God has etched into every human heart a deep, persistent longing for home. A true home is so much more than just a shelter and a place to store your belongings. What makes a house a home… a home that is a reflection of the eternal home God has prepared for us? These are the qualities that my heart desires in my home: safety, peace, authentic mutual self-giving love, a sense of belonging and of being seen, known, and loved, compassion, honesty, and laughter. So many of us are not living and thriving in true homes but rather are living and merely surviving in houses with an atmosphere of fear, anxiety, lies, conflict, betrayal, and even violence.