follow through with your teaching

After a 15-hour journey, we finally arrived home around 11 p.m. last night. This morning, we woke up to snow and sunshine, and it felt so good to be home and close the chapter on the long and emotional funeral trip.

Meeting the extended family on the island stirred a longing in my heart for deeper, closer relationships. It inspired me to create more opportunities for connection and meaningful gatherings. After all, life feels empty without love and community.

This Friday, I’m hosting a Friendsgiving, and on Thanksgiving, I’ll prepare a meal for neighbors who don’t have family gatherings. I’m truly looking forward to these moments of heartfelt fellowship with like-minded people.

Lord, thank you for everything you’ve taught me during this journey. There are lessons I feel you’ve pointed out that I don’t fully understand yet, but I trust you’re guiding me and preparing me for what lies ahead. I pray for the patience and strength to follow through with all that you’re teaching me.