Gifts 23701-23800

23701. 38 hearing and 26 receiving henna.

23702. Free metro and ferries to allow me to share GN.

23703. Free bus to and from KUT. 

23704. Quick China deliciousness with Sage. 

23705. A Sunday nap. 

23706. Games with the kiddos. 

23707. Puzzle and art time. 

23708. Sage and Jude helping me make sushi. 

23709. Marin making biscuits!

23710. Spam and cheese biscuits. 

23711. Another nap. 

23712. Hoopaloopa with Jude. 

23713. The surprising extra pucks on Pac-Man hockey. 

23714. Skee ball and lots of tickets. 

23715. Watching Jude have fun. 

23716. Mummified pigs in a blanket. 

23717. Dance party with glow sticks. 

23718. Naps yielding better spirits. 

23719. Chatting with Lisa for a few. 

23720. Her calling to encourage me and speak words of blessing on 

            me. 

23721. Blue mountains in the distance. 

23722. Getting to show Aubrey Rose the big bus. 

23723. A nice croissant sandwich for my meal. 

23724. Scoring the front seat with extra leg room. 

23725. Migraine subsiding with the morning. 

23726. Ciğ köfte and a few groceries delivered to my house.

23727. Seeing Elif!!! 

23728. Sunshine at the park and chatting with good friends. 

23729. Wisdom to lay down and rest when everything felt

            overwhelming. 

23730. The Altays caring for me so very much. 

23731. An easy haircut. 

23732. A good long Sunday morning nap. 

23733. Elif coming to worship. 

23734. Gnocchi soup with the Campbells. 

23735. Sharing similar burdens with them. 

23736. Creative energy to share some blogs and art to encourage

            others. 

23737. GL and Les doing better after the retreat. 

23738. Mükaddes, Rebekah, Ashton and Elif sharing what the Word

            says about not being anxious. 

23739. Steve, David and other elders caring about me. 

23740. Hearing about fruit and the Lord’s kindness at The River. 

23741. Seeing Roozbeh and Mahshid. 

23742. Menemen and simit.

23743. Good News about Sabbaths and holidays!

23744. Another nap in the exhausting chaos. 

23745. Aubrey Rose saying she misses me three times. 

23746. Joker with Ashton, Brice and Elliot. 

23747. Laura speaking true words. 

23748. Hearing some good news about GH. 

23749. Ten hours of sleep. 

23750. Elvan Hoca caring for me. 

23751. Lahana sarması. 

23752. An early exit letting me talk to family. 

23753. Hearing how Ashton has learned from me in staving off conflict. 

23754. A reaching out. 

23755. 11 hours of sleep. 

23756. Time to do art. 

23757. Time to listen. 

23758. Marin and Rain giving testimonies of healing. 

23759. A good deep tissue massage. 

23760. Özge to help proofread my Turkish. 

23761. Encouraging Elif to persevere. “Ah Rebecca, gerçekten seninle

            gurur duyuyorum. Çok uzun zamandır bu zorlukla mücadele

            etmene rağmen yine de Rab'den umudunu kesmedin. Bizler 

            için dua ettin. Gerçek bereket bu, kendin zor durumdayken bile

            başkasına ışık oldun.”

23762. Cracker Barrel and Joker and prayer with R&M. 

23763. Getting to encourage Mahsa, Mahshid’s sister. 

23764. A long afternoon nap. 

23765. Aubrey Rose getting her fake phone, standing it up and 

            “calling” me. 

23766. This Tender Earth. 

23767. News that there has been progress on my visa. 

23768. Farkle with Zeke. 

23769. The Henri Nouwen quote about the trapeze artists and the

            importance of the catcher. 

23770. Painting a more accurate picture of what my current trapeze

            freefalling feels like. 

23771. Laughter with Ekin. 

23772. Colorful lights at Atapark bringing back core memories of 

            childhood camping. 

23773. File having the cookies and cream donuts. 

23774. Good discussions with the ladies about the book of Colossians. 

23775. Getting to demonstrate some new keyboard techniques to

            Ashton. 

23776. Joker! 

23777. Being with Özge and Elif. Sharing stories and fun memories. 

23778. Chatting and Ticket with Crystal. 

23779. A bus willing to stop for me to use the bathroom. 

23780. A sweet, sweet day with Mildred. 

23781. Time with Mildred helping to cushion the blow of a visa 

            rejection. 

23782. Good rest after bad news. 

23783. A quiet time of peace before another storm of disappointment. 

23784. Lisa allowing me to emotion vomit on her. 

23785. A timely scheduled appointment with Laura. 

23786. Time to grieve. 

23787. Waking to a better idea for what I need. 

23788. Ronnie thinking similarly to me. 

23789. Claire’s apartment becoming a much better option for me. 

23790. Lisa helping advocate and mediate for me. 

23791. Ronnie too. 

23792. Starbucks, tears, laughter, prayer and boxes with Rebekah, 

            Ashton and Elif. 

23793. Sweet Zekey giving me a free family discount on my gnome

            ornament. 

23794. Seeing goodness in the hard and narrow path. A direct answer

            to prayer. 

23795. “Pap-pa always said "what is normal"… Normal is the usual 

            and expected outcome. God is anything but normal. Joseph was

            hurt, broken, and downtrodden for 17 years, awaiting

            exceptional. Candace, I know you are hurting, but God is good.

            Trust Him for anything but normal. In His time!” -Chris

23796. The BEST thanksgiving food. 

23797. A thanksgiving nap. 

23798. Time with the Morins, Campbells, Bicketts, Lees and Suiters. 

23799. Leo concerned that I’m a woman without kids. 

23800. Finding a bus with Ashton.