I have lived in many places and moved many times. I have slept in many beds and been a sojourner most of my life. Even now in parish ministry I realize that I am transient. Being a clergy person means you never have a church community of your own. You serve somewhere for a time, then you move to a new church. As much as I love St Andrew Memorial, I know I will not be there forever.

I have always had a sense of being listless.

Yet, Stratford and Carolyn’s and I’s house is also a home. It is a place that I work on, I garden, I fix, I have my tools and I look forward to coming home.

What am I grateful for? I am grateful for the home that Carolyn and I have made.