What do you do when your "volunteer" Volunteer Coordinator has a broken arm? You take care of her, of course! We are so thankful to have Susan Archer as a devoted volunteer for many years. After her accidental arm breakage, our kids went to see her to cheer her up...
If your birthday is coming and you'd like to celebrate by doing a fundraiser for Joy Ranch, we would love to help (as well as we'd greatly appreciate it)! Due to the way Facebook/Meta is handling the disbursement of the funds generated through birthday fundraisers,...
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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...
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!
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...
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...
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! We'll post the answers...
"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 mind lately,...
What is your favorite food? Ms. Michelle’s or Ms. Paula’s homemade Hamburger Helper What is your least favorite food? Raw or barely cooked broccoli What is your favorite game? Minecraft What is your favorite animal? What is your favorite animal on the Ranch? Dragons...