by Bethany Collins | Sep 30, 2021 | All, Houseparent Blog, Meet Our Team
This month we couldn’t decide what to put on the blog, and as it happens one of the residents helped us come up with something fun to share! In the girls’ cottage we have an “I’m Bored” jar. Every time someone says “I’m bored!” they have to pick a paper... 
by Mandy Nester | Jul 11, 2019 | Meet Our Team
About a year ago, our Executive Director, Susan Huxster Synek, began dating her now husband, Mr. Michael Synek. With their wonderful decision to be married also came Susan’s call to move to Nebraska and begin a new season of life. Over the past 8 months, Susan... 
by Mandy Nester | Nov 27, 2018 | Meet Our Team
Its a chilly Fall evening, the cottages all nestled quitely on top of the Joy Ranch hill. The cold wind cuts through the air and brings with it the feeling that Winter is just around the corner. As the sun slowly sets, all is quiet. Walk inside of Leebrick cottage,... 
by Mandy Nester | Mar 27, 2018 | Meet Our Team
Any given day, it is likely that you will find Christy buried beneath a stack of paperwork, busily working through mountains of data, forms, files, applications, and any other document you can imagine. Walk into her office though, and no matter how busy she is, she... 
by Mandy Nester | Feb 23, 2018 | Meet Our Team
The Joy Ranch team is so proud to introduce you to our Girls’ Houseparents, Gene and Bethany Collins! On any given morning, the Collins’ day starts before sunrise. They face a monumental task: getting eight girls up, ready, and fed and then off to... 
by Mandy Nester | Feb 6, 2018 | Meet Our Team
The Joy Ranch team is so proud to have an opportunity for you to get to know our incredible, wise, & godly Executive Director, Susan Huxster! A southerner at heart, Susan was born in Texas & raised in North Carolina in a family that instilled in her Christian...
