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The Dream We Didn't Know We Had
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Your 10 Keys to Happiness
By Linda E. Allen When I go out into the countryside and see the sun and the green and everything flowering, I say to myself "Yes indeed, all that belongs to me!"
~Henri Rousseau If someone had told me five years ago that I would be living happily ever after on a small farm in western Oklahoma, I would have adamantly denied the possibility. Back then, I was a confirmed city girl. I enjoyed the amenities of city life. Then my husband and I decided to move from our longtime home in the city. We looked at houses in several surrounding communities, but nothing suited our needs or our budget. One day, while we were checking my mother's farm for her, I looked around, liked what I saw and asked my husband, "Why don't we build a house here on the farm?" To my surprise, he said, "Yes!" (Keep reading)  
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