HOME AGAIN We arrived in Edgar County from our winter in Florida just a few weeks ago and I am reminded again that this is my home. I have written each year about the feeling of returning home to familiar faces and places. A certain satisfaction and a feeling of contentment becomes a part of each day.

It always takes me a few weeks to make the transition in living environments. Not necessarily the weather, but also the home...what I think I have, I don't have and what I think I don't have, I do have. Nothing seems to be in the right place and I hunt for the sugar and find the salt. I meet people I have known for several years and can't remember their name-of course they call me by name and inquire about my health. I fake it until I can make an association with the face and the name. Total confusion for a few days, but I am beginning to adjust. It happens each year and will be the same when we return to Florida. I am blessed to live in two places, but find myself being slower to adjust each year.


When I walk in the mornings the people greet me with "Welcome Home,” So good to see you" "How have you been?" I anticipate this each morning for the first few days, as it is always a good feeling to know that people are genuinely glad to see you. As I walked this morning, I got to thinking about heaven. Of course, as I get older I find myself thinking more about heaven and family and friends I plan to see there. Perhaps my thoughts of heaven occur because of the recent change in my environment or maybe because of the death of a good friend who isn’t here to visit with me this year. Whatever the reason, I have had heaven on my mind. (Isn't that the name of a song? If it isn't, it should be.)



And this morning I realized that this is what will happen when I get inside heaven's gates. I will walk in the light of the Son and people I haven't seen for so many years will be glad to see me. They will call out to me as I enter "Glad to see you"! And as I walk, I will see Jesus and he will smile and be glad to see me. I want to hear him say "Well done good servant." And all the people there will call me by name, and I will know them and there will be no aching bodies, no dimming eyesight, no tears, no worries about the economy, no concerns about our children or our grandchildren, no heartache- just peace. Enjoy your walk. Clella