This is Home!

"Created for a place I've never known

This is HOME, Now I'm finally where I BELONG

I've got my heart set on what happens next, I've got my eyes wide and it’s not over yet

WE ARE MIRACLES & we are not ALONE!"

These are the words to a song I love that played over and over in my head as we began to circle over St Louis. As I am holding Maverys little hand, and knowing what is waiting below for us the tears were just flowing.

Home, at last!

We landed right on time and Mavery woke up just as we hit the gate. I changed her clothes quickly and we were off! She was being very quiet and calm getting off this time, lack of sleep finally catching up to her I think.


We got off the plane and we could hear the crowd before we saw them. Sage’s little voice was loud and clear and I saw her and she came running to me before I was even all the way through the walk way. She just threw her little arms around my neck with tears in her eyes saying mommy, mommy over and over. It was SOO sweet. Makenna, Sawyer and Malaine quickly came over to and it was so good to see them and touch them and see how excited they were to see us!

There were over 40 of our family and friends gathered there to greet us with beautiful signs and hugs and smiles. It was such a blessing to be met by this group. Being that this is our 5th child, our 2nd adoption, it could be considered “old news”. But they treated it just like it was our first child with how excited they were for us. Which of course is no surprise. Since we started on this journey of adoption almost 3 years ago, this group has been our cheerleaders, our encouragers, our shoulders to lean on when the wait went on forever. They have believed in us and believed that God would bring our children home to our arms. Once again God whispered to my heart, they love you and they believe in ME. These are the ones who will stand by you as your raise these FIVE. And I know that God was smiling down on us and wrapping us up all together in His love as this group was there to witness us become a family of SEVEN.

One of our friends handed Mavery THE green phone and she knew exactly what it was and was quick to sling it over her wrist in it’s rightful place. Sage on the other hand was none to happy with the pink phone she was given and we heard over and over, “ I want a green phone to.” Some of the girls left to try and find her the green phone and while they founds phones, a different little mermaid, a bling bling phone, they were not THE green phone. So we will be on the search for the green phone when we are out!

Mavery was overwhelmed of course, and wanted me to hold her. Sage was trying to figure it all out and wanted me to hold her. I am cursing myself once again for not working out more to handle almost 60 pounds of girls! At one point they are both crying, I am crying and thinking to myself, WHAT WAS I THINKING? I can’t do TWINS! Thankfully at that point we started heading out to the car.

Mavery did well in the car seat, better than I figured. She cried at first but quickly calmed down with food from Makenna! She sat and just stared at Sage and Sage said “She don’t talk to me, she just stare at me!” Then when Mavery did speak to her in Chinese, Sage said “what she say to me?” We were all getting a good laugh. I told Mark to take a look around him; we still have one more seat open in our van!

We got home to some of the airport crew here and Mavery walked in like she knew exactly where she was! She ran off playing and giggling with the kids. Of course we have enough here to make her feel like she was right back at her orphanage in some ways! ;0) She was saying hello to everyone and giving out hugs. She enjoyed her cake and we all enjoyed just being together here.

It is good to be home, it is good to have Mavery home. We are so thankful that God has once again allowed us to parent one of His blessings, a true miracle & a gift that we will forever treasure.

**I have lots of homecoming photos I want to share and I am working on a slide show I will add soon.

**Also have a few posts I started on our trip that I want to finish and get up. I hope to have them done this week.

**My mom made the girls matching dresses and my cousin Amy made her girls dresses, aren't they adorable?

This is Home-Switchfoot--I've got my memoriesThey're always inside of meBut I can't go backBack to how it wasI believe it nowI've seen too muchBut I can't go backBack to how it wasCreated for a place I've never known[Chorus]This is HomeNow I'm finally where I belongWhere I belongYeah, this is homeI've been searching for a place of my ownNow I've found it,Yeah this is homeYeah, this is homeBelief over miseryI've seen the enemyAnd I won't go backBack to how it wasAnd I've got my heart set on what happens nextI've got my eyes wide and it's not over yetWe are miraclesAnd we're not alone[Chorus]And now after all my searchingAfter all my questionsI'm gonna call it homeI've got a brand new mindsetI can finally see the sunsetI'm gonna call it home[Chorus]Now I know, Yeah this is homeI've come too farNo, I won't go backThis is home