I spent a little "free time" watching the movie Sweet Home Alabama this weekend.  It's pretty sad when you equate "free time" with sitting on a gurney in the emergency room wearing one of the beautiful hospital gowns; but honestly I think it's the first time in about 2 years that I've actually watched a movie all the way through!

I'm not sure if you've ever seen this movie or not, but there's a line in the movie that refers to an idea that's crossed my mind several times...

Is it possible to have both "Roots" and "Wings"? Home is where you hang your heart, right?  Or is it where your roots are planted deep into the ground?  Maybe it's both.

I have friends that are way more "Wings" than "Roots", who seem to soar from location to location without ever looking back.  State to state, home to home....

 I could never be one of those people.  I know it for sure.

I never thought I'd ever be able to call anyplace else home other than the home in which I was raised.  Even up to the day I moved out of my childhood home, only days before my wedding, I was still nervous about how I would feel about my new "home".  I really didn't believe anywhere else would ever feel like home to me like that again.

It's been almost 8 years now, since my husband and I moved our family here to Plainfield, IL, and I think I'd have to dig pretty deep if I ever wanted to try to pull these new roots now.

For a long time after we moved into our new house, I felt a pulled to my old familiar stomping grounds.  It wasn't until after we started making new memories as a family, and made new friends in the area, that it really began to feel like home. 

When I drive through my old hometown from time to time, it's funny how I can turn back the clock in my mind.  So much has changed, but the memories of my childhood still come clearly flooding back.

This new home, and this life we've made for ourselves here in Plainfield, will be the memories our kids take with them throughout their lives. 

Yep, home is where the heart is... and I really like where I've hung mine!

Home means something different to every person.  Here's some other points of view:

What Makes a House a Home