Today was day three at Miss Carol’s house, and when we arrived we as a group had a great surprise. Miss Carol and her cousin Reggie had overnight been able to finish painting the ceiling in their living room, and been able to move back in all of their furniture and set up the room the way they had hoped.
To us we may say this is nice, but it is simply a living room. But to them it is one more piece of their home being back to normal. After having to fix the room three separate times, because of mistakes made with previous workers, the room is finally livable, and enjoyable. And they were truly thrilled to have this room ready. Previous to last night they had been quarantined into one room for months, having the rest of the house filled with paint, dust, tools and workers. Miss Carol kept saying how she was simply tired of not having a home and having to smell paint and primer, and have people in and out of her small home. This week we will be able to complete a large part of the indoor work that was left, and make awesome progress on outdoor work
And this is why we are in Texas this week. To rebuild lives, to meet new people, and to bit by bit help homeowners like Miss Carol have their houses be the homes they were pre Ike.
“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain. If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain.”- Emily Dickinson
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