Is this JOURNEY our home?

Ron and I are getting closer to leaving for Africa and are in the final stages of raising support. That means we have sold our home in Seattle and are back in Colorado till we leave. We have been living in various places; at Ron's mom and dad's house, at Mission Training International taking classes, in a South Carolina beach condo, and now at a new friends basement apartment for a bit.


We are so thankful for the people that have opened their homes for us and those who will before we go. We would not be able to prepare for what is next without their help.


In the past I have thought of my home as the place we lived, where my rocking chair and tea cups and fireplace were, where the familiar things of my life were, where I had this sense of security. As we move to different places we are starting to develop a new definition of home.


It is evolving from being a place to becoming our travels, the preparations and dreams for the future, those people we are with, the joys we discover, the challenges we face, and definitely the laughter. Of course we are still taking some familiar things with us like our pillows and pictures and pills- HA!! But as we read in a poem recently, this JOURNEY is our home.


Right now, today, here is a picture of one of the joys we have in the place we stay. Each morning Athena comes to greet us and help us enjoy this trek, this journey which is now our home.