"Welcome Home"

Traveling home from a long adventure, work trip, relative’s passing or wedding.  You arrive home, a place that hopefully is good to get back to.  Here’s the question… Who would be there when you arrived?  Who’s there waiting for you?

This isn’t a “post your response below” thing.  But who would be there?  Who matters to you, and more importantly, knows that their face, presence, hand would make all the travel stress, anxiety, fear, tired melt away.  In a smile, a touch, a word.  We all have someone or want someone to be there in those times.  Even those hermits (Adam) who seem to be so removed from society have a deep desire for someone who cares.  

I want that.  

But it still has eluded me, at least to the depth that I know, I believe is possible.  It’s something that makes coming home better.  People.  Relationships.  Friends.  Those who make a difference in your life.  Just by being who they are.  

So, if you have that person, or group of people in your life, hold onto them.  Tell them they matter.  And if you don’t, be patient.  Wait.  But don’t overlook the ones who do invest in you regularly.  Those who are right there beside you.

And if you’re arriving off the plane.  Walk through the terminal.  You might just find someone waiting… Right there.