I don't even know where to start right now.
My life is messy right now, but even though it's been a really rough week, I know that it's going to be okay because God has my back.
I know that even through the hardest of moments, he is there holding my hand.
When my all just never seems to be enough, he is there telling me how proud he is of me.
When I feel alone and unloved, he is there waiting for me with his arms wide open.
I have had friends this week that have just been really loving, and have been a reminder of how much I am loved, but not only by my friends and family but by God.
God has shown me through other people that he is constantly there for me, through not only the rough days but the good ones as well.
If you guy's don't already know, I am at a place called Eagle Ranch.
It's like a group home and a boarding school mixed together.
They have school up to the 9th grade, and then all other highschoolers go to FBHS.
I am in the 10th grade, so I go to FBHS, along with some of the boys on the Ranch.
I stay at the Ranch for 2 weeks and then go home every other weekend.
I have been at the Ranch for 1 year and 4 months since July 5, 2015.
The Ranch has really helped me find a sense of direction in my life.
It has helped me control my emotions, and express how I feel in a healthy way.
Outsiders look at Eagle Ranch, and say that it is a place where all the bad kids go.
But honestly, I think everyone could use the Ranch.
I think that everyone could use the Ranch's opportunity to search themselves and find out who they really are.
I think that they could use the Ranch to help develop life skills that they will need for everyday use.
I think that everyone could benefit from the Ranch.
Am I saying that my time here at the Ranch was easy? No.
It was really hard.
I had to get used to the structure that they have here.
At home, my family did not have a lot of structure when it came to discipline.
When I first came to the Ranch, it was very burdensome.
I was so occupied with how I looked and who I fit in with, that I didn't take the time to find myself.
I wasted so many months here, just playing around.
I was racking up consequences, and doing things that would only benefit me in the short-term.
At the Ranch, they have taught me how to love myself just as God loves me.
Throughout meaningful relationships and quality instruction, Eagle Ranch has empowered me to experience present and future success.
I thank God for the opportunity to be here, because without the Ranch, I would be stuck in my old habits, and bad structure.
Xoxo ~ Riley
If you guy's don't already know, I am at a place called Eagle Ranch.
It's like a group home and a boarding school mixed together.
They have school up to the 9th grade, and then all other highschoolers go to FBHS.
I am in the 10th grade, so I go to FBHS, along with some of the boys on the Ranch.
I stay at the Ranch for 2 weeks and then go home every other weekend.
I have been at the Ranch for 1 year and 4 months since July 5, 2015.
The Ranch has really helped me find a sense of direction in my life.
It has helped me control my emotions, and express how I feel in a healthy way.
Outsiders look at Eagle Ranch, and say that it is a place where all the bad kids go.
But honestly, I think everyone could use the Ranch.
I think that everyone could use the Ranch's opportunity to search themselves and find out who they really are.
I think that they could use the Ranch to help develop life skills that they will need for everyday use.
I think that everyone could benefit from the Ranch.
Am I saying that my time here at the Ranch was easy? No.
It was really hard.
I had to get used to the structure that they have here.
At home, my family did not have a lot of structure when it came to discipline.
When I first came to the Ranch, it was very burdensome.
I was so occupied with how I looked and who I fit in with, that I didn't take the time to find myself.
I wasted so many months here, just playing around.
I was racking up consequences, and doing things that would only benefit me in the short-term.
At the Ranch, they have taught me how to love myself just as God loves me.
Throughout meaningful relationships and quality instruction, Eagle Ranch has empowered me to experience present and future success.
I thank God for the opportunity to be here, because without the Ranch, I would be stuck in my old habits, and bad structure.
Xoxo ~ Riley
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