There’s No Place like Home!

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1. Some people spend their whole life through 
imaging a place

that has the perfect ATMOSPHERE, 
without even a trace

of anything uncomfortable, 
too dreary or too old,

of heavy rain or wintry snow, 
excessive heat or cold.

They desire the ideal place 
could have abundant flowers,

or frequent entertainment 
to enliven many hours.

2. They do not realize that 
every area has its own

advantages and COMFORTS that have 
formed the perfect home.

A mockingbird born in the south 
might find the north to be

too cold in winter to enjoy 
the season happily.

A polar bear from arctic climates 
surely too would find

adjusting to the southern heat 
insufferable in time.

3. Recalling the expression,
evidently tried and true,

"The grass over the fence
always looks greener in our view,”

could very much assist us,
as we search for HAPPINESS,

while helping us to realize 
the ways in which we’re blessed.

If there are times we travel to 
a far and distant land, 
we may become aware and then
more fully understand 

that we are often searching for 
the things in life we feel

might bring us an exhilarating
breathtaking appeal.

4. What we should recognize is that 
the one who truly knows

what’s best for us is God, 
who all our circumstances chose.

He planted us upon one spot 
on earth from heaven above,
just like a lovely flower, 
bathing us in His great LOVE.

He fertilized that area on this earth 
for us alone,

and nursed it with His loving care 
‘till we were fully grown.

He warmed it with His smile each day 
and watered it with tears,

then lovingly He watched us grow 
and blossom through the years.

5. After we had fully bloomed, 
our beauty warmed His heart,

as from a tiny seed we grew 
into a work of art.

So each time deep within your heart 
you feel the urge to roam,

thank God and realize, 
the greatest place on earth is HOME!