by Erin Austin | Jul 13, 2020 | Houseparent Blog, Resident Interviews
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 Mandy Nester | Jul 10, 2020 | News
Joy Ranch has a few vehicles for sale! If interested, please contact Terry, at 276-236-5578 ext. 312. 2001 Chevrolet Van 3500 LS 5.7 liter, seating for 12 plus, approx.153,000 miles runs well $ 2300.00 1997 Ford F150 4×4 short bed pickup, approx. 119,000 miles... 
by Erin Austin | Jun 29, 2020 | Houseparent Blog, Resident Interviews
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 Mandy Nester | Jun 24, 2020 | All, News
It’s officially here, and so is our summer newsletter. Take a look and share! Click here to view/download the pdf file. 
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 Bethany Collins | May 20, 2020 | Houseparent Blog
We have been keeping ourselves, and our kiddo’s busy! Now that school is officially out things are both a little more relaxed, and a little more hectic than usual. Here is a look at some of the things we have been up to over the past couple months: Picking and... 
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... 
by Bethany Collins | May 4, 2020 | Houseparent Blog
Homeschooling, ready or not, here we come, here we are, here we go, etc. The following is an idea to help motivate those who don’t love to read and reward any who do. One thing we try to teach our kids is that what you focus on, grows. An area our kids needed to... 
by Erin Austin | Apr 28, 2020 | Houseparent Blog
“The goat came back!” As odd as this may sound, this was a common phrase heard around campus all last week, and it was said with much excitement and more than a hint of shock and awe. We have a new Pygmy billy goat on campus. Everyone calls him something different,... 
by Mandy Nester | Apr 27, 2020 | All
Our kids have been busy practicing with the new digital cameras they received in their Easter baskets! Please check out their work and vote in our photo contest on Facebook.
