Sometimes we are lucky enough to receive a pardon from those who should not be so easy to forgive. It is in these moments that I am humbled to my core. And as love evolves so do I, to embrace such empathy and to behold God’s work in our lives, it makes me feel so small.

When I stepped out of my car tonight I took a deep breath and stopped to look at the stars. They were brighter, and the air was cooler and my lungs were fuller. And as I opened the door, the heat rushed out, and as I took my first breath I was so happy to feel the warmth of home. Knowing my babies were wrapped in sheets safe from the elements, embraced by loving hands, looked upon by the tenderness only a mother can provide.

Everything else fades away, the stress of the week, the worries of the world, and this is what I call home!