The Start Of Blue Sky Ranch

Paul and I have been in the ministry since we were married. We have worked with kids at risk, and been advocates for exceptional kids for 30 years. Paul is extremely gifted in working with boys and men who need to be respected and loved so that they may find hope, healing and freedom through knowing and understanding the love of their heavenly Father. We have always believed that God was preparing us for something much bigger than we understood or could even imagined. We both pursued our Master’s Degrees while working full-time – simply because we strongly felt the urgent need. Paul received his Master’s in Education/Administration, and my MBA is in Leadership/ Management. Every part of our journey was important to prepare us for our calling today. This journey was not without the fabulous good times, but there were many times that we did not know how or if we were going to survive it. We learned that pain and struggling help you sincerely appreciate the good times. We grew stronger and wiser, and the end result for us was always realizing that the only good in us is God; and we are absolutely nothing without Him. He taught us how much He loves us unconditionally. God put each of us in our family (including our oldest daughter, Chassidi, and her husband, Dallin) on our own parallel journeys to prepare us for this story. He used two of our favorite people in the world, Glenn and Carolyn White to complete His miracle of bringing Blue Sky Ranch into reality. They have sacrificially invested so much into the success of this ministry. Chassidi and Dallin are our biggest fans and support group, and have blessed us with our precious grandchildren: Madallin, Zoey, Gunner, and Wyatt. Our family believes that He has blessed us so that we may give this place away. We are only the keepers. We know for certain that our journey is to learn to love Him MOST. As we continue to understand what that means, we have learned that nothing – absolutely nothing is about us. Our purpose is to share the love, peace, hope, joy, and freedom that we know with the people that entrust us with their care. Blue Sky Ranch is NOT about us. It IS a Christ-centered organization made up of so many people who love Him like crazy. We strive to live like we believe the truth we know. This story is made up of many ordinary people on ordinary journeys that all led to an extraordinary mission.

The Blue Sky Ranch Crew is made up of men and women who live their faith out loud every day – people that we are so blessed to know and share life with. A life of complete surrender is not very pretty or fun sometimes. In fact, it can be hard many days, but these folks continue to serve their Father with joy even in the hard times. They are the legacy of BSR, and we are blessed beyond measure to serve beside them and live in community with them.

In addition, there are many folks who give monthly and one time gifts that have made BSR what it is today. We are always amazed at the people God uses to give of their time, energy, money, prayers, and support to make BSR a success. We have outstanding partners and consultants – the best of the best. Paul and I could not have accomplished any of this without all of the folks God called to give so selflessly of their time, efforts, and money to support the mission. We will never forget 2 Timothy 1:9, “…not because of anything we have done, but because of His own purpose and grace.”

Paul and I have been in the ministry since we were married. We have worked with kids at risk, and been advocates for exceptional kids for over 25 years. Paul is extremely gifted in working with boys and men who need to be respected and loved so that they may find hope, peace, and joy. We have always believed that God was preparing us for something much bigger than we understood. We both pursued our Master’s Degrees while working full-time – simply because we strongly felt the urgent need. Paul’s is in Education/Administration, and my MBA is in Leadership/ Management. Every part of our long journey prepared us for the miracle of becoming the owners of Blue Sky Ranch. This journey was not without the fabulous good times, but there were many times that we did not know how or if we were going to survive it. We learned that pain and struggling help you sincerely appreciate the good times. We grew stronger and wiser, and the end result for us was always realizing that the only good in us is God, and we are absolutely nothing without Him. He taught us how much He loves us unconditionally. God put each of us in our family (including our oldest daughter, Chassidi, and her husband, Dallin) on our own parallel journeys to prepare us for this story. He used an incredible lady named Susan Selby (the lady that built this place) and two of our favorite people in the world, Glenn and Carolyn White to complete His miracle. Chassidi and Dallin are our biggest fans and support group, and have blessed us with our precious grandchildren: Madallin, Zoey, Gunner, and Wyatt. Our family believes that He has blessed us so that we may give this place away. We are only the keepers. Our purpose is to share the love, peace, hope, and joy that we know to the people that entrust us with their care. Blue Sky Ranch is not about us. It is not a Christian organization, but it is run by people who are in love with their Heavenly Father. May we never forget 2 Timothy 1:9, “…not because of anything we have done, but because of His own purpose and grace.”