Our House e-newsletter May & June 2014 | Page 18

student at Pulaski Tech ―I think that everybody there was on the verge of an upcoming to do something great,‖ Krystle remembers about the other residents she met while at Our House. ―They were determined to do something for themselves.‖ She says she used to prefer keeping to herself but likes that she had the chance at Our House to be around people more. ―The atmosphere was like family and love. That was good for me.‖ After leaving Our House, Krystle got her GED and is now a student at Pulaski Tech. She plans to be a counselor. While she‘s in school, she‘s also the full-time mom of the six kids. ― ‖ Like her husband, Krystle gives Our House credit for the family‘s current independence. ―Our House was there to give us a great boost to … being on our own and helping us be able to make it without assistance.‖ She tells us how grateful she is for the continued connection with Our House, even though their family is now independent. ―Y‘all still look out for us! It keeps us on our toes.‖ You may recognize the Barnum family from our previous website‘s home page. The family also let us photograph them for our 2009 video of Cliff and two other Our House clients talking about their experiences in our programs. This spring, Our House‘s Zac Hale filmed the Barnum family at their house to update their success story. Click the images at right to see the videos.