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Love Thy Neighbor

Posted on February 5, 2016 By Sister Rain
I live in a 100-year-old house that we call a twin. I know in some areas of the country this means something different, but here it means we share a wall with one other house. Our neighbors were here when we moved in over 20 years ago and we love them and are very close to them. They are a husband and a wife and their cats and they are like an older brother and sister to us. (The man and woman, not the cats.) They are quiet, faithful people and that’s why when I saw this on their porch flag bracket:

and with my poor vision saw this instead:

it threw me for a loop! 
After closer inspection I realized it was indeed a flag but during those few seconds when I thought my “big brother’s” boxers were on display, I had one thought:
WE HAVE TO MOVE
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