A cool thing happened today. One of the boys in the group home got to go home after almost 2 years with us there. It was a total shock to everyone. Even though he and his family have done above and beyond what was required by the court, he was consistently denied the chance to go home due to the nature of his crime. He really has changed a lot and I have no doubt that he will be able to stay out of trouble. He and his family are now active at a large church near their home and have seen their faith strengthened during the 4 years since he was first arrested.

It's days like today that make me continue to go back to work every day in between. It's an unbelievable feeling to see lives changed in this way, to see broken families working together again. I may not get paid much money, but I still wouldn't trade this for a desk job.