8/21/13

Bring Back the Front Porch

After MUCH reflection,
I have figured out the problem with America.


It's not the right or the left or the center.
It's not the Baptists or the Methodists or the Lutherans.
It's not the Cold War, the Civil War, or Star Wars.
Nope.

It's the 
front porch.



Or, more specifically, 
it's the demise of the front porch.

With urban sprawl (whatever that is...),
we built modern houses and neighborhoods
without front porches or sidewalks,

because we need our privacy.

So we have built behind every house, a secluded outdoor living space.


 Away from prying eyes and the sounds of the street.

We love it - no matter how low budget, thrift store, redneck.


But we have forfeited knowing our neighbors.

We don't know when the Olson's are on vacation
 because someone else picks up their papers.

We don't know that the new neighbors next door
have three little boys and one on the way.
We wouldn't know that the Daddy 
let those same little boys 
ride on the leather couch on the trailer on moving day.

We don't know about the guy sitting on the tailgate 
holding a barbecue pit with one hand and waving with the other

or the man standing in the back of his truck 
balancing a floor lamp while his wife drives.

And we don't know about the man on the Harley,
trying to convince his very disgruntled rider 
to get back on.

We would miss waving at
 all the couples, families and friends
 that walk or bicycle by on warm still evenings.


 Let's bring back front porches.



It's a place for a cool drink after a hard days work.


 Problems get smaller as the front porch
breeze blows them away.


Nothing is more relaxing or inviting 
than fern baskets and rocking chairs.

And besides all that,
How in the world would we know when our yards
have gone to 
POT


Courtesy of the Church Youth Group Fund
Raiser.

Come on over and still a spell..... 
ummm.... on the porch.

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