ROBERTSDALE, Ala. — A family moving into a new home in Robertsdsale isn’t news.

But, there was a crowd around the ranch-style home with beige and burgandy trim on East Eagles lane. This was a different sort of homecoming.

It was a new home for Sally Prim and her children, Shereece, 11, Christian, 9, and Miliah, 3 months.

“This means everything,” said Prim. standing in the doorway of her four-bed, two bath, 1,250 square-foot home.

To earn her home, Prim and her family worked more than 470 hours on building other Habitat homes.

Prim also had to pass classes in budgeting and home ownership to make sure she was up to the new challenge.

“This is a special day when we give the keys to a partner family,” said Cliff Barros, the executive director of Baldwin County Habitat for Humanity.

Pastors and representatives of area churches were on hand to congratulate Prim and bless each of the rooms in the house.

According to Barros, the home is one of the largest Habitat “builds” in Baldwin County and went up in five weeks, instead of the normal six.

According to the speakers at the dedication, some 187 volunteers put in 2,964 hours to build the Prim home.