Home Sweet Home

A trip to California is always fun, but I have to admit that it is good to be home! Last night as my connecting flight made its way from Calgary to Vancouver, I started to become very excited. I was flying West Jet, and every seat has a little TV that you can watch, with about 25 channels to choose from. One of those channels is a live map showing the progress of the airplane. As I watched the little plane on the screen move closer and closer to Vancouver, I realized how happy I was to be going home. The thought that it truly was home made me even more joyful. I think that this trip back to California gave me some closure that I needed to make Vancouver my true home. Being there and seeing all of the places that I used to go and seeing how they no longer felt like the place that I belonged helped me to close the door that I had been keeping open. I knew in being there that if I was not with Kevin it was not my home.

When I got off the plane I practically ran to baggage claim to get my bags. I couldn't wait to see Kevin! It felt like it had been a year, not just a week. I'm not sure what we are going to do this summer when we are apart for a month. Again, it gave me a greater appreciation for those that have to be apart longer than us.

When I finally got my bag and made my way out to the car I gave him a huge hug and kiss. All the way home he kept kissing my hand the way that he does when we are driving somewhere in the car. I was so glad to see his cute face again and just talk to him. When I arrived home I burst through the door to find myself greeted by this:

I guess he missed me! It's always nice to have a surprise like that waiting for you at home. We spent the rest of the night just hanging out, watching TV and snuggling. God has really blessed me in incredible ways. I realized throughout this week that He did an amazing thing in bringing Kevin and I together. Although I thank Him for my husband every day, this trip was a good reminder of God's amazing hand at work. Kevin's favorite verse of Jeremiah 29:11 hit home as I realized, once again, that God really does know the plans that He has for us, and He will not harm us. If you had asked me even four years ago where I would be in a few years, I would never have said Vancouver, BC, but right now there is no other place I want to be. It's good to be home!