I was super sick a couple of weeks ago. Like, everything hurts and I’m dying sick. My 9-year-old daughter was sick the couple of days prior, and my husband sick the day before I came down with it. We would have managed and made it work, but my mom and my mother-in-law came to our rescue, bringing us Gatorade, soups, applesauce, popsicles… you name it. About 16 years ago, my husband and I thought about moving a state away. I had an opportunity to interview for the home office of the company I was working for, and we were younger and hadn’t had a child yet – it seemed like the perfect time to go. So, I went to the interview. We hyped ourselves up to the thought of potentially moving. We told our moms it was a possibility, they didn’t love the idea. Once I got there and started the interview process, I knew it was wrong. I really think I gave up halfway through that interview, because I knew it wasn’t for me, or that it would be the right decision for us. I remember driving home, listening to my music, feeling glad for the experience, but also feeling super relieved that I wouldn’t be taking that position. Now I own two businesses and continue to work to make my own grass greener, right here where my roots are planted. Fast forward 6 years after that interview, we’re expecting a baby, and my husband finds out he has to go through chemo, which ended up consuming the next 3 ½ years of our lives. Without having our family close, I don’t know what we would’ve done. Well, I do – we would’ve pushed through and done what we had to do. However, those days and moments where we needed the grandma’s and grandpa to help with the baby were a necessity. Those moments where I needed to call my best friend who was a mile away and vent was easier. The days I could barely get through at work, but did because I had grown so close to my work friends were easier. The days my husband needed to leave for 3 hours for chemo treatment were made easier, too, because he’d had the same boss for 10 years. I know there’s a whole world to explore out there, and we can always visit it. But nothing takes the place of home. And nothing ever will. -Lori Mitchell
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