Happy Valentines Day
After church last Sunday, I noticed a peculiar sign in the window of Blockbuster's.
It was a photo of those candy hearts we ate in elementary school, chalky
pink, with the inscription RENT A traced inside. Most churches, I suppose,
are not next to video stores, but mine is.
I pondered this a moment and realized how unexpected it was to see the
word "rent" next to a heart, much less inside one. As a renter myself,
I deal with the every day glories of sharing a tight garage and thin walls,
of wondering how far I can go with my creative house painting.
A few thoughts on home, renting and the heart:
Where we love is home,
Home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
- Homesick in Heaven, Oliver Wendell Holmes
Home's not merely four square walls,
Though with pictures hung and gilded;
Home is where Affection calls, -
Filled with shrines the Hearth hath builded.
- Home, Charles Swain
And one that's original: I like the idea of renewing contracts, of having
the chance to affirm your life or change it. Maybe your rent check every
month is a way of saying "This is home."
Here are a few Homestore.com suggestions for the day:
Simply call someone you value and tell them that.
Volunteer. Need I say more?
Send flowers, virtual or real, to someone you love. Virtual
Florist works well.
Or send a card or e-greeting. E-Greetings
and others abound - just use your search engine.
Donate computers, art supplies or clothes to your nearest school or
charity. They need them.
Then buy some flowers for yourself.
We try at
Homestore.com to make your
renting experience a little sweeter, a little easier, and are always looking
for things to help. Perhaps the combination inside that candy heart is not
such a strange one after all.
Our writer, Sarah Hall, is Editor at Homestore.com.
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