This weekend Steven and I went home for a wedding. We stayed with Mom and Dad for two nights and we got to enjoy all the pleasures of home in the (almost) fall. My parents work their full time jobs like everyone else, but over the fifteen years they have lived in their current home they have become rather impressive flower, fruit, and vegetable gardeners. Late September brings apples, grapes, blueberries, pears, squash, peppers, tomatoes, pumpkins, gourds, and an assortment of wildflowers Mom plants every year.
credit: Angela Doll Photography
While I've always known that a visit home can be grounding and energizing, this weekend was a wonderful reminder of that. We returned to our new home with a homemade frozen apple pie, acorn squash, peppers, and homemade blueberry muffins. Mom and Dad also gave us two small plaques as a housewarming gift. The first plaque is a Jewish blessing, and the second is an Irish blessing. We will be hanging these together in our new apartment as one more sign of the blending of our two faith traditions, and the love and support we bring with us to this place.
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