by Erin Austin | Aug 18, 2020 | All, Houseparent Blog
What is your favorite food? Alfredo! (Fettuccine) What is your least favorite food? Mushrooms! How do you know if a mushroom is poisonous or not? What is your favorite game? Apples to Apples What is your favorite animal?... 
by Erin Austin | Jul 13, 2020 | Houseparent Blog
We’re continuing our interviews with our kiddos at the Ranch, and today we want to introduce you to Edith, our fun-loving teen who lights up a room when she smiles. What is your favorite food? “Steak! I love both steak and ribs, but if I have to pick steak is my... 
by Erin Austin | Jun 29, 2020 | Houseparent Blog
We have some awesome kiddos at Joy Ranch. It is our privilege to walk alongside and help them heal, grow, and mature into the amazing people God created them to be. You know them through the photos we share, but we’d like to introduce them to you individually over the... 
by Erin Austin | Jun 20, 2020 | All, Houseparent Blog
We survived! School is officially over. I think it’s safe to say the last three months of school was a learning experience for everyone. We’ve all been stretched and grown, both as a group and individually. But now that school is over, what do we do? Our beach trip?... 
by Erin Austin | May 18, 2020 | Houseparent Blog
Joy. This is a word we’re all too familiar with at Joy Ranch. Although we’ve understood the power of joy, it has come to have a much deeper meaning during this time of isolation and restrictions. Happiness is different from joy. It is based upon circumstances, but joy...
