Saturday, February 3, 2007

Homecoming

I'm sorry it has been so long in this post coming, but it has been an incredibly hectic couple of days. We arrived back home to South Carolina on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. We were met at my parents house by Ron and Lindsay and the kids and Isaac was given a blue light escort towards our house. About half way there we met up with the Three and Twenty Fire Department and Isaac was not only given a blue light escort but also received a fire truck escort. It was complete with sirens and horns. Isaac was on the edge of his seat the whole way in anticipation of turning in the neighborhood.










We pulled into the neighborhood and the Cul de Sac was lined with people with banners and fireworks. When Isaac saw all the people he became overwhelmed with tears of joy. It was an emotional moment for everyone. It is probably the best day we have experienced ever. Before going inside we had a time of prayer thanking God for Isaac's return home.






We then went inside so Isaac could see his train room for the first time. Although everyone couldn't come inside becasue of germs, people lined around the windows at the train room to get a glance at his reaction. At first, his reaction was sheer amazement. He then was overwhelmed with tears of joy. To everyone that helped make the train room possible, we say thank you. I think this picture says it all.





It took a while for the emotion to sink in and realize that after over 15 months we finally were home. Last night we had a drop in with lots of family and friends stopping by. Isaac had been wanting to shoot fireworks ever since he had been in the hospital and his buddies the Finleys at Charlies fireworks hooked him up with a ton of them.










Again, thanks for everything that everyone has done during this time. We are truly grateful for all of your prayers and support. We will be back and forth to Cincinnati every two weeks for next several months.

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