In This House

In this house, a daughter's courtship and marriage
In this house, a son became a man
In this house, a faithful dog's home-going
In this house, a dear father's rapid dementia decline

In this house, family, friends, neighbors, and belonging
In this house, cancer defeated and celebration
In this house, church birth
In this house, earnest back porch prayers the right pastor needed & surfaced the very next day

In this house, intense journaling, blogging, journaling
In this house, stimulating trail head for lake walks, lake walks, lake walks
In this house, grandchildren's laughter, toys, and noise
In this house, Christmas joy

In this house, a courageous man's skills honed
In this house, life's ebb and flow
In this house, tears of joy and sadness, another move
In this house, EVERYTHING