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Thank You

Okay, so today, I open up my email here, and writing.com, and there was a fabulous email from a fabulous friend. This is what it said:


"what is home? the saying "home is where the heart is"...could it be true? the
heart can be anywhere...my "home" has always been a place where i could be
entirely alone while interacting with my family. i don't think that's what home
is meant to be. as far as my heart--i have it in my heart to travel the world
doing missions work for my God my King, but does that make all those places i
travel my home? i think not. some will say home is where your family is...i say
not necessarily. what am i saying then? home is this: not a place where you are
accepted, but a place where you are fully embraced no matter how bad things
get. it is a place where you can turn if everything goes to shambles. it is not
a place to be together with people, but a place where you can feel free to be
open with people that care. it is a place where you have confidence because you
know people have your back. it is a place where you can find peace because the
prayer of the others in that place will help ease the frustration and
hopelessness you will sometimes feel. it is a place where closeness is not an
occasional occurrence, but moreover a way of life. it is a place where those
around will rejoice with you, laugh with you, mourn with you, cry with you,
help you, correct you, and encourage you.

so, having said all of that, if you are going back to new york, i will let you
know that i can understand that entirely and i will support you in that. but
know that whatever happens, you do have a home here as well. "

That is what a friend is all about. Someone who can give you a whole new view point, and at the same time reassure you and what you need to hear, even if you already knew it. :)

Thank you very very much. :) You can't know how it feels to know I am loved.....er....I am right? ;)

Smiling,
Beckie
Phil 4:13

PS- you don't have to worry about me not coming back to visit. How could I not? I have such a wonderful group of friends here that make up my family.....I would be lost with ya'll!