Arriving

ar·rive
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈrīv\
Function:
intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
ar·rived; ar·riv·ing
Etymology:
Middle English ariven, from Anglo-French ariver, from Vulgar Latin *arripare to come to shore, from Latin ad- + ripa shore — more at rive
Date:
13th century
1 a: to reach a destination b: to make an appearance


So today, after traveling across the vast openness that is Northeastern Oklahoma and Southeastern Kansas, we arrived in Wichita. Two days ago I watched as the last of our worldly possessions were loaded onto a truck and my home in Marietta was left empty. Today, we bought an empty house in Wichita. Tomorrow, the stuff we loaded onto the truck in Marietta will be unloaded into the empty house in Wichita. Will this transfer of our stuff turn this empty house into a home? It may help a little, but stuff does not make a house a home. Yes, the wicker furniture from my front porch and the brown recliner from my family room and the pool table from the basement will all be there. But it’s the falling in love that took place on that porch furniture and the cell group conversation (and fighting for the best seat) that took place in that recliner and the laughter that happened around that pool table that made 455 Chatfield Pointe in Marietta our home – not the stuff. It's the living out of life, the relationships built, the people inside that make a house a home. So, we have yet to experience the things that will make 2440 N. Greenleaf Ct. in Wichita our home. I am looking forward to that.