a dream come true

this is not, as advertised, a post on my blog tour "hey, this is where i live". it was supposed to be a post about a room where dreams come true. sorry, i lied. that will have to wait. this post is better. it's about a real dream come true, in a literal sense. and it's beautiful. i can say that because the beauty is not in what i am writing. it's a story god has written. and those are the very best kind.

our friends, paul and anne, have been in a long, heart wrenching process of adopting from ethiopia. about year ago i had a vivid dream that i was at their airport homecoming. but we lived 1500 miles apart, so that was going to stay as just another dream.

until we moved 1500 miles. and their dear son came home weeks after we moved here. and that dream came true in a literal sense. though the REAL dream come true was having their son in their arms and home for good...

 (big brother racing for the meet and greet)

 (a family reunited...and forever changed)

 (momma and her boy. priceless.)

(brothers)

 (meeting new friends...like another ethiopian named lulu)

though i was behind the camera the whole time, it actually gave me an opportunity to connect in a unique way with this dear boy...

 

he kept stealing me glances, grins and even flashed that irresistible smile...

this post isn't about MY dream coming true. it's about theirs...

which is really god's dream for them. and oh, what a dream-maker He is! happy homecoming, you guys. now on to the home living. together.