by Erin Austin | Apr 4, 2023 | Houseparent Blog, Resident Interviews
What is your favorite food? Cheesy pizza pasta What is your least favorite food? Squash, specifically yellow squash. The texture is slimy and blah! What is your favorite game? Pokémon (the video game) What is your favorite animal? What is your favorite animal... 
by Bethany Collins | Mar 28, 2023 | All, Houseparent Blog
What is in, will come out, one way or another. I once heard a Christian musician say that what happens on stage at his show should be an overflow of what happens backstage. It shouldn’t be a performance. It should be an overflow. What is overflow? Clear and... 
by Mandy Nester | Feb 27, 2023 | All, News
Can you believe it’s the last day of February? Thank you for your support already this year! In case you’re wondering about recent happenings, you can check out our latest newsletter. Be sure to share with family and friends! Read the Newsletter... 
by Erin Austin | Feb 27, 2023 | Houseparent Blog, Resident Interviews
What is your favorite food? Steak What is your least favorite food? Rice. I don’t like the texture. It’s ugh! What is your favorite game? Sorry! What is your favorite animal? What is your favorite animal on the Ranch? A horse. On the Ranch, my favorite animal is... 
by Bethany Collins | Feb 22, 2023 | Houseparent Blog
[This is from a Facebook post from Bethany Collins, houseparent at Exodus cottage at Joy Ranch from December 6, 2022.] Been reading Psalms with the girls. Found this amazing tidbit last night. We are reading from “The Voice” – which has a great way... 
by Mandy Nester | Feb 20, 2023 | All
Ms. Bethany, one of the house parents of Exodus cottage, started a reading program with the girls. Cheyenne was one who loved to read! When she continued reading well past the others, Bethany decided that instead of buying her a prize every month, they should come up... 
by Kelley Pratt | Jan 20, 2023 | All, Houseparent Blog
There are so many things that go on in an ordinary day here at Joy Ranch. Many of our kids love working on art projects, playing their favorite sport, practicing a musical instrument, or playing with the animals on campus. They enjoy going for hikes and learning new... 
by Mandy Nester | Dec 20, 2022 | All
To celebrate Crossword Puzzle Day, we created a little Joy Ranch crossword puzzle – Click here to download the pdf. Take a few minutes to fill it out and email a picture of your completed puzzle to media@joyranch.org, then you’ll get a surprise!... 
by Erin Austin | Dec 15, 2022 | Houseparent Blog
There is so much about what we do at Joy Ranch that we can’t talk about. Not because we’re doing anything wrong, but to protect the privacy of our kiddos. They’ve been through so much, more than most people can fathom. Healing is hard and holy work. To heal from all... 
by Michelle Rash | Dec 2, 2022 | All, Houseparent Blog
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” ~Isaiah 9:6 These names of our Savior have been at the front of my...
