Home lies in the beat of my heart.
Home lies in your loving arms
Home is wherever you are
Though I wander seas afar
You’ll always be on my mind.
In my days spent on Earth, my journey through life has taken me many times in so many directions, away from the shores of bricks and mortar that we called home.
From the Eastern part of my country in my childhood days, to the Western part as a young adult, I set up home in many places, but my heart lay in my parents abode.
That was the way it was until I got married and my heart expanded to accommodate some more.
In my years of matrimony, we have perambulated quite a bit. We have moved across countries and continents; from Africa to North America to Middle East and who knows where next.
In these years, I have consistently learnt to shed myself of material knick-knacks that may not make the cut during any move.
I appreciate creature comforts like other human, my cosy bed, the living room, kitchen and dining, but over these years of sojourning, I have learnt in truth, that bricks and mortar may make a house, but home are those who lie in it.
Be it a tent under the stars
Be it a caravan on the plains
Be it a mansion in a beautiful city
My home surely lies with you.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Photo 101
Awww! Lovely photos and such a beautiful poem, Jacq!
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Thanks dear Rosema 🙂
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My pleasure, Jacq! 😀
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That’s very nice and so true. Excellent.
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Thank you Trev
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Lovely – thank you for sharing something so personal. Just lovely 🙂
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Thank you for your kind words 🙂
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Home Sweet Home! East or West, HOME is the best! Love your take on this one too. 🙂
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Thank you dear. I appreciate your words 🙂
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🙂
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So sweet…you have a lovely family. May your lives be sweeter!
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Amen. Thank you sis 🙂
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Neighborhood and home kinda had a few just a few over years ?!
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Yeah 🙂
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Lovely home and family.
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Thanks Love 🙂
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You are welcome, Jewel. 🙂
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Loved this post and seeing your homes and your beautiful family!
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Thank you Joy 🙂
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A perfect sentiment. Home has never been about the “stuff”. 💕
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Never! The stuff can fall apart, go missing etc the it’s the people and the memories 🙂
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What a beautiful life 🙂 thanks for sharing!
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Full of crazy but beautiful moments. Family makes it worthwhile. Thank you too.
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stunning pics of you and your family. special.
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Thank you lady Violet 🙂
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Oh, I love this! Yes, Home truly is where the heart is.
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Thank you Jennie 🙂
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So welcome!
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Love seeing your photos! It is true, no matter where in the world you live, it’s family that makes you feel at home. 🙂
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Thank you Barbara. It’s truly family that makes a home. Every other thing is transient.
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Looks like a lot of fond memories. Do the kids ever miss Houston? What was your favorite and least favorite thing about Houston?
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A whole lot of memories. They/We do. We miss everything, the big open Houston skies, the library, Barnes & Nobles *none that I have seen here* a lot of the after school activities that they took part in which didn’t cost an arm and a leg, Church activities – for me. The only thing that we’ve not missed is the horrible news of gun shots and fights etc.
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My adult life can be described in part as being nomadic. How many places have I lived without feeling I am home, settled in, even after months or years. Too often. To feel truly at home is a blessing, one which is not always easily achieved.
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You’ve said it so well. Moving about can be a bit destabilizing at the onset. Maybe that is why I learnt to love the simple things around me and my family. Thank you
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Lovely home and family. You are a lucky lady 🙂
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Thanks dear Mandi 🙂
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I’m glad to see you’re participating in the photo 101 course, I’ve signed up for it too! Just waiting for the right moment to snap my photo that shows what home is to me. Loved reading your post, you have a beautiful family 🙂
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Good to see you in class girl 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos!!
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Thank you Grace. I appreciate your comments.
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I appreciate yours too! ❤
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Those are nice photos! Love the cup pyramid – precious time spent building it…:)
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Thanks dear. Children get time, which is why I decided to take a picture 🙂
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Lovely photos.
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Thank you dear one 🙂
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Beautiful post and photos. Lovely family and home 🙂
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Thank you Christina 🙂
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You are welcome! 🙂
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Nomadic Jackie! Well done. You have a lovely family. ❤
Yes, some people don't understand when I tell them that those teeny-weeny knick-knacks don't matter. The moment you leave them behind, you forget about them. Moving around so much teaches one about the futility of acquisitions.
Europe next! 😉
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You have a beautiful family! You seem to be adept at making your house quite lovely as well!
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