“Once you get to know everyone, you realize everyone else has been through hard times like you… so we can all share those feelings and help each other.”

“Even on the really hard days, I still feel like we’re called to be here. I just have a peace knowing we are where God is calling us to be. This is our home.”

“I’ll at least stay until I’m eighteen. It’s good here, and my relationship with my mom is healthy now…I like the school I go to, I enjoy the things I get to do, and I love the people I live with.”

“I feel like I can talk to my house parents about anything. It doesn’t matter what it is, if we tell them we need them, they say, ‘Okay, let’s sit down and talk.’ Then they listen and offer suggestions until they help us get everything figured out.”