Five Minute Friday - View

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One word. Five minutes to write about it. This is the idea behind Five Minute Friday and this is today's free-writing post.

room with a view

sunset view

enjoy the view

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When we moved to the United States over thirty years ago, I had a hope that we would eventually end up in what I envisioned as a dream home. The American dream, if you will. I wanted to raise a family in a house in the country or perhaps on the outskirts of a very small town. In the country, so I could see the stars. I wanted a two story house - don't ask me why, but I thought it would be so wonderful to have bedrooms upstairs instead of on the same level as the living room. I also wanted a clothesline in the yard, and a wrap around porch.  Ideally, with a sunset view.

Our first home was a vacation rental house right at the end of the boardwalk in Ocean City. It had a wrap around porch, and a fantastic view - a sunrise view over the ocean. Then we lived in a second story apartment - we certainly had to go upstairs to the bedrooms! Then a house in the country. It wasn't perfect but I sure loved having a place in the country with a huge yard. Then it was time to move to another state and start over.

We started out in a little apartment that we could move into short notice, while we looked for a house to buy. We were finally ready to own a home. The one we got was a two story house, with bedrooms on the second floor. I loved the small town life, but it wasn't long before we felt we were outgrowing the place, and we found ourselves with an opportunity to buy another place. 

I have a two story house in the country, with a huge yard. There's a clothesline in the backyard. There's a deck in the back of the house - with a sunrise view - and a covered porch on the front of the house. A porch with a beautiful sunset view. And because it's out in the country, we enjoy a clear view of the stars. All my dream views.

Sunrises:

Sunsets:

Night skies:

LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup;

you make my lot secure.

The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

surely I have a delightful inheritance.

~Psalm 16:5-6~

Take delight in the LORD,

and he will give you the desires of your heart.

~Psalm 37:4~

Thank you, Lord, for all your blessings. Thank you for giving me the views I dreamed of. 

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Sunsets, like childhood, are viewed with wonder not just because they are beautiful but because they are fleeting. ~Richard Paul Evans

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This post is linked at Five Minute Friday for the word prompt "View".

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