by Michelle | Jun 16, 2018 | Grace, Lost & Found, Uncategorized
For the majority of my life I’ve hated Father’s Day. A day meant to honor that man in my life that was a solid foundation. A steady presence. A protector. A day set aside for a man I’ve never known. That not knowing is tough. Harder some days than...
by Michelle | Jun 6, 2018 | Lost & Found
Within an hour of learning that the highly successful fashion designer Kate Spade had taken her own life, I learned of a local teenager who’d made the same gut-wrenching choice. I can think of no clearer example of how nondiscriminatory mental illness is. Kate...
by Michelle | Apr 26, 2018 | Lost & Found
It is often said that those who serve together in the military or police form a deep bond that the outside world cannot understand. These individuals are willing to sacrifice themselves in order to serve their brothers and sisters. One such soldier came to Acres for...
by Michelle | Mar 14, 2018 | Lost & Found
This is yet another testimony to the amazing, life-saving therapy of Acres for Life. Monica’s childhood was nowhere close to idyllic. Instead, it was brutal. Monica’s mother had been left on the doorstep of an orphanage as a baby. She wasn’t adopted...
by Michelle | Jan 12, 2018 | Lost & Found, Uncategorized
Have you ever heard a story that gave you goosebumps? Have you ever struggled to make sense of something? Have you ever found a cause you felt called to support? I recently found a place where all three of these things happened. I heard stories that were the most...
by Michelle | May 24, 2017 | Lost & Found, Uncategorized
Karen had everything she had ever wanted in life. She had a husband, two young children, a house, a dog. She loved her role in the Army wife community. Her soldier husband had safely returned home from service in Kuwait. They could finally be a family. The white...
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