Going home after a decade!

I was MIA, and for a really good reason, I went home!!!!🤗

There's something about going back to your roots, something about going back home that is oh so refreshing for the whole being - for the mind, body, spirit and soul!

So after what seemed like a decade too long, I went home home and these last three weeks there were emotionally exhilarating to say the least. My heart is full and I feel so blessed to have had such a rich experience, we really enjoyed time with family, we reconciled with old friends, gained new friends and family, gleaned wisdom and of course ate and ate the amazing foods that we'd missed and more! I wish we had more time, I wish we could have stayed longer but for now, here's a few refreshing lessons I learnt along the way.

1. No matter where you go or how far you go, home will always be home. Your place of origin, your place of birth will always be home. There is such a sense of pride, identity, connectedness and belonging with being able to come back to the land of your origin. After being away for so long, I thought I'd feel like a stranger in my own land but my experience was far from this. It felt goooood to be home!

2. Value time with family. It's so easy to allow the general busyness of life i.e. work, relationships, extra curricular activities etc. to take you away from spending time with family.The privilege to have living parents and siblings is not afforded to all and tomorrow is never guaranteed, so while we still have the chance, spend as much time as you can with family.

3. Change is fine. Change is inevitable. There's a lot that has changed about home, things are not the way they used to be and the lesson in this is to be accepting of this change, no matter how negative or positive it is. Change can be confronting especially when experiencing it for the first time after a long time, but there is peace in accepting what is and in acknowledging the different experiences your loved ones have had to get to where they are now.

4. God is faithful. Even in the most perilous times, God has kept our family and loved ones and enabled us to spend such beautiful unforgettable moments with them. So I can not forget to give Him all the glory for what He alone has done, He made this all possible!

It felt like attempting to make up for ten years away in three weeks and even though I wish we had more time, I am happy, I am content and I am forever grateful! Oooh thank you Jesus!❤️

Catch you in the next post!

Chich