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Slow and steady,
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bit by bit,
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inch by inch
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and piece by piece
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a house is something
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that you build.
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A home is
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a place that you create.
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A house is manufactured
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from wood
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and nails
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and bricks.
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A home is made
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of hopes
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and dreams.
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A house is built
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on a solid substructure of
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mortar and iron.
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A home's foundation
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is reinforced by
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caring,
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kindness,
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and most of all love.
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A house is a shelter
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from nature's elements.
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A home is your protection
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from the sometimes overwhelming pressures
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of the outside world,
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your comforting refuge,
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a safe sanctuary,
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your carefree, easy and happy place!
VISUALS: My husband and I purchased this beautiful wooden Victorian house from a wonderful Etsy shop, it came in a box of what seemed like thousands of pieces, it took us three days to put it together but it sure was fun!