Quotes About Home Quotes

“Smells like home.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“Arising there, a china cabinet, its gifts enclosed in a hug.
Atop a pedestal table, hand-sanded and love-stained,
Mom's Christmas cactus trails and cascades in forest greens
awaiting pink-winged petals alighting in season, a crescendo of bloom framed an autumn-light meandering through remembrance like a dream.”
― Christina M. Ward, organic

“Nestled... In the dappled Spring sunlight
peeking through oaks, maples, and Tulip poplar
is a country house with pale-yellow siding.
Across a corner of the weathered,
wooden-slatted front porch, a vine lazily
stretches to find a spot in the sun.”
― Christina M. Ward, organic

“Mamaw's spirit lingers there, her high-bubbled laugh
carrying on like a song, her quiet dignity still holding
together the air that holds up this house.”
― Christina M. Ward, organic

“Have you ever pondered of the following:

Space is a home for the Universe.
The Universe is a home for its Galaxies.
The Milky Way Galaxy is a home for the Solar System.
The Solar System is a home for our planet.
The Earth is a home for organic life forms.
Your house or apartment is your home.
Your body is a home for your soul; and yet for trillions of cells your organism consists of.
A cell is a home for its molecules.
A molecule is a home for its atoms.
An atom is a home for its components, such as protons, electrons, and neutrons.
Etc.

The world is all about homes!”
― Sahara Sanders, A Dream of Two Moons Novel

“All essential oils have some kind of antibacterial properties, so they can be incorporated into your home-cleaning routine.”
― Amy Leigh Mercree, Essential Oils Handbook: Recipes for Natural Living

“Scent your home and life with holistic superstars like essential oils and enjoy a light and aromatic existence full of vitality and joy!”
― Amy Leigh Mercree, Essential Oils Handbook: Recipes for Natural Living

“I fall in love with this dwelling once I saw it for the first time years ago. Now it’s my home—my little paradise and beautiful Eden, where my soul and body are happy to inhabit.”
― Sahara Sanders

“Laughing with blood relatives
amidst memorable melodies
in the background, styrofoam
plate in hand, topped with
foods that restaurants can’t
duplicate, it hit me:
I don’t belong here.

Staring at an unbelievable
sunrise from a balcony villa
in Tanzania, it hit me:
I don’t belong here.

Hoping quietly for the best, to
“win my husband over” with
traditional submission,
more frequent sex,
and minimized speech,
it hit me: I don’t belong here.

Walking down a dusty
Egyptian street filled with
the welcoming laughter of
carefree children, it hit me:
I don’t belong here.

Sitting in a church pew
notating another good
message, clapping to some
of my favorite songs, and
then exiting to talk with
familiar faces, it hit me:
I don’t belong here.

Communing with those who
know who the “real chosen”
are, beholding their unknown
names unmasked, and secret
knowledges revealed
to ponder incessantly,
it hit me: I don’t belong here.

Placed underneath the
wanting body of a rare man
who showed me
unprecedented love,
it hit me: I don’t belong here.

My soul.
My mind.
My body.
Each malnourished.

My community.
My life purpose.
Both misplaced.

All starving for home.

So, I moved. Not to what looks
and feels good for them, but to
what ”
― Zara Hairston