February 1, 2012

sweetest homecoming.

 

Last weekend, we welcomed home our sweet friends Jenna & Phillip and their daughter Emme!!!
It has been an absolute JOY and honor to walk this road with them and to see their daughter come HOME!


Her oldest son Parker & I worked on these signs the week before...pretty good huh :) 




lots of waiting.....


there they were!!!!

seriously so much joy and emotion.  I'll let the pictures do the talking....














New family of FIVE!!!!


the supporters ;) 


I tell you and show you all of this to remind myself & to show you that at the END OF THIS....
there is a beautiful child.
a child that has been prayed for and loved for years.

I have spent a lot of time at the Knights house these past few months, and every time I go over - Jenna & I sit in Emme's empty room.  Well the first time I went over to their house post-airport I about cried.  

I whispered to Jenna, "We are in Emme's room...and she is HERE!!"  
This is her pushing the chair I always sit in, around in circles just giggling and giggling.

She's here and she's perfect. 
She is who God picked out for this precious family!
What a joy and honor it has been to watch His plan come to life!
We love you Emme!!! 




6 comments:

  1. Oh tears!! Thank you for this sweet reminder. In the wait sometimes it feels like paperwork. Like time passes and nothing happens. Like the empty room will always stay that way. Thank you for the beautiful(and I do mean beautiful, woah, Emme!!) reminder that in the end, God will place the perfect child for each family in their care.

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  2. Wow! I am crying reliving it all. It is really amazing to sit in a room that was once empty for what seemed like forever but is now full. She fills her room with so much laughter and joy and I am so thankful for that! I am also thankful for you and all you have done to help get her here! SHE IS HERE!!!

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  3. Goosebumps. That is one blessed little girl. These pictures are absolutely amazing. I bet it's still do surreal to that family. To have a room just waiting for so long...empty. And suddenly there she is. Alive and well and THERE. Praying lots of love and blessings over this family and YOU.

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  4. awesome pictures!!! I feel like I was there just looking through them all! LOVE IT!!! Can't wait for YOUR airport party!!! xoxo

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  5. Beautiful pictures. Emme is precious!

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  6. Beautiful pictures. Emme is precious!

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