75 - More stuff

I heard this good quote that I thought I'd pass along. It's from a book called Late Bloomer. I don't know much about the book but the quote is worth passing along.

Home is where your stuff is.

The following is some insite from the author.
Fern Michaels: I was a daredevil when I was Cady's age. My four best friends and I used to sneak off and play at a place similar to the pond area where Cady and her friends played. We didn't have a zip line, but we used to swing from vines hanging from the trees. I also had an aunt who was considered wild and wicked (for those days), kind of like Cady's grandmother. I absolutely adored her. I grew up, and my aunt aged while I was involved in my own life. I was there at the end for her, but I can never find those missing years again.

To me, home is where "your stuff" is. What home looks like doesn't really matter. It's that special place where you can close the door and pretend to be invisible. Maybe it has an attic where you can play when it rains outside, or a big front porch where you can smooch with your boyfriend. Whatever it's like, home is that special place that says, I live here with my family.

I disagree with the people who say you can't go home again. I think in Late Bloomer I was trying to say you can "fix" anything if you try hard enough, and if you truly have the mind-set to be forgiving. Maybe I'm a Pollyanna, but I think everyone deserves a second chance.