Making a Home for Coats
In the beginning, when I was choosing the title for the blog, I went around and around, searching for something meaningful and personal. If you thought it was all about our last name being "Coats" you are very, very wrong. There's a whole lot more to it, below the surface. You see, there are many sweet memories and meanings wrapped up in the name A Home for Coats.
In the long run, that's what I want our family and our life to be about. May our children feel adored and know that they are precious. May the caseworkers that step into our home feel respected. May new relationships grow out of hospitality shown in this house. May family and friends find that this is a place where they can hang their coat and sit a while. May your name be known here. May our home and our family be a place of peace, rest, laughter, and joy.
So, whether you live up north or in the south, come on over. But I can promise you one thing. You'll only need a coat a handful of days out of the year.
"Names aren't just coat hooks, they're coats. They're the first thing anyone knows about you." - Nick Harkaway
Growing up in the north, I wore a coat half the year... or more. When friends came over, my brothers and I had the responsibility of taking everyone's coats. We'd grab the chilly coats, lightly dusted with snow, and lay them on a bed in the other room. It wasn't weird [But neither was taking our shoes off when we entered any house... don't even get me started on that debate]. It was normal in the culture that I lived in. Taking another's jacket was the polite thing to do as a hostess. When you have a get-together or host a party, there are entirely too many jackets to leave by the front door in sopping piles of mud and snow. So when I think of this blog being A Home for Coats, I think of the hospitality that my family extended and that was extended to us growing up in the north. It's such a simple gesture, but makes all the difference in making someone feel welcome. So, may you feel welcome here, and may you feel like you belong.
In the long run, that's what I want our family and our life to be about. May our children feel adored and know that they are precious. May the caseworkers that step into our home feel respected. May new relationships grow out of hospitality shown in this house. May family and friends find that this is a place where they can hang their coat and sit a while. May your name be known here. May our home and our family be a place of peace, rest, laughter, and joy.
So, whether you live up north or in the south, come on over. But I can promise you one thing. You'll only need a coat a handful of days out of the year.
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