Saturday, October 30, 2004

It's a Lifetime Commitment

When you come back to a football game and you realize that all of the people you were in High School with are about to be gone, it does something funny to you. The specter of life "out there" begins to rise in your field of vision, and you know that the stakes are getting higher. Everyone always looks so much younger than you thought you looked, and it seems funny that everyone takes life so seriously in High School, but we all did the same thing. You begin to call that place where you go to college "home" and you can see the pain on your parents' faces. You begin create a new sense of home with friends who become your family during your time at school. God provides the people and the situations to make you feel comfortable and to let you know he is present and active. It is hard to come back home, and see all the people you know and love for a short time, but it is blessing to head back to a place where you feel you belong and know that is where you are supposed to be.

1 Comments:

At 9:07 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm discovering how rare it is for people to find a place to call "home." What a blessing that you have found two. Even though it can mean you don't feel at "home" either place, I believe it adds richness to your life, to have a place of history and a place of belonging, and yet a yearning for a place with the fullness of both. It's a reminder that this world is not our home. That is quite an accomplishment at any age - to know "where you are supposed to be."

Sarah

 

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