Our daughter just wrote that she was homesick. And that made me think about our life and what that means.
Homesick
Where is home?
What is home?
What does she mean by that? Is she missing us, her family? Missing our life over here on this side of the world? Does she miss her friends? Those who know her well? and understand her best? Does she miss her high school? Places that are familiar and predictable?
If she is like me, it must be a part of all of those things. Ours is a life of always missing where you are not at the time, missing those who are not with you at the time.
Where is home? Home always seems to be the place you are not. Right now, home is here in Kiev. In a little over 4 months, it will be where we are all living, in Oregon, but then we will miss our life over here. I grew up in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Jerry grew up in California and Wyoming. Our kids were born in Wyoming, went to school in Germany and lived in Russia. All of our worldly belongings are in northern Minnesota and our girls live in Oregon. Where is home? Where are we from? It all depends on what you are asking.
What is home? Home is that place where you can go and just be. You feel safe there, loved there and accepted for who you are. It is with us, it is at school, at the dorm, with family, with friends.
Home is where your parents are, and then you begin to make your own home as you grow up and make your own family. It seems that home constantly changes throughout our lives.
I loved having our son and daughter home with us for the holidays. They are back at home now. It is too quiet and empty. I look forward to this summer, when we are all together, all of us. We will be home together...whatever that means.
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7 comments:
Are you just returning to Oregon for the summer or are you leaving the field?
I'm praying for you all! I know you miss your kids and they miss you.
Does Parker know what he's doing next year?
oh, good thoughts mom.
I agree with Laurel! I was just thinking as I was cleaning today if they say home is where the heart is...I have no clue where my heart is HA
Mindy, we will return to Oregon for the year on our regular home assignment. We are SO looking forward to next year. Parker will go to college, he is not exactly sure yet...still waiting to hear from them. Thanks for your prayers!
very well put
Great thoughts... We have alwsays felt at home where we are with you. Being with loved ones make it HOME. We love you
I am reading "The Prodigal God" and there are some very good thoughts about home and our longing to be where we belong. I fear we will never be fully satisfied until we are home with our Father.
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