As mentioned earlier, we are blessed to have lots of animals on the Joy Ranch campus. Our kids LOVE their furry friends and they aid in helping the kids heal from past trauma. Currently, we have no cows we milk at Joy Ranch, but who knows what the future holds?...
We didn't have seven swans on campus (even though we have cows, chickens, donkeys, dogs, goats, and...) or we would have posted a picture of them. According to our source, "It would take someone quite familiar with the Bible to identify this gift. Hidden in the code...
Our very own Julia put a creative spin on this one... six geese-a-laying... in the sun! We've had some beautiful, warm, sunny weather at Joy Ranch this week, so it fits in just perfectly. In the song, the geese are symbolic of "These lyrics can be traced back to the...
This one was fun & different! We had five of our married ladies from Joy Ranch with their wedding bands. Included in the hands are Charlene (married to Dan, our director for 44 years), Suzanne (married to David for 31 years), Paula (married to Phil for 42 years),...
Creative Ava designed today's image. It's funny, because that style of telephone probably was extinct before she was born! What do the calling birds represent in the song? "One of the easiest facets of the song’s code to figure out, these fowl are the four Gospels —...
Our three french hens are lovely Lily, Julia, and Ava. What fine young ladies they are becoming and what a blessing they are to have at Joy Ranch! In the song, the three hens represent "These birds represent faith, hope, and love. This gift hearkens back to 1...
Talk about creative! Chloe and Cheyenne in their turtlenecks - aren't they cute? According to our source, "These twin birds represent the Old and New Testaments. So in this gift, the singer finds the complete story of the Christian faith and God’s plan for the world....
Our sweet "partridge" is John in a Bradford Pear tree we have on campus. Don't you love that smile? He climbed right up in that tree like it was no one's business! According to this article, "The partridge in a pear tree represents Jesus, the Son of God, whose...
What a holiday season it has already been! We had this fun idea that we would come up with 12 Days of Christmas photos for our annual Joy Ranch Christmas card, but we didn't quite get it all done in time. SO, why not use it on our website and social media? Get ready,...
God is always calling us to “love the last of these” no matter who we are, where we are, how old we are or what we are doing for work.