Workin' Our Way Home: The Incredible True Story of a Homeless Ex-Con and a Grieving Millionaire Thrown Together to Save Each Other

By: Ron Hall

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Synopsis: The heartwarming sequel to Same Kind of Different As Me! After Miss Debbie's death in 2000, her husband, Ron formed an even stronger bond with Denver, a homeless ex-con. Ron's touching memoir chronicles how their shared devotion to Debbie led them to work toward fulfilling her vision: to ease the pain associated with poverty, homelessness, and inequality.Workin&’ Our Way Home describes the ten years Ron and Denver lived together after Miss Debbie&’s death. Written in both Ron&’s and Denver&’s unique voices, their inspiring (and often hilarious) adventures include:Their sometimes-bizarre life together in the Murchison MansionDenver accidentally almost burning the house down—twiceThe challenges involved with making a movieTwo visits to the White HouseTraveling the country to raise awareness about homelessnessAnd much more!With both wit and wisdom, these pages reveal God&’s plan lived out through these men and those closest to them, including their passion to fulfill Debbie&’s dream of mitigating the suffering and humiliation associated with homelessness and inequality.Denver said it best: &“Whether we is rich or whether we is poor, or somethin' in between, this earth ain&’t no final restin' place. So in a way, we is all homeless—ever last one of us—just workin our way home.&”