It was the day they had been looking forward to for a long time. Every evening while Caleb got ready for bed, Frank made his breakfast and read Caleb a bedtime story over Skype. But, seeing faces on a flat screen isn’t enough. And, lately, we’ve seen a lot more tears and heard a lot more, “I miss my Daddy!” The original plan was for Frank to arrive at the end of February to be here for the birth of his baby girl and then help his family travel back to China about a month later. But, the date got moved up a little. A father’s love for his little boy can do that.
The whole family watched from the front windows for headlights pulling into the driveway and screamed like Santa had arrived when they saw them. When the kitchen door opened, we witnessed the reunion everyone had been waiting for.
Right after this hug, Caleb smiled, took his daddy’s hand, and simply said, “Let’s go play.” And, they did. And, it was like they were never apart.
When we finally were able to get all the excited children to bed for the night, Drew prayed, “Thank you, God, that Frank got home safely.”
Everyone’s home safe and sound.