I don’t know who said it, but “Home Sweet Home” is so true for me. I’ve had a couple of very long days with lots of driving (in rain and snow), work (I teach and today was progress reports) and other various obligations. Today was a super-busy, crazy day at work. Boy, was I glad to just get “Home Sweet Home”.
I have always been a homebody, but days like today make me want to never leave home. I have everything I need here. Warmth, love, food, a bed and my family. What else is there? I know, in the real world there has to be more like work, friends and worship. For the most part, I love all of those things, but sometimes I just want to be home.
I have tried very hard to make our home a sanctuary. A safe place where my family is loved and accepted for who they are, encouraged to grow and find their loves and passions. I have tried to make our home warm and friendly where everyone who comes in feels welcomes and accepted. I think for the most part I have succeeded. My children all seem very comfortable and happy to be home. They bring their friends over and seem to enjoy being here.
Funny thing is that I didn’t know that in building this sanctuary for my family and friends, I was really creating my own “Home Sweet Home”. My sanctuary. My safe place where I feel loved and accepted. Nothing makes me feel as warm and loved as walking through my own front door. So thankfully, tonight I am “Home Sweet Home”.
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