Sleeping Arrangements

Some of the happiest times in my life have been during periods of materialistic simplicity. Absolutely. For a number of years after Halle was born in 2000, our family would spend 3-6 months at a time in Chicago for her medical care. During these times our 6-member family resided on the 21st floor in a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment that served as our home, our school, and my office. The kids had a bucket, not a room or a closet. Every morning we rolled up our beds, and every night we laid them down again. During the day, the one permanent bed in the bedroom doubled as a table/desk upon which I would spread out voluminous work papers to review and analyze. With the simplicity we were able to spend much more time on things that really mattered, and they were happy times.



As the photo above indicates, our arrangements here in Ghana are not very different from what they were in Chicago 13 years ago. Instead of buckets, Halle, Ryan and Francisca have cubbies and a backpack. Once again, the simplicity allows us to spend much more time on things that really matter, and they are happy times. I recommend it, I really do.

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However, I do not recommend the extreme simplicity that results in sleeping on the concrete floor in equatorial Africa in an overcrowded room with extremely poor ventilation. Help us build a new orphanage home and achieve an appropriate level of simplicity for parentless children in Ghana, which will result in a life for these kids that is MUCH simpler than anything most of us will ever experience. Please give generously at www.ghanamakeadifference.org.