A Weight Lifted From Alaia’s Shoulders
Alaia’s entire life fell apart in what felt like an instant. Her father was arrested and received a lengthy prison...
September 30, 2025
July 24, 2024
We’re accustomed to think summer as a time to relax and enjoy quiet, carefree days. The kids are out of school. Families pile into their minivans for their annual vacations. The beach beckons us to lie in the sand while our thoughts and our worries drift away with the sound of the surf. In fact, for many of us, doing nothing is at the top of our summer ‘to-do’ lists.
But thanks to our dedicated coworkers and friends of the Home, our young people have been enjoying an activity-packed summer that will leave them with both happy memories and skills that will last them a lifetime.
Just recently, for example:
In addition to these organized activities, there have been so many spontaneous moments of pure summer joy and activity that help our young people grow and strengthen relationships. And there’s still so much more to come in the days and weeks left before school begins again.
As I watch our young people so actively engaged like this, I think “how good is the good God.” Truly, Mercy Home is blessed to be able to offer our young people so many opportunities to make the most of the season and help them build lifetimes of success and satisfaction. Summer days are truly to be enjoyed. But at Mercy Home, they are anything but idle time.
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