Gifts 22401-22500

22401. Good time with Özge and Ashton even if Nilüfer didn’t show. 

22402. Allison’s amazing Turkish. 

22403. Seeing Senem again. 

22404. Fasting with Illianna and good time in prayer with her. 

22405. A good time in the word, remembering that the detour often is

            the road. 

22406. Watching 'The Greatest British Baking Show' with Illianna. 

22407. Time to catch up with Allison. 

22408. Her helping to serve. 

22409. Hugs from Gab. 

22410. Gökhan and Crissy coming to me. 

22411. Again making up a nice dinner with what I find in the fridge. 

22412. Hearing Olive talking about feeling ready to be "dunked." 

22413. Getting to talk with Caley and A Rose. 

22414. Hearing A Rose say “What’s that?”

22415. Getting to catch up with Chris and watch him open his gift. 

22416. Hearing Tilinia loved her pants. 

22417. Air conditioning. 

22418. Getting to help with the move by watching Sam. 

22419. Messages from Haley, Brooke, Alyssa, Roozbeh and probably

            others. 

22420. A lovely evening with Roozbeh and Mahshid. 

22421. Tear filled eyes as Mahshid read my mom’s note and Roozbeh 

            said he doesn’t feel so lonely. He knows someone is thinking of 

            him halfway across the world. 

22422. Ozge thanking God for Keti Teyze. 

22423. A sweet hostess guy. 

22424. Watching the baking show finale. 

22425. A nice, cool bus ride. No hiccups. 

22426. Sushi Co Zen

22427. Mario Cart with Jude, Marin and Illianna. 

22428. Eleven hours of sleep. 

22429. Encouragement from Allison about today being God’s best for

            me no matter what. 

22430. A ride to the metro station. 

22431. A gal patiently helping me get a card to ride the metro. 

22432. A security guard also patiently helping me get an İstanbul card

            and going the extra mile to help us get on the elevator. 

22433. An early check-in for the hotel. 

22434. Getting a discount and an upgrade on our room because of 

            Yasemen. 

22435. Her bantering with me about being an old lady. 

22436. Her showing us around the city, me not having to figure

            everything out myself. 

22437. Not feeling pierced by G’s messages when I read them. 

22438. A trolley ride. 

22439. Uzbek food. 

22440. Illianna and her sweet time here. 

22441. An air conditioned room. 

22442. A chill morning and enough rest. 

22443. Time to sit and read and rest my feet waiting on Yasemen. 

22444. Ferry rides. 

22445. Seat priority. 

22446. Getting to share GN again. 

22447. So many free cold waters. 

22448. Yasemen taking care of me in so many ways: figuring out 

            metros, carrying my luggage, giving seats, warning the taxi 

            driver. 

22449. A good breakfast with the Suiters. 

22450. Smooth trip back to Uşak. 

22451. Some wisdom from Proverbs to not answer messages. 

22452. Staying the night at the Campbells. 

22453. Unity with them. 

22454. Good time to pray. 

22455. Elif. 

22456. Hearing how God is working in Crystal’s life. 

22457. Sharing burdens with her. 

22458. Zekey loving his skates. 

22459. The Vine providing all the things Kyla still needed. 

22460. Getting to talk to the whole family. 

22461. Ahmet calling me Homie. 

22462. Feeling closer to God during this ordeal. 

22463. A day of rest, puzzling, reading, fasting. 

22464. Elif also joining in the fast. 

22465. Finding a hose for my air conditioner just when I was ready to turn around. 

22466. A sweet time with Sibel and Buket. 

22467. Good advice from Laura. 

22468. Wisdom from Tiebout and some affirmations for what I’ve 

            been feeling. 

22469. Prayer that he sees my tenacity. 

22470. A nice meal with Lauren. 

22471. Lauren joining me with Camille and Kader. 

22472. Getting to meet their baby. 

22473. AC like breezes. 

22474. Mutual encouragement from/with Lauren. 

22475. My honey lady. 

22476. Ashton making dinner for us. 

22477. A lovely time with Elif. 

22478. Quiet time and painting at the canyon. 

22479. Bölme breakfast. 

22480. Time with Özge. 

22481. A chill evening. 

22482. Seeing Kyla’s dorm room and talking to her. 

22483. A much needed afternoon nap. 

22484. A bin bin to bring me home from the bus station. 

22485. A fun evening laughing with Buket and Ekin. 

22486. The nap helping me enjoy the evening. 

22487. Making it to vacation! 

22488. Watching Alias with the girls. 

22489. Good painting time. 

22490. Berliner donuts. 

22491. An air conditioned room. 

22492. The room being a quiet refuge. 

22493. Finding chairs all together. 

22494. Hearing a fun British accent. 

22495. Lots of seafood. 

22496. Worshiping with other nations and feeling surrounded. 

22497. The sweet little girl on the bus singing. 

22498. Ice cream to cool down when we were stuck with the flat tire. 

22499. Cool mountain air after lots of heat and humidity. 

22500. Uyghur food. 

Gifts 22301--22400

22301 Sun ripened black mulberries. 

22302 Laughing so hard my belly and chest hurt at Jim Gaffigan. 

22303 Talking with my sister and A Rose. 

22304 Chick-fil-A sauce. 

22305 E leaving early. 

22306 Riding a bin bin for the first time. 

22307 Seeing Roozbeh and Mahshid at the park. 

22308 Puzzle therapy. 

22309 Illianna’s presence helping me mentally and emotionally. 

22310 Consecutive long nights of sleep also helping. 

22311 Feeling carried as the Suiters packed up and left. 

22312 The scooter turning up after prayer. 

22313 Texting Heath when he needed to share his burden. 

22314 Bathroom break in Kutahya. 

22315 Emanet places to watch our luggage. 

22316 Delicious Sbarro pizza. 

22317 AC making me cold after a stuffy bus ride. 

22318 Passports turning up. 

22319 Chill time sitting on the shaded bench in Bandırma processing

           with Illianna. 

22320 Her making a friend with the sweet baby Bura. 

22321 Cool balcony time with Marc and Haley, catching up on life. 

22322 Leo asking where the other mommy is, thinking Illianna and I

           are mommies simply because we’re female. 

22323 A good nap when I was feeling run down. 

22324 Chalk art in the bahçe. 

22325 Catching up with Brad and Hope. 

22326 Cool sea water on a hot day. 

22327 Reading time in a good book. 

22328 Leo grinning after he snuck and got out of bed. 

22329 A chance to bless Marc and Haley with a date night. 

22330 A cool and roomy bus to Izmir. 

22331 Another potty break. 

22332 Sarah picking us up from the bus station. 

22333 A chance to talk through things with Josh and Sarah. 

22334 Hearing about Marisa’s life.

22335 Her presence a blessing to me. 

22336 Sleeping with an air conditioner. 

22337 Encouraged by Cengiz Abi. 

22338 Him praying specifically for me. 

22339 Serving KPK by playing worship songs on the piano. 

22340 A train ride to Selçuk. 

22341 My buddy Emre at the hotel. 

22342 Making a friend at the silver shop. 

22343 A taxi to Ephesus. 

22344 Finding shady spots to read, a haven away from the heat and 

           crowds. 

22345 Home sweet Uşak with its 65 degree temps. 

22346 The gift of Illianna helping me be okay in this season of loss. 

22347 Perfect Reese’s cup and the way the freezer preserves its 

           freshness. 

22348 Perfect flaky warm biscuits. 

22349 Crispy sausage-like Spam. 

22350 A sweet time with Elif. 

22351 Her reminding me I’m not here in vain. 

22352 Cancelled plans allowing for rest. 

22353 Sibel telling me I’m not alone and that they will be here for me 

           and help out however they can. 

22354 Dad checking on how I’m doing in the head. 

22355 Talking with Caley, Chris, parents and Crystal all in a weekend. 

22356 Puzzle therapy. 

22357 Some alone time finally. 

22358 Migraine going away. 

22359 Campbells making dinner for us. 

22360 Catching up with them. 

22361 Delicious spinach puff pastries. 

22362 Discount at the lamp store. 

22363 Buket to help me with Turkcell stuff. 

22364 Air condition-like morning breezes. 

22364 Hearing from the Lord through Charles Sourgeon and Bethany

           Barnard’s song 'Comfort.'

22365 Art inspiration coming back to me. 

22366 Turkcell stuff finished! 

22367 Nazlı Hanım helping so much and being patient. 

22368 Buket and Lisa to help me. 

22369 A lovely evening with Roozbeh and Mahshid. 

22370 Hearing their honesty of how they’re doing. 

22371 Some time with Azize and Sude. 

22372 Playing games with Jude and Marin. 

22373 Catching up with Jenni. 

22374 Unexpected hugs from Jude. 

22375 A good time with Elif. Her life is an encouragement to me. 

22376 Seeing the Med again. 

22377 The elders being of the same mind as we are, speaking our own

           thoughts before we could bring them up. 

22378 U N I T Y. 

22379 Karen caring about my loneliness and sharing about hers. 

22380 Keeping my headaches at bay. 

22381 Good finds at IKEA: soft carpet, bamboo bookshelf, blackout 

           curtains. 

22382 Bin bins making life a little easier. 

22383 A bigger and better  air conditioner for $120 less than what I 

           was expecting to pay. 

22384 Installation the very next day in time for the heat wave. 

22385 Sweet servis guys who were polite kind and helpful. 

22386 Not getting the brunt of cranky neighbor’s yelling. 

22387 A clean house!

22388 Seeing and sitting with Buket. 

22389 Curtains dropped off. 

22390 Money for AC withdrawn. 

22391 Getring two carpets for less than the cost of one as a discount 

           for bringing so many customers there. 

22392 A ride to Vestel. 

22393 Ozge and Ashton coming to help. 

22394 Creativity to whip up last minute dinners. 

22395 Everyone leaving early. 

22396 Time to paint and make things colorful. 

22397 Not seeing G’s messages until after time in the Word. 

22398 Not letting my stomach churning get out of hand. 

22399 Maturity, listening, comfort, sharing hurts, sticking to

           boundaries. 

22400 Ease of getting curtains trimmed and paying less than $5 for the

           whole shebang. 

Gifts 22201-22300

22201. Praying with Roozbeh and Mahshid. 

22202. A drama free fellowship. 

22203. Jude and Hudson enjoying cleaning out the garden at Ghan's. 

22204. Getting to skip the mangal. 

22205. Ashton taking us to the bus station. 

22206. A twenty minute break in Afyon. 

22207. A fifty minute break in Konya. 

22208. Making it to Cappadocia. 

22209. Kyla and Mom’s joy at the balloon ride. 

22210. First nap after the balloon ride. 

22211. Buket being able to come. 

22212. Her portion of the hotel only being 10 euros. 

22213. Second nap after her arrival. 

22214. Making it in time for breakfast. 

22215. Fun atv riding. 

22216. Chinese food! 

22217. A shower and the third nap of the day. 

22218. Fun and games while Kyla tried to get an ice cream. 

22219. Early to bed. 

22220. A private tour that made things much more pleasant. 

22221. Inci Abla, a sweet tour guide. 

22222. Negative pcr tests!!! 

22223. Reclaiming my iPad after I left it at security. 

22224. A nice, cool evening with Lauren, getting to know her. 

22225. Some time to catch up with Sarah. 

22226. Beautiful stormy sky pictures. 

22227. The bus ride cooling off. 

22228. A shower. 

22229. Hot water still working in the bathroom. 

22230. A day to rest and recover. 

22231. Playing piano for worship. 

22232. Chatting with Caley and A Rose. 

22233. Delicious steak! 

22234. A bus coming quickly. 

22235. Catching up with Lisa a bit. 

22236. New flowers for the balcony. 

22237. A clean balcony. 

22238. Dobby the House Roomba. 

22239. A trip to Festiva with Lisa and Marin. 

22240. Just right crispy taco shells. 

22241. Esra not asking to stay with me. 

22242. Laura to be in my corner and speak wise words to me. 

22243. Spending the night at the Suiters. 

22244. Yeliz and Nermin being sweet to me. 

22245. Asking for a chance to share and sharing. 

22246. Excitement at seeing Senem again. 

22247. Knowing Chris cares because he sent a three word text saying

            "How is Candace?"

22248. Illianna coming. 

22249. A house full of young ones to encourage us. 

22250. Not sweating in a two day period and the rain bringing cool 

            temps. 

22251. Scoring a free breakfast at the hotel. 

22252. Getting to bow out of today’s activities. 

22253. Two naps. 

22254. Heath agreeing about what I’m feeling. 

22255. Gokhan’s excitement at a full house. 

22256. Scripture and the Holy Spirit reminding me that resting is ok, 

            encouraged even. The Marthas were busy bees but I chose the

            better. 

22257. Illianna’s eagerness, flexibility and support. 

22258. Help with orientation. 

22259. Potatoes on a stick. 

22260. Ease at the Turkcell store. 

22261. Drew’s company and encouragement and eagerness. 

22262. Sharing some with Esra. 

22263. Joy and eager expectation at seeing Senem Hoca. 

22264. Todd and Gwen’s calmness and experience and presence and

            encouragement. 

22265. Illianna’s bag coming. 

22266. Regularly running into Roozbeh at the pazar. 

22267. Rain bringing cool June temps. 

22268. A chance to rest before the crazy full house. 

22269. A quiet balcony.  

22270. Lisa and Sibel reconciling a bit. 

22271. Marin helping so much. 

22272. Being spared the violent stomach bug. 

22273. Jude massaging me. 

22274. Asian food satisfying me deeply. 

22275. Cool June temps, a reminder that God sees me. 

22276. Steaks for dinner. 

22277. Jimmy Fallon “EW!” videos with Marin and Illianna. 

22278. Marin organizing things for me. 

22279. Güneş Pide. 

22280. Not having to go to the wedding. 

22281. An introverted rest day. 

22282. Unexpectedly finding that Crystal was off work and getting to

            play games with her. 

22283. Laura to help me process. 

22284. Ahmet and Illianna bonding. 

22285. Good conversations about things that matter with Micah and

            Kara. 

22286. A day of games with the Mills family. 

22287. A sweet note left by Kara. 

22288. Good water for ebru. 

22289. Elvan making sweet desserts for us. 

22290. Nice weather for fellowship at Ghan’s. 

22291. An apology. 

22292. Feeling cared for by Ghan for a moment. 

22293. Four cool summer days that mean shutting windows. 

22294. Turkcell coming in time for me to go to the Adventure park. 

22295. First time zip lining and doing the crazy swing. 

22296. Waking to internet working. I don’t have to call someone. 

22297. Hearing the Lord’s voice telling me to call even when I didn’t

            feel like it. 

22298. A day alone to do art. 

22299. Illianna and the Mills helping to give extra support during a 

            time of extra grief. 

22300. Spring weather in late June. 

Gifts 22101-22200

22101. Not having to be a part of the hard conversation. 

22102. A bus coming quickly. 

22103. Elif checking on me. 

22104. Finding 40 things I could be thankful about. 

22105. The Altays knowing me so well. I can’t mask my sadness with

            them. 

22106. Laughter at the helium balloon voices. 

22107. A Saturday afternoon nap. 

22108. Feeling better on Sunday. 

22109. Ashton going with me to Esra’s. 

22110. The visit going quickly and smoothly. 

22111. A chance to sleep in and nap. 

22112. A quick catch up with Haley. 

22113. Mutual encouragement with Özge at the park. 

22114. Sharing homemade pizzas and last memories at the Suiters’

            house. 

22115. Sage remembering when I drank milk, pulled out a clump and

            kept drinking. 

22116. Heath remembering fighting bats. 

22117. A ride home. 

22118. Rain riding with Lisa and I. 

22119. An easy Covid test procedure. 

22120. A negative result. 

22121. Sweet time with Marisa. 

22122. Her sweet friendship. 

22123. A comfortable bed at the airport hotel. 

22124. Kind reception workers. 

22125. Decent sleep. 

22126. No hiccups. 

22127. Passed over for special treatment.  

22128. Shake Shack in the airport. 

22129. Elif checking on me in my travels. 

22130. Choosing to trust and feeling some peace. 

22131. Carry on checked for free. 

22132. Quiet time and space in the bathroom. 

22133. An empty seat beside me. 

22134. No rude riding passengers. 

22135. A fun flight attendant. 

22136. No questions or special treatment for the entire trip! 

22137. Making it through customs and to my flight even if I did have

            to run. 

22138. Luggage coming. 

22139. A bit of sleep in the car. 

22140. A nap to help me get through the day. 

22141. Seeing parents, Crystal, Grant and Chris’s family. 

22142. Holding and seeing A Rose. 

22143. Kyla’s unexpected honors. 

22144. Ten hours of sleep. 

22145. Another nap. 

22146. Rain cooling us off and giving a rainbow. 

22147. Feeling like myself. 

22148. Helping Tilinia calm down. 

22149. A nap a day for 5 days straight. 

22150. Depression subsiding. 

22151. A fun new haircut. 

22152. Knocking out a lot of shopping needs. 

22153. SCHS band playing Amazing Grace. 

22154. Zeke’s nearness. 

22155. Aubrey Rose reaching for me. 

22156. Elif wanting to make some food or prep my return. 

22157. Rapid negative Covid test. 

22158. Rest through the night and mostly peace in the morning. 

22159. Extra weight available in luggage. 

22160. Remembering that Jesus holds everything together by the word

            of his power. 

22161. Peace.

22162. Good News of a good fellowship. 

22163. A love offering, enough to get a new air conditioner. 

22164. Tim reminding me this is a pleasure because it’s for the Lord. 

22165. The first week being a filling reprieve. 

22166. Laptops in carry ons. 

22167. Check in going smoothly. 

22168. Goodbyes not so bad, few tears. 

22169. No questions coming or going. A first in 5 years. 

22170. Delay averted. 

22171. Made it to our plane with plenty of time in DC. 

22172. Kyla calming down with prayer and funny stories. 

22173. Her fear being transformed into joy. 

22174. Sushi in Germany. 

22175. Each of us sleeping on the plane. 

22176. All of our bags coming. 

22177. A hotel to sleep and shower at. 

22178. More rest. 

22179. Making it in time for our Izmir flight. 

22180. Finding water for 18TL. 

22181. Turkish pastries. 

22182. Not having an accident on the way to Ephesus. 

22183. Kyla liking gözleme. 

22184. Air conditioned car and bag storage. 

22185. Finding mom and Kyla coming out of the terrace homes. 

22186. Kyla’s gladiator proposal. 

22187. Breakfast with Heath, Lisa, Marin and Brice. 

22188. Kyla and Marin hitting it off. 

22189. The two of them entertaining each other and being kids 

            together. 

22190. ELEVEN hours of sleep. 

22191. Finding Turkish lamps 60% cheaper in Uşak. 

22192. Ice cream with the Campbells. 

22193. Praying with Elif and almost immediately hearing that Özge is

            doing better. 

22194. Özge wanting to meet and immediately recognizing that she’s

            not alone and needs to not distance herself from us. 

22195. Tears at my mom praying for her. 

22196. A nap before the Altays came over. 

22197. Kyla bonding with Ekin. 

22198. Esra helping with her part of breakfast. 

22199. Elvan getting our dried ebrus to us. 

22200. A nice evening with Roozbeh and Mahshid. 

Gifts 22001-22100

22001. H&L's conversation going well and for repentance and 

            remorse. 

22002. A short nap during the movie with Marin. 

22003. Hearing how Özge ran into Roozbeh and Mahshid, Bahram 

            Abi and others who prayed for her. She is seen and known by

            God. 

22004. A good evening with Roozbeh and Mahshid. 

22005. Praying together with them. 

22006. Gab letting me hold her. 

22007. A nap after fellowship. 

22008. Talking with my sis and A Rose. 

22009. A Rose looking at my toy soldier pic and then back at me. 

22010. Physical therapy going smoothly. 

22011. A safe trip to Antalya. 

22012. Looking back at what God has done in U-town. Lots of favor, 

            lots of sustaining. 

22013. Meeting Ramazan Abi and seeds of future partnership. 

22014. An afternoon nap. 

22015. Playing Phase Ten with Marin. 

22016. Beach time meaning the elders saw relaxed and happy faces on

            Heath and I. 

22017. Hearing how God is giving peace to Heath. 

22018. “The only fight which is lost is that which we give up.” 

            -Bonhoeffer

22019. Bema podcast saying God uses the one who is willing to 

            “throw their stone.” He can’t use a person who sits on their 

            even minimal abilities. 

22020. Both of these things being a timely word not to give up. God

            spoke through these men to me. 

22021. Laughter and games with Marin. 

22022. Sage helping the Campbell boys live their best life playing 

            video games with him. 

22023. A good massage. 

22024. A fun experience of fish therapy. 

22025. Seeing a beautiful waterfall spill out into the Mediterranean 

            Sea. 

22026. Sushi Co sushi. 

22027. Another massage. 

22028. Ticket to Ride with the Campbells. 

22029. Farkle with dad and getting an update on his life. 

22030. Sunshine vitamins. 

22031. Puzzle time at home. 

22032. Mustafa Kemal and his little boy curiosity. 

22033. Singleness paving the way for energy to be spent on kids. 

22034. Esra asking to come to felly. 

22035. Dyeing eggs with Esra and Özge. 

22036. A nice Easter meal. 

22037. Easter decor thanks to Jane. 

22038. A quick and easy physical therapy visit. 

22039. Burger King realizing they had forgotten two sandwiches. 

22040. Esra bowing out easily. 

22041. Tickets to Adana to see my pals. 

22042. Peace scriptures finally bringing peace. 

22043. A cry of release about it all. 

22044. A morning nap to help with the late night and early morning. 

22045. Chickens on a blanket instead of piggies in one. 

22046. Sushi and a movie with the kiddos. 

22047. A better evening. 

22048. Guru breakfast. 

22049. ERs finished. 

22050. Screen guys and Egeşok order coming quickly. 

22051. Good D-ship time. 

22052. Nice breakfast with Annika. 

22053. Marisa having time to meet up with me. 

22054. Team Hummus. 

22055. Nia surprising me. 

22056. GL and Les hugs. 

22057. A shower to rinse off all the sweat. 

22058. A nap. 

22059. Friends Zone with the Adana crew. 

22060. Another marriage proposal in the books. 

22061. Farkle with friends. 

22062. GL’s homemade cake. 

22063. PDT devo exposing my heart and brining some resonance. 

22064. Sing 2 and Papa Johns with GL. 

22065. Helping to patch things up with Teyze. 

22066. Helping be a sounding board for GL and Les. 

22067. Delicious Adana kebab. 

22068. Making it to my bus with plenty of time. 

22069. Making it through my longest day in Turkish. 

22070. Being at the Altays' garden house. 

22071. Taking ebru to the immigration office and Hakan Bey thanking

            me a couple times for my thoughtfulness. 

22072. An early evening. 

22073. Hearing Ivy laugh out loud at my language mistakes. 

22074. The day started with trepidation but ended with a dose of joy. 

22075. Surprised by a visit from Mildred and Özkal. 

22076. Boxed cake mix from America. 

22077. The Suiters making my birthday weekend special. 

22078. A long sleep on Saturday morning. 

22079. Ted Lasso and puzzle time. 

22080. Lights on the balcony. 

22081. A quick evening with the Altays. 

22082. Bowing out of the conflict. 

22083. Happy Birthday in Farsi. 

22084. A good sermon by Heath. 

22085. Lunch together.

22086. A break and a chance to talk to family. 

22087. Biscuits and gravy. 

22088. Morins. 

22089. People saying good memories of me and things they like about

            me. 

22090. Long talks with the Morins. 

22091. Their perseverance in a hard place. 

22092. A Monday morning nap. 

22093. Morins sharing bacon with me. 

22094. The stomach thing not spreading to everyone. 

22095. Sharing sushi. 

22096. Phase 10 with Finley and Haley. 

22097. Hugs from little Leo. 

22098. Leo pressing buttons and running off. 

22099. Two naps. 

22100. Finally having space to grieve.