Week 4: My Home

I am home when I see your face. I am home when I hear their giggles. I am home when I feel that warmth, that comfort, that LOVE!

I was born and raised in the Philippines, and now live in the USA with my three boys and wonderful husband. Colorado has been our home for five years now.

We bought this house built and ready to move-in in 2007. It is quite spacious with three bedrooms, a loft, basement, office, laundry room, and a two car garage. When we moved in, we were one of the first residents in the lane. Now, it has been a happy place for several families.

On summers, it feels like an open house. Kids in the neighborhood come and go. They add to my happy chaos. We have forged friendships and these friends are like family already.

But there is always another home, back home. Back where my mother is, my siblings are, my childhood friends, my classmates, my former colleagues are, and where I drafted my dreams. It is where I nursed my heartaches and frustrations, where I met the love of my life, and where I became who I am now. There is that comfort of knowing that this home will soon be where I'm supposed to be a few years from now...

But in the meantime, I savor my domain where I am queen to four men. Although sometimes I wish I would have more than just my imagination to help me around.