In my last post I told how the men of our church had come to our rescue on the repairs of our home. At that time I was planning to start a list of those who had helped. Well, I did that and now have so many names on my list I can no longer be sure it's correct.
For 10 days someone treated us to a stay at Best Western while all our furniture was moved into a pod & the men continued work on the inside of our house. At last count on my list there were 52 people from my church who have done hands-on work. Because we were away much of the time this was going on, I don't know if that number is even greater. (One reason I'm afraid to send individual Thank You notes - for fear of leaving someone out). I keep saying "men", but it wasn't only men. There were women here working as well. Besides the people from my church, there were 10 family members and 3 friends who have helped. One of the most touching contributions came from a total stranger who sent a crew of men to build us new front & back steps.
The ladies of the church had apparently made contributions & the day we moved back in two of those ladies were here to decorate (along with one of their husbands to do the heavier work). They did a fantastic job & all the items they used are beautiful.
The work continues with small things inside left to complete & then work on the outside. Never can we repay the love & sacrifice that has been made for us. It wasn't always easy for us. It's hard to turn things over to someone else and at times we were a little testy and perhaps even seemed ungrateful. Nothing could be further from the truth. We have truly been blessed by the brethren!
