Up the street from us there is an old, run down house. Peeling paint, cracked sidewalk, and a rusted out car on the law complete the forlorn look of the place. A tattered black POW/MIA flag flutters from a makeshift flag pole and a pot of faded plastic flowers hangs year 'round from a branch in the yard's only tree. In the summer dandelions and tall grasses grow knee high and in the winter snow piles high around the house, smooth and fluffy except for a few footprints between the house and driveway.
The first time I saw the house, a little shiver went down my spine. It looked so forgotten and unhappy. At night it looked downright creepy. Through an open window I could see the single bulb of a shadeless lamp spreading a feeble light around a room piled high with boxes, stacks of papers, and seemingly useless debris. I wondered what kind of a person could live in such a house.
The Birth of Christ {Think On These Things}
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