What makes a home?

Well, I feel like a little kid about to go to an amusement park. I can't sleep or concentrate, only one more day til we get the keys. The boxes just keep staring at me. We are so excited. In the last month, I feel like I have had time to reflect on this whole process and I have many thoughts....
The first is how blessed I feel. We are so young, and to be buying our first house makes me so appreciative of the hard work Mike and I have done in last five years or so. I have so many emotions about the devestation of China and beyond, and in some ways feel guilty for moving into such a beautiful home, while people are struggling to pick up the pieces of their lives. So that brings me to my next thought...
How can I use this wonderful gift to be the hands and feet of Jesus in my neighborhood? We have a brand new community of families and friends. How can I use my home to share the love of God? My goal is get to know my neighbors beyond, "How's your grass doing", I want to know their story and hopefully get to share mine. I pray that our home can be a refuge for people hurting and lost. Where our friends and family feel comfortable and loved. My mom blessed me with the gift of hospitality and I don't want to waste it.
So today I feel overwhelmed with thanks. I feel peace and God's blessing in our lives. Tomorrow, I will get to know my home!!