[photo for Brandon because he didn't know we* have a 32 ft/10 ton moose]

i didn’t go to high school here. i didn’t grow up here. but i did go to 4 months of bible college just west of here. and since my mom moved here quite a few years ago, it has sort of become a second “hometown”.

i’m not sure i could ever live in Moose Jaw. but it’s a perfectly awesome place to hide away and recharge batteries while soaking up Dr. Phil and Oprah and extra sleep and mom’s cooking. and because i didn’t spend any of my formative years here, i don’t actually have any friends that live nearby. just family. which is exactly as perfect as it might sound: completely without any of the social pressure or obligations to “see” a lot of people.

i get to hang out around the house and tag along with my mom and her great bunch of gal friends. i get to nap in the middle of the day. i get to shower at 4pm if i want. i get to read three non-school books at once. i get to listen to the phone ring off the hook and know that it’s not for me.

the wind is rattling wooden window frames and making hollow noises through corners and eaves. the sky is bright white and another dusting of snow might be on the way… yesterday the flakes drifted down all day, but didn’t really stay. it was warm enough to turn the path around the pond to mud and for Maddy to seemingly find a whole new set of smells to keep her busy in the back 40.

my family is here. my heart is here. in so many ways, this is home.

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*we have a few other big things in Saskatchewan!

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