Oh how lucky I am to be in this house I can call a home,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n To have the comfort of knowing I am never alone.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n To grow up in a place filled with more laughs than tears,<\/em><\/p>\n Where new memories are made every year.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A place where I can be myself,<\/em><\/p>\n In a world that is pressuring me to be someone else.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n To have a nice cooked meal every day,<\/em><\/p>\n And be surrounded by people that miss me when I\u2019m away.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A place that once was just\u00a0brick and stone,<\/em><\/p>\n Yet is now my backbone.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Not because of the windows and wood,<\/em><\/p>\n But because of the people who fill it up; that\u2019s what makes it so good.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Every Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Filled with people who will stand by my side; never leave.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n All the jokes and all the late nights,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n All the smiles and laughs that make my world so bright.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We have been through the good, and also suffered through the sad,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n But when we all stand together, it isn\u2019t as bad.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Many things will change, but one will stay the same,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The good times we have can never be tamed.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We\u2019ve lost very special people in which we\u2019ll always love,<\/em><\/p>\n But are grateful to know they\u2019re watching us from above.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We\u2019ll add new faces every here and there,<\/em><\/p>\n And hope they grow up knowing how much we love and care.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It all comes down to the mere fact that a home is not characterized by the bricks and stones,<\/em><\/p>\n For if it was, we would all be pretty alone.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rather a mansion or a shack,<\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019s not the house but the people that will always have your back.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n So I\u2019ve come to a conclusion that I will try to embrace,<\/em><\/p>\n There\u2019s no such thing as a happy place.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s the people, not the place in which I look to as a home,<\/em><\/p>\n And saying that, I can almost guarantee I will never have to face this\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n world alone. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kathleen Levins Oh how lucky I am to be in this house I can call a home,\u00a0 To have the comfort of knowing I am never alone.\u00a0 \u00a0 To grow up in a place filled with more laughs than tears, Where new memories are made every year. A place where I can be myself,… <\/p>\n