Chapter 9: The Code Word Is LIFT
The video titled Lift begins: “What if your neighbor asked you to take 20 minutes one night to help him? Would you do it? Most decent people would. But what if he asked you every night following, with no end in sight? Would you be willing to do it?” Richard and I were in the midst of a trying situation. For about eight months, one, two, five, ten family members and friends of family members, four who didn’t speak much English, came to stay with us for a weekend or longer. One family stayed six weeks. We felt like our home had turned into a hotel. It was challenging to keep the common areas tidy, food in the refrigerator and on the table, and the kitchen cleaned up. It was hard to keep rewashing sheets and towels and cleaning between visitors. And the noise level with chatter, laughter, music, and activities was constant. If it is possible, there was actually too ...