home.

I’ve been thinking about…
…home.

The recent devastations in western North Carolina and Los Angeles make us ponder the power of “home.”  From flood or fire, people are left without their house — and all that it held. Precious photos, paintings, pieces of furniture passed down through generations. A child’s special Stuffie that has been with them since birth.  Irreplaceable family treasures.
“Home” is also a community.  People lost whole neighborhoods, their schools, churches, their favorite coffee shop — places where they could gather for socializing and friendship.
How will they rebuild?  Can they replace what has been lost?
But.  
“Home” at its heart is family.  We go home to a place, to a house, yet what we actually return to is loved ones.  
From the beginning of time, people have lost their place in the world, their “home.” And then they found and founded a new home in a new place — with their families and loved ones.
Resilient people of North Carolina, Los Angeles, so many others facing devastating loss will rebuild - with their families, their communities, all those they love.
And they will be joined by legions of those who support them as every person understands the power of home.