What is a Home?

    Oh no, I was only gone a minute.
Hurry take cover, get out of the way.
    Everyday homes are being destroyed by water, fire, acts of nature or
foreclosure.
    Some are living out of their cars, staying at shelters, staying with friends or
other family members.
    Some are living in tents or out in the streets with no place to go.
These people are hurting. They may wonder: will they have a home again.
    Losing your home and all of your belongings along with everything that you
saved and worked for is not easy.
    What is a home?
What is a woman called to do? Is she called to make the family residence a home. 
    Is a woman to be the queen of their residence?
How does she make a house a home when she is busy with a career?
    We all need a residence so what makes a residence a home?
Do women view a house as a place for loved ones to live?
    Do woman see themselves as being called to be homemakers?
Do they view their residence as a home where the heart is?
    Have you every thought about your home being a heaven or as a safe place
for family members to come to.
    Time to get up. What happened? Come here let me take a look.
How many of us have had our mothers set with us when we are sick?
    It was very nice to have a hospital right at home.
The woman was always there to care for the sick or for the wounded/
    Congratulations, today is your big day.
Sounds of happiness and joy are coming from others as they experience
what they have had the strength to carry out each day and what they must
do every day.
    Can I have some of that hot chocolate or soup. 
A home is a hearth. Their homes are warm and inviting just as a fireplace
would be.
    Come in, let me take your coat and hat. Would you like to join us?
A home is for hospitality.
    How do we treat others when they come into our home?
Is there warmth and love?
    What is the responsibility of each member of the house?
How are they to work to make their residence a home?
    In some cases are roles reversed? The man stays home while the
woman works outside the home.
    Do they still work together to make their residence a home or
do they work against each other?