"Our" girls
Friday evening I had the blessing of spending some time with two of "our" girls from Milton Hershey School. For those that may not know, Scott and I were houseparents at Milton Hershey School for a little over four years. We spent 1 1/2 of those years with elementary school girls and then moved with them to middle school for another three years. There were six or seven girls that we had the entire four years (the first six months we moved from home to home covering for other houseparents on their days off). We left Milton Hershey School when Jaelyn was 5 1/2 years old. There are a few girls that really hold a special spot in my heart and held a special spot in Scott’s heart as well. Aaliyah and Keirstin (KeKe) are two of those girls. The last time that I had the opportunity to see them - and KeKe’s sister, Angel (who also holds a special spot in our hearts) - was at Scott’s viewing. I was very blessed and touched by the effort that they, their families, and thei