I returned home last Wednesday from my stay with my mother-in-law ready for the comforts of Home! I was so surprised when I opened the door and saw my house. Although I had only been gone for a few weeks, I had "forgotten" how beautiful my house is and how beautiful it feels to my soul.
I don't think that I had really forgotten, however, coming home really caught me by surprise this time and I have savored this feeling for the past week.
I savored walking room to room - remembering. I savored the beauty and smell of roses Jim brought to me. I savored an afternoon of coffee with my neighbor. I savored an evening spent with my youngest grandson and a morning spent with my daughter Liz and her husband Thad. I savored a glass of delicious red wine my first evening home and cooking in my own kitchen. I savored quiet mornings of meditation in my favorite chair and evenings cuddled next to Jim on the sofa. I savored unpacking my clothes and arranging them in my house, my space. I savored a trip to my Starbucks for a favorite morning coffee and a shopping trip to Louisville for fun.
Here I am a week later, feeling completely at home, but hoping to keep alive that wonderful feeling of at last being Home!
Life is Good At Home!
