Bring Them Home
Scared. It’s the only way to describe the fight or flight experience. Homeless. It’s the only way to describe what caused them to be scared. Tyler was living in the woods, rather than learning to talk he learned to howl, rather than read he learned to hunt, rather...
The Demons She Couldn’t Give Up
I sat there on the cold stairs. The family was inside the house and the table was full of food. I hadn’t seen her in over 16 years. I was just a 9 year old when the rug was ripped out from under me, and everything I knew in life would suddenly change. It’s crazy to...
Roar With Me
He looked up at the night sky, stars twinkling so brightly. He tickled his feet on the zipper at the edge of the tent. It was the world he knew. The only one. His mom was already sleeping. He listened as the wind rustled through the trees above him. He sat up tucked...
Dear Father You’re Important
"Do something for me, raise your hand if you have a father in your life." It was another year that had gone by. There I was sitting around the table with the resident mothers of Acres of Hope. As we sat there on the day before Father’s Day, I asked them if their...
When The Blinds Were Closed
When the blinds were closed it stayed dark. The darkness I knew seemed darker than the shadow that covers the night sky. When the blinds are closed no one can see in. When no one can see in, there is no way out. There is no one who steps in to save you. Everything is...
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