Our Old House
By: Kelly McDonald “The first thing to know about living in an old house: The walls are alive.” ― Frances Mayes, A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home This morning, as I arose to start my morning walk, getting myself prepared, turning on lights, opening curtains to ready our home for the morning sunlight, I felt a sudden wave of nostalgia. We’ve lived in this house for 33 years. Though once full of the sounds of family when we first moved into its habitation with our seven children, it is now overcome with quiet, imposing in its physical emptiness, as my wife, Beverly, and I live out our remaining years together within its walls. We hired a contractor to build our house over three decades ago, and we have faced few maintenance problems during the intervening years until now. The house has faithfully served our needs, with not much complaint on its part. We feel like our house has taken car...
