Sunshine Acres, Mesa Arizona

As most of you know I escaped to Mesa, Arizona on a solo trip a couple of weeks ago. My brother, Greg and sister in-law Amy live there at an amazing place called Sunshine Acres. It's a place that takes in children from the ages of 5-18 that are from broken families that are seriously struggling. The kids can live at Sunshine Acres for as long as it might take for their families to get back on their feet. Some children stay for a year, some kids stay until their 18. They each live in a beautiful home with 7-10 other children and a new mom and dad. I was able to meet some of the kids and most of the house parents while I was there. It's really an awesome place with people who have literally given up their lives to love and care for these children.








Chef Greg cooking up some amazing chicken masala. YUMMY!!!

Pava...the dog that they rescued and brought home with them from Ecuador.


Because of the ridicuously hot weather we were very limited as far as our outdoor exploring goes...we did however find this gem of a place....a super cute Organic Farm.
















And back at the homestead I took a walk one day for probably 15 minutes..I was determined to get some pictures of something while I was there even though it was unbearably hot to be outside.




They have horses on the property....the kids take care of them and get to ride to them.