What Being Away From Home Taught Me About Heaven

As a 24-year-old single woman who lives 1,200 miles from her family, I know all about relationships sustained on texting and FaceTime. Birthdays and family events usually mean making a call and getting passed around on the screen so I don’t feel as though I missed anything — and usually that seems like enough.

It wasn’t until this week when I was packing to go home for my sister’s wedding that I realized how excited I was to see everyone face to face. As advanced as technology has become, there’s just no substitute for a real-life hug and looking someone in the eye while talking to them.