My wife and I just moved away from our home of 23 years and hometown of 30 years. We raised our three kids there. We made countless beautiful family memories there.

So, yes, it was hard to drive away.

But as I did, I reflected on the ghosts of good times past drifting through those rooms. Is that where they will stay?

No, I don’t think so.

We’re taking them with us. Our kids have each brought their own selection with them as they moved on with their lives.

The house is just a building. Home is in the love we share with one another. Our cherished memories live on in our shared family story.

The more challenging part is how far we have moved away from where our kids live–we moved from Colorado to Florida, but two of our kids are still in Colorado and the other is in Wyoming. However, we have overcome far bigger obstacles together and come out stronger on the other side. There’s no reason to expect we won’t tackle this one together, too.

We will keep home alive. We’ll keep it growing geographically and in the number of great memories we add to our collection. Home is on the move, and it will always be so. We will each of us carry it with us wherever we go.

That’s the truth about home.