Graduation...
I hope everyone at the Sheepfold is doing well. Our family is doing great, and we are looking forward to a calm and restful summer. I have some good news that I wanted to share with you all. Perhaps you can also share it with the moms who are currently with you who may fear that their children will never get back on track after the turmoil, upheaval and self-doubt that domestic violence has caused in their lives. I pray that my family's story will be an encouragement to them, and an example of what God can do when you are open to His direction. I also share this with you all, to share how thankful I am for the seeds that were planted while we were with the Sheepfold. I know that what is now being reaped is a part of what you all helped plant into our lives.
When my family came to the Sheepfold, my daughter was a quiet little girl with blonde hair and big, beautiful eyes with dark circles underneath them. She used books as an escape from all that we had been through. In our prior life, she was not allowed to dream big, and did not have big plans for her life.
Things are so different for my daughter now. She is about to graduate as Valedictorian of her Senior class, she received the Outstanding Student of the Year award, and was awarded several scholarships for college. She is no longer the fragile little girl, but a young woman full of confidence and excited about the future.
We know that all this is because of the Lord. It is my prayer that she knows this on a deeper, truer level as she serves the Lord in whatever He may have for her. May it reflect the service that you all at the Sheepfold showed us as you opened your arms and hearts to us in our time of need. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
- A Grateful Mom, Past Sheepfold Resident