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By Zura | June 20, 2008
Walk through the different rooms where you eat, sleep and live. Bless the walls, the roof, the windows and foundation. Give thanks for your home exactly as it exists today; sift and sort, simplify; and bring order to the home you have. Realize that the home of your dream dwells within. ~ Sarah ban Breathnach
Being somewhat displaced, I’ve been very aware of what the word “home” really means lately. All but my most personal belongings are in a storage building 600 miles away. It has taken me several months to develop a sense of home where I live. It has, however, given me the opportunity to look at what it is that makes a home. It’s not the furniture I own, nor any of the items used to adorn. It’s the heart of the person who resides there and how they express themselves in their dwelling.
I recently saw Mister’s home for the first time. It told me so much more about him than anything he could say. It’s a fantastic old home with all sorts of nooks, crannies and possibilities for creative expression that blow the mind! But, more importantly it told me that his priorities are faith, family and fun…with a bit of being well organized on the side.
Our homes, in many ways are an exact symbol of our lives. If we are waiting for someday to appreciate our home - til I get new furniture, til I get it painted, til I get a new home - we are unable to be truly grateful for the heart of it now.
One of my favorite quotations is “Home is where they love you.” That, and that alone, is what makes a home a home. The physical objects in the home are not important, but what dwells within the soul of a home is. What does your home say about you?
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