The Family Room
The welcome preceded the arrival.
The fire was already burning.
The chair was already empty.
The comforter was already folded.
The water was already still.
You are not alone. You are Loved. You matter. You are so much more than you Know. You are Safe.
Another chair sits slightly farther away — because belonging does not require immediate intimacy. Someone may want to sit close. Someone else may need distance. Both belong.
Two worlds. One vial.
Home should stop explaining itself.
Recognition does not require sameness.
Presence finds its level because it is in contact.