Easter weekend

This weekend is Easter. I'm not going home to Michigan to see family. I'm a little sad about that. I miss my family, especially my nieces and nephews. I know I will see them all again soon. It's just something about missing a holiday with them that makes living out of state challenging sometimes.

I am looking forward to spending Easter with my family at Gracepoint (my church) and Matt's family though. I have become very close with the friends I have made at GP and I look forward to serving every Sunday. Greeting families and new visitors is my favorite thing. This Sunday, Matt and I will serve together as greeters. We make a great team.

The more involved I become in my Church, my community and at work, the more Valpo feels like home. I am happy, and unlike the first couple years here, I am not homesick anymore (or nearly as often).

While I know I will be surrounded with good friends, faith and love, I will still miss my niece's laugh, my mama directing everyone in the kitchen, my grandma's dessert, my dad's smile, and the many pictures I won't be able to take with them. I am grateful to have people to call family here in Indiana and a Church to call home, especially this Easter.