Once we arrived in Seattle around 8:00 (Seattle time), we all scattered to grab food! Here is a picture of the beautiful food court, it was definitely a nice little surprise right before we got to board our final plane!
The last plane ride was 4 hours and 6 minutes, and it was the longest flight of our lives. On top of the anticipation of touching down on Georgia soil, we also had a very upset baby on the plane with us. Of course, we hadn't slept in about 20 hours as well... We were TIRED. We did have awesome nighttime views though!
We landed in Atlanta at 5:55 a.m.! We grabbed our bags and headed out the door- where the humidity hit us right in the face. We've definitely been spoiled with the lack of humidity in Alaska! We loaded up the church buses, and we are oh so thankful for Dick Patton and Jim Gothard for picking us up! Also, we're super thankful for Larry Adams and Randy Foster for dropping us off last Sunday. I'm currently typing this on our way back to good ol' Franklin County, and I've never been so happy to be home!
Even though we're all ready to sleep in our own beds (all day), this trip was absolutely phenomenal. The past week was a week of growth... We grew close to the kids, we grew close to each other, we grew closer to God's beautiful creation, we grew emotionally, and overall... (you guessed it) we grew closer to the Lord. This experience was so humbling. We saw children from all situations, and it astounished ME, personally, how many of them have been through awful situations and they are still so young. It also opened our eyes to the fact that we have kids like this at home, and we CAN do something about it. As Tammy Melton said, this trip really lit a fire beneath all of us. We are all yearning to start something here at home now, I think that may be one of the main reasons God called us to go on this mission trip. It was all around an awesome week, and I wouldn't trade the memories, new friendships, laughter, spiritual revival, 4-square games, or plain out LOVE for anything in this world.
Thanks to everyone who has followed along with us on our "Journey to Alaska." I have loved getting to share our experiences with you, I am so sad this is my last post! (Shameless plug: follow my personal blog, Oh My Maddy, for more fun! www.maddymcree.blogspot.com) But even greater, thank you to everyone who prayed for us, donated, and supported us on this journey! We wouldn't have gotten to Alaska without you.
Now I present to you... A Recap!
Fun fact: The hike that the following picture was taken out was actually shut down three days after we had hiked it, because there are too many bears in the area. Lucky us!
I title this piece, "Stacey Respecting Quiet Hours"
Apparently, there was an earthquake while we were on this cruise! We didn't feel it on the water, so we never even knew it happened!
So long, Alaska.
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