Revisiting

Today we visited a house that we had worked on last year. Exactly one year ago, I was pulling up floor boards and hauling them out to the trash. Many of the rooms had floors with holes in them and the rooms were almost unrecognizable. You could literally see the entire house from the front door because the only thing standing in the house were the studs. This year, we wanted to visit this house. The home of Al and Berniece. These people have the most beautiful spirits. Last year Al was incredibly hopeful even though his house had been almost completely washed away. When I stepped into their house (they are actually moving in this week) one year later, I was in amazement. Tears of joy are the only words that can describe the emotions running through that house. Al and Berniece were of course in high spirits as well as the whole group. The house looks absolutely beautiful, and these people deserve every bit of its beauty. Because this year I have been working on tiling, I took an extremely close look at the tiling job in that house. Although not many people just walking through the house would recognize the tiling, I can definitely tell that the tiles were done by volunteers. That house was definitely made out of love. After many photos with the homeowners and the house itself, the group left Spain Street extremely satisfied.

--Rachel