Miracle Moments
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“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19
As a child, my story was tattered with abuse and neglect. My mother struggled with drug addiction and mental health issues. My father was in and out of jail due to theft, drugs and rape. When I was around five years old, he was sent to the state penitentiary with a life sentence.
All through my childhood we bounced around from place to place to avoid child services and authorities. We would be left with strangers and random men. I became the most consistent caretaker for my younger sisters. One afternoon, my mom took my sisters and I to the grocery store, went inside and never came back out. After a while, a police officer came up to the window of the car and started asking me questions. Eventually they told me that my mom had left and that we were going to live with my paternal grandparents for a while. In elementary school my school principal started noticing signs that concerned her and began talking to me. One afternoon a DHR worker came to the school and talked to me about all the things I had told the principal.
When we moved to Big Oak Ranch, we were finally free. It took me a long time to realize that the Ranch was our saving grace. It was hard for me to let go of the responsibilities of parenting my sisters. I began to work through my trauma with counselors, two in particular, who really taught me a lot about what a trusting relationship should be. After moving from the Ranch as a young adult, I became a mom and found a husband who loves me, for me. I was able to form strong relationships and trust others and the support they could provide me. Today, I am known as Bree Sorgee, a loving wife, a caring friend, mother and BeBe to my grandchildren. I no longer have to live under the shadow of pain from my past. I proudly say that Big Oak Ranch set me on a path to success, and I am forever grateful.
-Bree Sorgee
