Finally Home!

WHOAH!!!  I cannot begin to express how good home feels!  After close to 40 hours of planes, trains and automobiles we are home for Christmas!  Praises to the Lord for his provision and bringing our sweet AhRina home to us!!!

We woke up early and took turns going to breakfast.  Then, we woke up AhRina and got her dressed. She was happy to leave and we got in the taxi. We were able to talk to the cab driver about Jesus and the Drop Box! He said he was a little sad that we were taking her to the US, but he has very thankful for us.  We also got to share the gospel with another cab driver that stated he was Catholic and Buddist.  He said he planned to get a Bible next year, I so wish we had Korean bibles and a copy of the Drop Box to give all of these precious Korean people!

We got to the airport and got checked in.  The nice lady gave us a "Fast Pass" for customs which was great!  We met 3 other adoptive families on our flight!!  One of the families adopted a precious 5 year old little boy that was blind and autistic.  Tears flowed as they shared their story of how God brought their son to them!

AhRin did great on the flight! She only slept 1 hour out of the 14, but played with all her things.  She didn't get sad until we landed and that only lasted a moment. We had a layover in Detroit, so we cleared customs and headed to the lounge.   We had 2 hours before our next flight.  It was about 9 am. Our flight was delayed and hour, so we just waited.  It kept getting pushed back further and further.  Finally, we got a 4:00 departure time after waiting ALL day in the lounge. We boarded the plane and kept waiting and waiting and never left.  Jacie fell asleep, finally!  The crew kept saying, "It doesn't look good- we needed a pilot."  They came on board and said, "We have called a pilot and he is on the way." Well, 1 1/2 hour later they said, "We are sorry- your flight is cancelled."  CJ had been on the phone with Delta in the meantime and basically they said they couldn't get us home until the next day at 6 pm and then only to Nashville, not Huntsville.

CJ looked at the map and realized we are only 9 1/2 hours from home, so we decided to rent a car.  Jacie was still asleep through all this!  We got a car and rented a car seat and off we went!  This was about 5:00 pm.  We finally arrived at 1:30 am.  Lots of friends texted and called to be sure we were awake throughout the drive!  We stopped at McDonald's drive-thru and the car in front of us paid for our dinner.  We just wanted to cry!!!

Jacie grieved in the car and I don't blame her- I wanted out too! I just held her and told her it was ok and I love her!  She cried herself back to sleep.

When we got in the house, she was so excited to see Halmuni- Ree Ree.  She loved playing in her room and exploring all her new toys. We finally went to sleep in her bed at 3:00 and woke up with Jerri Lynn smiling at us at 7:00 am on Christmas morning!  What a gift! Thank you, Lord for my sweet family!