Gifts 26001-26100

26001. Dad helping me get my gas back on my stove. 

26002. 13 hours of sleep. 

26003. Seeing Abby and Steph at church. 

26004. Meeting Deren there too. 

26005. Köfte with Neval. 

26006. Dinner with the Suiters. 

26007. Caley doing a bit better after seeing the lawyer. 

26008. Massage and a swim. 

26009. Catching up with Leslie. 

26010. Time with the Lees. 

26011. A nap. 

26012. Bus 256 coming right away, empty providing a seat and taking

            out one form of public transport. 

26013. Not slipping on the steep slippery pavement. 

26014. Sibel’s cooking. 

26015. Feeling rested for the first time in a while. 

26016. Laughing with Abby about the disturbance the cold air caused

            in the middle of church. 

26017. Seeing Serkan and Berna again. 

26018. A good book. 

26019. The whole family together at Chris’s and on the phones. 

26020. River yelling Coco. 

26021. River telling me about the jeep. 

26022. Swim helping my sore feet and calves. 

26023. Answers about my class schedule. 

26024. Enjoying my anthropology readings. 

26025. Popcorn. 

26026. Heath entering with no problem. 

26027. Time with Özge and Göksel. 

26028. A green campus. 

26029. All the myriad of colors God created. 

26030. Nate Bargatze podcast. 

26031. Beraiah coming to visit. 

26032. Introducing her to Ethem Efendi Kahvaltı. 

26033. Getting ceramic nativities from Mustafa Bey. 

26034. The server at the restaurant thinking I was Turkish. 

26035. Seeing the Suiters several days this week. 

26036. Botanical gardens with Beraiah. 

26037. Finally losing the cat. 

26038. Running into Kelsey and Berna and her mom in Kadıköy. 

26039. Riding the tram giving my feet a break. 

26040. A timely bathroom. 

26041. Seats on the metro. 

26042. River being hung up on “bad guys.”

26043. Me asking him where the good guys are and him saying

            “Um… um… um…”

26044. Mom and dad helping to pay my way to America in January. 

26045. Deciding to go to Uşak to be with my people who know and

            love me. 

26046. The decision meaning I’ll see Haley, Özge and other Izmir 

            ladies. 

26047. Making Mahshid’s day… her sending over a dozen gifs. 

26048. Finally meeting up with Steph. 

26049. Getting school work done at Starbucks. 

26050. Nateland podcast. 

26051. Time to chat uninterrupted with my mom. 

26052. Peanut butter and blueberry toast keeping me alive these days. 

26053. Time to paint. 

26054. Good audiobooks. 

26055. Seeing Özge, Sarah, Joanna, Leyla, Lauren, Mükaddes, 

            Çiğdem, Haley and Şule. 

26056. Able to cut out of the wedding early. 

26057. Ashton and Hudson volunteering to go with me. 

26058. Sweet time encouraging and bearing burdens with R&M. 

26059. Catching up with Ashton and Brice. 

26060. Fortune cookies making the Campbell boys happy. 

26061. Elif coming to fellowship. 

26062. Time on the bus and train to do homework. 

26063. Catching a ride to the gym with Lisa. 

26064. Enjoying anthro articles these days. 

26065. Laughing so hard as dad negotiated renting A Rose’s toy for

            River only to discover it was nail polish and then listening as

            dad tried to chase him down. 

26066. Crystal’s amazing new job offer!!! 

26067. ANT 571 online meaning a day at home. 

26068. Bounce it and The Simpsons with Jude. 

26069. Crystal letting me dump on her and correct me when I felt 

            money left by a guest was rude. 

26070. Marin really liking my bracelet gift. 

26071. Homemade sushi with the Suits. 

26072. A swim, the sauna and massage with Jen. 

26073. A Sunday nap. 

26074. Crystal reaching out to my sister. 

26075. Laughing with Crystal. 

26076. Seeing bright hope shining at this new job offer. 

26077. Crystal meeting Illianna. 

26078. A day of rest. 

26079. Playing hide and seek with River on the phone. 

26080. Getting a bit ahead on homework assignments. 

26081. A quiet calm bus ride on Sunday. 

26082. Good conversations with Abby. 

26083. Another time to pray and dream at Yeditepe. 

26084. A call with Heather and Steve and Heath. 

26085. Chatting and laughing with my sister. 

26086. Sunshine and good conversations with Lisa. 

26087. Sabbath rest. 

26088. Painting time with Vasantha. 

26089. A good interaction with Dr. Şar. 

26090. Grace when I made the Suiters wait. 

26091. Caner’s humble and worshipful leadership into worship. 

26092. Songs bringing us deeper in and closer to the One who is holy. 

26093. A sermon that made me think. 

26094. Sharing burdens, visions, encouragement with Berna and 

            praying together. 

26095. Sharing a bus ride with Yeşim. 

26096. How often A Rose is singing these days. 

26097. The way she says Tris. 

26098. A clean house. 

26099. A cargo guy who found a box for me and helped package it up even though it was my responsibility. 

26100. Leslie coming to spend Thanksgiving with me.