5 Years Home

5 years ago, on March 26th, we moved into our newly-constructed home here in Hudson. I remember little things: putting Guff's bed in the corner of the master bedroom for the first time, romping barefoot on the new 'soft-touch' carpet, Martha buying kitchen-organization accessories, Kara doing the linen-closet...

Months before that, the night before the construction crew broke ground, family and friends had gathered to pray on the still-dirt-floor of what would later be the center our living room. I remember Ed leading out in prayer for our family, our pastors joining in, Wade asking for safety for us during long commutes to and from work...

My most vivid memory is of the very first morning waking up in our home, looking out our sunny bedroom window. I had never seen so many bluebirds in one place, congregating joyfully on the old fence separating our back yard from the horse pasture. And I had never been so sure I was home. In church later that morning, my eyes welled up with tears of gratitude.

Thanks, God, for the 'homes' you make for us, wherever we go. For the Home that will, one day, be the culmination of all that comforts us. And thank you for bluebirds; that has been an amazing touch.