In this home of cherished walls, walls that hug in their all-squared way, we flow in the pulse of daily living. More than clay, these bricks are made of laughter. More than mortar, they are held together with love. For if you take away those things, if they are not steady and free, a house falls, does it not? This season we recoat its doorways and sills, repoint and push erosion back. For a house such as this is worth every effort, to keep it standing when we have passed.
It was a home of arm-deep walls, the stones of yesteryear hewn and stacked. Its door and shutters were well kempt oak; how they sang of their forest days. Within the floors were a yawn of warm and sunny squares, heat radiating from below. And into it the sunlit shone through windows two-men tall. Doorways led left and right, stone steps rose up and up. Such places are made for family and more, for a happy crowd of hearts.
Home is a sense of serenity in the soul and, with that, you can feel at home anywhere. The rest is your comfort, your familiarity... and whilst changes in these things can present challenges... you'll be alright.
When you add real soul to a house it becomes a home.
Home is a place of safety above all. Home is a place in which you feel so very loved and appreciated. Home is where the heart is comfortable being vulnerable and real. In all my years, in all my searching, I am only now starting to feel a sense of what home is and what it can be.
It took a long while for me to realise the difference between a house and a home. In my home that I have now I feel calm. I can love myself. I can have balance within myself. I can be a strong pillar for others because I was able to heal in this space. To share a home with a lover... that's the dream... that's the next step... a lover who loves me the right way... I'm excited.
Perhaps if you dwell in a house that lacks the feeling of a home you can become overly attached to the material things.
A home is the chambers of the family heart.
A house is a structure, a home is a sanctuary. I was "at house" with him; I am at home with you.