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Home Really Is Where the Heart Is

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Jen Cook
Mar 25, 2025
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What defines home? It’s a question I’ve been pondering lately.

When my mom was alive, wherever she lived was my home. Now that she’s been gone from this world for 4.5 years, home has become something else. As I age, home is less of a place and more of a feeling. But perhaps that’s what my mom’s home offered: a comforting, welcoming environment where I co…

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