They say you can't go home again (whoever 'they' are).  Are they right? 

I just spent my vacation in the great state of PA!  (I am told that people from Pennsylvania are the only ones who call their state by its initals.)  I was able to see an old, dear friend and her parents and get to know her husband and kids, spend time with my famliy who is still there, and see the places where I used to spend so much time!  Some things were so different, but some things were exactly the same as they have always been. 

I remember how I felt when I flew into Philly, like I was coming back to where I belonged.  Seeing Jo again reminded me of my childhood and I was warmed by the memories we made together.  Being at Creation also brought back wonderful memories of time spent with friends and youth that is gone.  Seeing my uncle and gradparents was wonderful and I was very sad to leave them.  Even eating the foods I love that they don't have in Nebraska brought back what my life was like before I moved halfway across the country. And then,  flying out of Philly and away from PA made me feel so sad and empty inside.

But...Seeing my parents and sister again was a wonderful reunion.  Going back to work, getting to see the amamzing people I work with, and snuggling my babies that I missed so much was so great!  And then, after spending six days in the Appalcian mountains listening to wonderful Christian bands and awesome speakers, my first Sunday back at church, as I sat down in my seat, my first thought was..."It is so good to be back home!"

So home may be where the heart is, and a part of my heart is always in PA, but I think that home is where God has put you, and that is where He wants you to grow and bloom!