Dear House,
You've probably figured out by now that we are planning to leave you. We never planned to stay forever, yet we lived here as if we did. We sanded, painted, insulated, dug, planted, filled, and loved you fully. You are a good old house. You are solid. You are strong. We hope we leave you more beautiful than we found you; we know that others have left you as such before, and yet others have failed you. We have shared much love, laughter, and tears within your walls and on your ground. Your eighty-four years are so much more than the short five we spent with you, but perhaps we have made an impression. Or perhaps our mark upon you will fade as others have...leaving only questions for those to come. I am brought to tears when I think of leaving your safety; fear of the unknown makes me hesitant to leave you. Yet I know that we will find the home we are meant to have some day, and you will be loved again, and someday you will find your keeper. Stay strong and be well.
Much love,
The Reynolds Family -- Nolan, Brandon, Hadley, and Emerson
4 comments:
Beautiful.
Thank you. Just checked your blog and love your house! I'm borrowing your quote, because it seems appropriate here:
"To us, our house...had a heart, and a soul, and eyes to see us with; and approvals and solicitudes and deep sympathies; it was of us and we were in its confidence and lived in its grace and in the peace of its benediction." --Mark Twain
Another gift you have, Nolan, and I continue to be proud to call you my friend.
Such a beautiful post. Thank you, Nolan.
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