Stories for a Lifetime

If I was to write this essay before the pandemic hit, I would say a house is just a place you live, and a home is the place where your heart is. I know that it’s cheesy to say, but that is what I believed. I also would have given you the dictionary definition...

Unconditional Love

The place that I call home brings me a sense of security and acceptance. As a home staging intern, I’ve learned how to turn an empty house into a place that people can picture being their home. Yet, after decorating houses with ample loads of home decor, it’s still...

The Shelter that Protects Against the Storms

Imagine running to your door, drenched in winter rain, thrusting your keys in the lock to get inside the house to escape the furious storm. There is a battle though, as the door must challenge all who want to enter, to prove yourself its master and overcome its...

Sense of Security

Let me pose a question: have you watched the news recently? I can assure you that every news station will cover some sort of segment regarding the deadly conflicts in Ukraine. It is awful to see what is currently happening on the other side of the globe. All while I...

A Home of Acceptance

What makes a house a home; more than just a shelter to sleep under? A home is a place where love and and acceptance lives. A house is where maybe you can’t be your truest self, where you don’t feel like you belong. You could live in the biggest most...