happy thanksgiving!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE GIRLS!!

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."

shyloh!

drill

 i caught our drill team practicing just now.. enjoy!



karissa

karissa's story:

 "i had to grow up and didn't want to but it had to be done... i thought i would never change. because i cleaned my motives, sought and understood universal truths, focused my commitments and found balance i am able to see my progress and my change. at home i hated looking at mysef... to me i was ugly, fat and just gross... i can look in the mirror finally and say i am beautiful. it's not just because of the weight i lost, but because of the confidence i gained."

"with me being confident i found balance and peace with my family, friends, school work, mentoring, sharpening the saw and volleyball. nothing is ever impossible; however, it doesn't just happen over night... i wouldn't trade my life for the world... i am so many good things now than i was before. I am happy, worth more, remembered, safe, selfless, empathetic, alive, respectful and accepting of myself; this is the real karissa"



shyloh and mariah!

double graduation!!shyloh and mariah graduated high school and the program on friday. it was amazing! the girls did great, parents were wonderful, and many students expressed how much they'll miss these two young ladies!

ellie

ellie's story:

"throughout my program, my experiences with the girls, staff, and my family helped me learn that having good intentions doesn't justify my behavior.. there was something i used to get through a lot of hardships. as weird as it sounds, quotes from my mom, the girls, and even different movies gave me inspiration. the quote that gives me hope when i lose confidence in myself and gives me the motivation to come out strong and finish something fully for the first time in my life is:

BEGIN ALL CHALLENGES WITH OPTIMISM!

I am ready to face the obstacles yet to come and greet them with an open mind."

ellie is one of our newest graduates!