I looked up 'home' on Dictionary.com. There are several definitions depending on what part of speech you are using the word 'home'. Here were the definitions that stood out to me:
Noun
1. a house, apartment or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family or household.
2. a place in which one's domestic affections are centered.
6. Any place of residence or refuge.
Adverb
17. Deep; to the heart.
Today I learned of a student who's family is in the process of being evicted from their home. I don't know where they will land - if they have a place to go to; if they have family that will take them in; if they have to move away...I don't know. My heart breaks for that family - the loss of their refuge, their corner of the world, their home.
My husband came home tonight after a long day at work and told me a story of a repair job that he completed today in a house that was built less than a year ago. The house had typical 'winter settling' and was making noise in the floor and floor boards. The homeowner was not happy that these repairs had to be made this soon after building and all I could think of was, "at least he has a place to call home."
I am thankful I have a place to call "home". My home is not huge, but I feel safe here. It has a lot of dog hair on the furniture and things aren't always picked up, but it is comfortable and happy. My family is here and it is a place that I love - it is my refuge.
Today I wish you a place to land that you love...your refuge...your home.
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