roots or wings

i heard a rather profound statement today.

"you can't have roots AND wings."

does that do anything to you? it certainly does to me. i'm so determined to settle down my little family and yet i desperately desire to fly to my dreams and goals. thinking about roots and what they are, actually.

The root is the organ of a plant body that typically lies below the surface of the soil. But, this is not always the case, since a root can also be aerial (that is, growing above the ground) or aerating (that is, growing up above the ground or especially above water).The two major functions of roots are 1.) absorption of water and inorganic nutrients and 2.) anchoring the plant body to the ground. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root

rooting myself and my family in a community, a church, a ministry, friends...its the organ of the plant. are roots what foundate a family? in a typical situation, the root is growing beneath the soil. ours at the present time are "aerial...aerating". we are above the ground, waiting for the right soil or spot of ground to dive into.


wings?

A wing is an appendage used for flight by an animal or an apparatus used to create lift in aeronautics.

free as a bird? i think i must trade in my wings for a good set of roots.