Friday, January 7, 2011

Feels Like HOME!

I am a lucky girl. I live in the town I grew up in. The town my father grew up in. The town my grandmother was born in. I have my family here. My sister and my brother, my mother and mother-in-law, my grandmother, my nephews (and please notice that I did not say nieces and nephews because as you know THERE ARE NO GIRLS), my aunts and uncles and loads of cousins surround me. Not everyone can say this. I can still go to my mother's house and sit in my old bedroom. I can drive by my elementary school. I can eat at the same Burger King where I had my 10th birthday party. When I think back on my life and my town, there is one place that stands out above all others as home.





Is it just the building? Is it just the people? Is it just the memories?

It is where I was spoiled...


And where I became famous....
It is how I traveled....



And where I traveled to...


It is how my family took our family vacations...


And where I went to camp...
It is where I went to Sunday School...

 And where I worshiped...
Where I made life-long friendships...
It is where I got married...
 

And where we became a family...

It is where we dedicated our children...
And where they now play...
 It is where we were baptized...
And where I learned to be a leader...

It is where I have a minister who has walked in my shoes and knows how I feel....
 
It is where I feel safe...
 
 
It  is like a beacon in the night...
 
It is...home.

9 comments:

  1. This is beautiful...PMS

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  2. OH RACHEL, YOU MAKE ME SO PROUD!!
    I LOVE YOU, MOMMA

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  3. Great post!! You captured what 'home' is all about...

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  4. Rachel, I feel so honored to have my picture here...but more than that I feel so honored to have played a small part in your journey of faith, and am so thankful for the 4 year and 4 months I lived in Beaufort by the Bay...maybe one day God will open the door for me to come back. You are blessed to have this continuity in your life that so many do not have....I am praying that your boys will be a part of a great youth ministry one day, and I know that there mom will be right there with them, making it great! Love you.
    Keep Believing!
    John

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  5. I love it, Rachel. This story should be in the paper. It was so beautifully told.

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  6. This is a beautiful post on home. You will treasure this writing and photos, as many treasure you and your family. May God send reminders every day of His love for you. Love,Linda D.

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  7. I agree with Jill. Beautiful! Pia

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  8. Rachel,
    This is Wonderful!! Makes me miss Beaufort even more. Thank you - Jennie

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  9. GREAT post that sums your life up to a tee!

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