Moving Forward

Last night at our young women's empowerment group something really lovely happened. We have this journal that is passed around the group from girl to girl. Each week it is presented to a girl for some reason. For example, maybe she helped another girl in the kitchen with chores. The girl who receives the journal keeps it until the next week when she then presents it to another girl. Yesterday one of my girls wasn't sure who to give the journal to. I think this was because all of the girls her group are younger than her so she doesn't know them as well. What she decided to do was give the journal to the newest girl in the house who has only been here for maybe 4 months or so. What she said when she passed the journal was this; "I don't know you well but you seem sweet and I want to get to know you more." The whole purpose of this activity is for the girls to be able to reach out and support other girls in the group who might need some positive encouragement. Up until yesterday the journal had mostly been passed from friend to friend. It's nice to see the girls moving forward and growing.