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.