This Is Home

For years, this blog was titled "Thoughts from a Stranger." The title stemmed from a core belief that everything was temporary — this world, my body, this life. I used this belief as a lifeline when the things around me felt overwhelmingly cruel. It was easier to digest all the pain in the world when I believed "this isn't home." It brought me comfort that we were simply strangers passing through what felt like a God-forsaken world. That there was something, somewhere better to come.  This blog's URL is the same as when I first created it in 2010: this-isnt-home. It was my theology summed up in three little words. I'm keeping it. It's a reminder of where I've been — of who I've been.  I've always looked at life through a lens of questioning and curiosity. I remember asking my mom when I was younger, "Do you think all truth is in the Bible?" I honestly don't even remember how she answered that question, but I think it caught ...