by Erin Austin | Aug 14, 2025 | All, Feed My Lambs, News
The Children By Erin Austin This year marks the 15th year I’ve worked in a children’s home. The stories I could tell about what these children have endured would make you shudder. It’s unfathomable to me the atrocities these kids have endured, and... 
by Erin Austin | Aug 4, 2025 | Feed My Lambs, Houseparent Blog, News
[Photo: Resident Jaxson helps in a building project] By: Erin Austin “I do not know why people call a project undertaken by faith a venture of faith. That is exactly what it is not. Webster defines a venture as an undertaking involving chance, risk, or danger.... 
by Erin Austin | Jul 12, 2025 | All, Feed My Lambs, Houseparent Blog
by Erin Austin I’ve often said that Joy Ranch is a unicorn among children’s homes. For multiple reasons, Joy Ranch doesn’t fit into a mold. One of these is in the area of finances. From the beginning, the McHenrys vowed to trust God for all of their... 
by Erin Austin | Jul 1, 2025 | All, Feed My Lambs, Houseparent Blog, News
Blog by Erin Austin Working with traumatized, abused children is one of the hardest things a person can do. It is heartbreaking, exhausting, and at times, intense. It is not easy. The things we hear and see are mind-boggling. A well-meaning person once told me after I... 
by Erin Austin | Jun 12, 2025 | Feed My Lambs, Houseparent Blog
[Photo Caption: Resident Mia’s muddy feet from walking around the Joy Ranch pond.] Blog by Erin Austin I’ve always been fascinated by people’s stories. How did they get to this point in life? What happened in their past? Who helped mold and shape them into the...
