A home is so much more than a building. A home should be where we feel secure, accepted and cherished. A home should be where we strive to make those we love feel secure, accepted, and cherished. Sadly, like so many important things in life right now, our homes do not get always get the respect and appreciation that they need and deserve. Just as a house will inevitably fall from years of neglect, so will homes become nothing more than jaded, faded memories, if we allow them to.
I hope that the ‘words of wisdom’ that I have to share today, will help to revive some home spirit – for the homes we are blessed with today and those that live in our memories.
“Home sweet home. This is the place to find happiness. If one doesn’t find it here, one doesn’t find it anywhere.”
– MK Soni
“Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.”
– Sarah Bon Breathmach
“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.”
– George A. Moore
“A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.”
– Dr. William A. Ward
“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”
– Confucius
“Home is shelter from storms – all sorts of storms.”
– William J. Bennett
” No matter what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be your home. No matter how well you lived there – well or poorly”
– Joseph Brodsky
Life takes you to unexpected places. Love brings you home.
– Melissa McClone
That is it for today. I hope these words of wisdom triggered some warm and fuzzy feelings of home and family for you.
Take care and have a great day!💞
Seclusion 101 with AnneMarie 
I’ve always considered my home is my sanctuary. Thanks Anne Marie…
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I’ve always felt safe in my home and spend plenty of time here.
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Me too, Neese. Even the really humble ones.
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I would like to say me too, but one home got pretty vile at the end. Still some good memories to cherish regardless of how it ended.
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Exactly. Most of the places we have called home over the years have been quite simple (although I’ve collected some awesome antiques to fill our humble abode). It’s a place where I feel comfortable, contented and safe…
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Sorry about that, AnnMarie. 😞
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Makes one appreciate the good ones. 🙂
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Yes ideed. I haven’t found a good one yet, I made plenty of mistakes too. I quit…
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Your post does trigger warm and fuzzy feelings of home right today when I need them.
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Glad to hear, Geoff. So does Dan. We need to do some work on ours today. 😂
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Lovely post! Home has always been a warm place for me.
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Thank you, Anne. I have always felt that it should be!
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Powerful words, well worth remembering
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Thank you, Rebecca!
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The quotations are good, and equally telling are your bold should bes
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I realize that not every home is ideal.
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Well said. Relationships, like houses, always need maintenance or some kind of work. At the end of the day, you only get out what you put in. Speaking of which, I need to do quite a bit of maintenance around our house before winter still.
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Us too! And yes quite true about relationships and homes.
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