Hopeful Haven Project: Budget: 6 months of faith, a vision, hope, determination, 90 angels, $200,000 in monetary donations, resale items and treasures. ~~Priceless~~ On a very cold, winter's day in January of this year, I visited Grace Centes of Hope a homeless shelter for women dealing with drug addictions and domestic abuse. It is a place which allows the women and their children to reside for one year. I walked into a bedroom which the women share. It was as if the room was screaming out, "Save me!" I knew I had found my calling--a passion and purpose which, I was sure would lead to the transformation of, not just a room, but the lives of many women. The old, prison-like beds lead me to believe the women must lay in them each night yearning for a dream to quietly soothe their hearts and lull them to a peaceful sleep. The used nursing home bedspreads could not comfort them on days when they just didn't want go on. Stained towels, sheets, mattresses and pillows reminded me of how their souls must feel. There wasn't even lighting by each bed for the nights when the women couldn't fall asleep until they could write down their thoughts and dreams in a journal. Most sadly, the dreary color reflected how their spirits had been broken. I was determined to create a bedroom which would enable the women to awaken to a room which would remind them everyday, ''I am precious. I am worthy. I am not a victim. I have the power to stop the torch of abuse from being passed on to my children" Many items and services were donated to make the Hopeful Haven transformation happen as I hoped it would. Such things as ceiling fans, lockers, carpet, bath robes, slippers, journals, lightening, flower pots, flower boxes, money to wipe out the shelters $150,000 deficit, air conditioners for all the rooms in the shelter, 4 sets of washer & dryers, 4 baby cribs, $8,000 to revamp the women's bathroom, twig shutters, homemade curtains, wall words, homemade art from Australia, a wall mural, decorative painters, night stands, vintage homemade ironing table, iron and a vacuum were all donated. Beyond the new color, the new beds and the new lighting, the most touching thing found in the room are photographs of the women who currently live at the shelter. They were placed on the wall so that all the future women who find their way to safety will know there is hope. July 16th--2007 the women will receive there own makeover on themselves and then a beautiful catered meal will be served to them... Please check out my website for all the before and after photos www.TerrysEnchantedCottage.com Just one little rain drop can have such a huge ripple affect...