Episode 198: What Makes Home Feel Like Home? | Why a Chick-fil-A Sandwich and My Own Bed Hit Different After Europe | Belonging, Familiarity & Faith

<p><strong>Sometimes you have to leave home for a while to understand what home actually gives you.</strong></p><p>After nearly a month in Europe, seeing incredible places and eating great food, do you know what I was craving when I got home?</p><p><strong>A Chick-fil-A sandwich.</strong></p><p>No pickle.</p><p>That’s been my go-to since I was a kid.</p><p>Some people miss burgers.</p><p>Some miss McDonald’s fries.</p><p>Some miss sweet tea.</p><p>Some miss their own bed.</p><p><strong>And honestly, my own bed was pretty high up there for me too.</strong></p><p>But that sandwich felt like home.</p><p>Not because it was better than everything we experienced in Europe.</p><p>Because it was familiar.</p><p>Travel makes you think about everything.</p><p>Where are we going?</p><p>Which train?</p><p>What time?</p><p>Where are the keys?</p><p>Where’s the luggage?</p><p>How does this work?</p><p>Then you come home and suddenly you know.</p><p>You know the roads.</p><p>The shower.</p><p>The bed.</p><p>The routine.</p><p>The order.</p><p><strong>Chick-fil-A sandwich. No pickle.</strong></p><p>Adventure expands you.</p><p><strong>Home restores you.</strong></p><p>Psalm 90:1 says:</p><p><strong>“Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.”</strong></p><p>Physical places matter.</p><p>Home matters.</p><p>Family matters.</p><p>But our deepest sense of belonging comes from God.</p><p>Travel taught me a lot about the world.</p><p>Coming home reminded me what it feels like to belong.</p><p>And apparently, for me...</p><p><strong>belonging tastes a little like a Chick-fil-A sandwich. No pickle.</strong></p><p>🎙️ <em>Summit After the Storm Podcast</em><br>📖 <em>Summit After the Storm</em> releases November 10<br>🌐 <strong>SummitAfterStorm.com</strong></p><p>#Home #TravelStories #EuropeTravel #Faith #ChristianPodcast #FamilyTravel #Belonging #ChickfilA #LifeLessons #ChristianLiving #Psalm90 #PersonalGrowth #ComingHome #Family #SummitAfterTheStorm</p>