The sun was just setting on the horizon. I knew it would only be a week, but that didn’t make it any less painful. Soon, she would be gone for two weeks, then for a month. Before long, our lives would be pulling us apart and it would be years before we saw each other...
Throughout my seventeen years of life, I’ve seen many types of houses. Not because I’ve moved around a ton- I’ve only lived in a handful of different addresses, one across state lines- but because my dad’s a Real Estate agent. I’ve seen houses at their best, with...
What makes a house a home? This question is not that easy to answer because every home is different. Sure a home has 4 walls and a roof just like a house but that’s not what makes it a home. What makes it a home is not what we put inside of it but what it means...
To me, a home is a place where one is able to feel safe, free, and peaceful. Whether that’s in a house, an apartment, a tent, or a car. For many people their actual forms of shelter are not as supportive as they need, because of this one’s true home can become...
I was a clueless 2nd grader the first time I entered my current home. Life was simpler then, the warm summer breeze in my hair as I climbed the concrete steps and opened the large wooden door with a little stained glass window, An action I would repeat thousands of...
