Zu Hause und Nach Hause

friends at the best restaurant, ever

went on a drive with Luke

took a walk through the park

I went home this weekend. It was great; I was glad to have quality time with friends and family. However, I think if beforehand I had really stopped to think about how short it would be and how much I could have accomplished if I had stayed here in Nashville, I probably wouldn't have gone, but I was grateful for the time at home nonetheless.

I can say it honestly: Nashville is my second home.

I was never able to say it last year at Samford, but I can now at Belmont. I feel a sense of belonging here that I never had last year.

I'm learning. I'm growing. I have friends. I have community. I have the right mixture of familiarity and unfamiliarity.

...and I've got joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart from the One who gives it fully and freely.