tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post7682327223726443629..comments2023-10-29T06:15:58.629-07:00Comments on Mona's Gospel Musings: You're Home NowRamona Zabriskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872101764302006271noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-30034666903125128982011-06-21T17:55:14.464-07:002011-06-21T17:55:14.464-07:00Mona this is such a beautiful post! Thanks for sha...Mona this is such a beautiful post! Thanks for sharing your wise aunt's advice. I have a daughter in California who is feeling very homesick right now. I've struggled with how to council her. Thanks! I'm sending her to this post!<br /><br />Now, how do I ever get over my own homesickness for heaven? Sometimes it nearly overwhelms me with longing. I'm going to read and then re-read your thoughtful post!!!!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064786295857917864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-81886231363367531892011-06-17T17:28:37.053-07:002011-06-17T17:28:37.053-07:00Give Wordsworth the credit. All I did was place ...Give <a href="http://www.online-literature.com/donne/523/" rel="nofollow"> Wordsworth</a> the credit. All I did was place his beautiful poetry in this context.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364001650255576228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-9063138885586061362011-06-17T06:44:44.767-07:002011-06-17T06:44:44.767-07:00OH Evan! I LOVE your comment! How is it you think ...OH Evan! I LOVE your comment! How is it you think more poetically than the rest of us?!Bri... only shehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383857581525387196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-12610426711755580762011-06-17T06:41:53.154-07:002011-06-17T06:41:53.154-07:00reminds me of a conversation you and I had on the ...reminds me of a conversation you and I had on the phone when I first moved to Utah. Now, Grant and I feel so comfortable here! Last night on our way home from taking our last finals in Salt Lake I was marveling at the tall white mountain peaks set behind rolling green hills and a peachy sunset reflecting off everything around us. I think I have a new home. It took three years to appreciate it, but now it's difficult to think of moving on in a few years. I can't wait for our son explore the unique beauty of Utah with us!Bri... only shehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383857581525387196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-79961717999446803632011-06-15T00:59:49.187-07:002011-06-15T00:59:49.187-07:00Home is where my honey is. I can make do pretty mu...Home is where my honey is. I can make do pretty much anywhere as long as he's with me. In fact, our song is Billy Joel's "You're My Home". <br /><br />Be safe and be getting that current home of yours ready for us. We're coming whether B likes it or not! ;)Brent and Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007210323416875688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-21748564490645022242011-06-14T07:13:54.121-07:002011-06-14T07:13:54.121-07:00I've always admired people who looked "at...I've always admired people who looked "at home" everywhere they were. And I am so grateful for those, like you, who've made my home their home. Makes my home more homey. :)Sara Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845719758900364574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-26050337371841302822011-06-13T21:45:17.063-07:002011-06-13T21:45:17.063-07:00Although I'm not one to like moving around (ne...Although I'm not one to like moving around (never moved once from birth to college graduation) moving is such a boost for personal change. New friends, new ward, new responsibilities....you feel free to take a huge leap forward when no one knows who you are. I think that's fun! But not fun enough to actually move, though - we're staying right where we are for many years to come.crumbcrunchersmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557861768479877269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-13607514011701000302011-06-13T17:47:12.869-07:002011-06-13T17:47:12.869-07:00Isn't getting back home the whole point of thi...Isn't getting back home the whole point of this life on Earth? We ought to feel some degree of homesickness or dissatisfaction with wherever we happen to be living because it's all a poor shadow of the glory we are striving to return to. Heaven lies about us in our infancy and we will only able to feel perfectly at home when it lies about us again.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364001650255576228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-85301897880753066352011-06-13T09:28:48.104-07:002011-06-13T09:28:48.104-07:00I can't imagine not being able to talk to my m...I can't imagine not being able to talk to my mom everyday ): Oh, Mona, I remember my mom telling me the same feelings when I was young. How much she missed Utah and her family, and the home of her youth, but was creating a new home to love in the meantime. I haven't moved around as much as you-but the military has moved us three times already in our four short years of marriage, and it is a lesson to be learned creating a home in different states, making new friends and leaving them to start over after such a short time. I really enjoyed this post, thank you. I related-lots.Domestic Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349815973587704256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-21160973667291997202011-06-13T08:53:37.861-07:002011-06-13T08:53:37.861-07:00I am. Which is a big thing for me, since I did NOT...I am. Which is a big thing for me, since I did NOT want to settle in UT. But it's where the Lord was leading me, and now I'm making it my home. And I look back at the 12 places I could consider home, and see that they all were home. I guess moving a lot has helped me learn to make where I am home--my parents helped me with that! Especially the sign we had above our door: Bloom where ye are planted.<br /><br />What I don't like is now the most common question I get is "where are you from" or "where do you call home?" I can't say! Because home is so many places. So many places and their experiences and memories make me who I am. I'm always grateful for the places the Lord has led me. <br /><br />I'm going to miss your London/travel posts! But what a wonderful place to have had for a home for a time.ldsjaneitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925051891110460699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-85326902093055790592011-06-13T05:30:46.911-07:002011-06-13T05:30:46.911-07:00This is so true, each of the places I've been ...This is so true, each of the places I've been blessed to call home has had its apparent blessings and those that come in the form of challenges. <br /><br />Right now we're looking for a new home. We have no idea if it will be down the road or across the country. It's kind of a scary feeling but I am grateful to know that wherever we wind up we will be where the Lord wants us and will be blessed with church members who become the extra aunts, uncles, parents, grandparents, nieces, nephews, and cousins that we will cherish and love and learn with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-62534486434131274972011-06-12T22:51:33.879-07:002011-06-12T22:51:33.879-07:00I was really homesick this weekend because I was m...I was really homesick this weekend because I was missing events and worried about family troubles. After experiencing a self-imposed miserable day yesterday, I knew today had to be different. I asked a new friend in my ward if I could spend the day with her. I am so glad I did! Today was one of the best Sundays I can remember because I involved myself in my ward "home". People know me because of today. I am obtaining a supplementary family within my ward, and I love it! I will always miss my childhood home, but this new home is beginning to grow on me!<br /><br />Have a safe trip. Love you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430384647084104492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-60775607705088395652011-06-12T14:17:21.712-07:002011-06-12T14:17:21.712-07:00I have made peace with raising my little family so...I have made peace with raising my little family so far from grandparents (well, most of the time), but viewing this place, this phase as another "home" is a very healthy perspective for me. So thank you. I hope to run into you again soon!John and Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237207810959661060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230288215309238824.post-87799728288706828932011-06-12T13:47:08.919-07:002011-06-12T13:47:08.919-07:00You mentioned" You're Home Now" Is f...You mentioned" You're Home Now" Is fascinated note on you Blog Mona. I will miss you! Friends are precious! You are precious. Yes! our home is where are heart is!Gracias por su amor and services,around the world specially London. I hope one day you visit Colombia. Love both of you Mona and Dale. from my son Christopher and your eternal friend, I will always remember you Love you Maritza Ps see you later.maritzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868837340074223216noreply@blogger.com