Amazing
In May I stood in awe as Emma spent her first day of summer break at Mountain TOP putting together binders for the incoming staff. As the phone rang that afternoon asking if she stay a bit longer to complete a few more task I was thankful for the ways that the full-time staff members were loving on Emma. Little did I know just a few short months ago what a difference that afternoon would make and where it would truly lead in her life. As she has made her way over to Mountain TOP on Tuesdays and Thursdays something about her has changed. She walks a bit taller than she did at the beginning of the summer (yes, she's hit a growth spirt but this is deeper than just her physical height), she's been laughing more than ever (and she laughs a lot to begin with). There has been a sense of ownership and pride in what she is doing. She's walking taller because these young adults have become her older brothers and sisters. They have trusted her....they have picked on her..