Rest in the afternoon. 
10453. Real sharing time with ladies. 
10454. Prayer. 
10455. Golden sunshine. 
10456. Seeing familiar faces at the University. 
10457. Mr. John in his element. 
10458. The cantin guy being friendly. 
10459. A good afternoon nap. 
10460. Large chunk of time to study. 
10461. Making plans for my mom and bro to come visit. 
10462. Waking to the sunrise. 
10463. Anxiety fleeing, peace coming. 
10464. A kind man at the Cultural center. 
10465. Feeling missed by CFS. 
10466. Biscuits from Lisa and dinner from Meredith. 
10467. And salmon from Mer. 
10468. Chatting with Christina. 
10469. The reminder that following Jesus is supposed to be 
            uncomfortable and my heart is encouraged by that reality in
            the midst of abundant discomfort. 
10470. Finding the education building. 
10471. Finding friendly pharmacy workers.
10472. Finding a fun Turkish TV show.
10473. Sharing the Cosby show with Rain and Jude. 
10474. Morning nap. 
10475. Friendlies at the Pazar. 
10476. Skyping with most of my family. 
10477. Good loving from Joel. 
10478. BBQ sandwiches with the Vaughn's. 
10479. Rereading C.S. Lewis about the letters to large to read. 
10480. Fun day with Rain, Sage, and Marin. 
10481. Sharing treats with Sage's friends. 
10482. Hanging out with neighbor kids.
10483. Corndogs for dinner. 
10484. Hearing rain for the first time in a while. 
10485. Hanging with Fazilet and Aris. 
10486. Her plainly telling me she needs to leave since I don't
            always pick up on cultural cues. 
10487. Getting paperwork in for an art class. 
10488. The mustache cafe's owner greeting me. 
10489. Time to make sure food doesn't go to waste. 
10490. Talking with family as I tend to the food. 
10491. Mopping floors with my sister.  
10492. Hide and go a Zeke. 
10493. Chatting with Aly. 
10494. Reminder that following means goodbyes and a life without 
            ease but getting more of Jesus is worth it. 
10495. Hannah's message that my life somehow encourages her to
            remember He is worthy. 
10496. Great long time in the Word and prayer. 
10497. Floors are clean. 
10498. Migros Jet guy making sure my chicken was in date. 
10499. Chatting with the security guards. 
10500. A chance to serve them.