"Welcome Home!"

"May the Lord repay you for what you have done.  May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.  Ruth 2:12 

"May the Lord reward  you well for the way you treated me today."
1Samuel 24:19

The entire time I was in Africa I really struggled.  Like a scratched vinyl record, the daily soundtrack running through my head was, "Danielle, Danielle you are so spoiled." 
So, I get back home and take a look at what I came home to. 

My lifelong friend and classmate, Casie Carter, drove all the way to Weatherford to tie balloons on our front porch chair.

Kenneth and Lisha Copeland came over with home grown mouth watering peaches and cantalope.

Jenn Montgomery filled the chair with scrumptious loaves of banana bread and sugar cookies. 

Micah's friend, Baylor White, and my nephews, Simon, Jared and Titus came over to welcome the boys home.

Crossing the threshold of our front door, I  discovered that my mom and sister  (Ms. Spic and Ms. Span) had come to my house, dusted, vacuumed, mopped AND stocked the pantry and refrigerator.

Yes, the scratched vinyl record was right, I am spoiled, extravagantly loved and  lavishly blessed.

As much as I could try, I will never be able to repay you for praying for us, providing for us, encouraging us, and taking care of our belongings.  So, to take a scripture on fasting out of context, I pray that

your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 

Matt 6:18

"May the Lord reward you well for the way you have treated me today."

1Samuel 24:19

 

First stop was for mexican food at Pappasitos.

We went through customs in Detroit, Michigan and I really appreciated the man saying, "Welcome Home."

While we were gone, my mom and dad visited Fredericksburg and they bought us one of every animal we posted on the blog.  So, the next time I go to Africa, I plan to visit the diamond mines of Rwanda and I will be posting pictures of some BIG karats.  

(I make myself laugh.)