08/27/2026
Six months ago, we opened the doors to our very first AHG meeting.
We had calendars, badges, service projects, and big plans for our girls.
We thought we were building a troop.
Six months later, I think God was building something much bigger.
So, in honor of six months, here are six blessings that can’t be measured by badges on a vest.
1. The moms found something, too.
One of our moms recently said, “I joined for my daughter, but you moms have been a saving grace.”
None of us came looking for ourselves. We wanted our daughters to find friendship, faith, and a place to belong. Somewhere along the way, some of us found that, too.
2. The friendships have grown beyond our troop meetings. Recently, a mom sent me a picture of some of our girls practicing volleyball together outside of AHG.
No uniforms. No meeting. Just some of our girls choosing to spend time together. They aren’t just troop members anymore. They’re becoming part of each other’s lives.
3. I’ve watched it change my own daughter and me.
I’m a Troop Coordinator, but before any title, I’m her mom. I’ve watched my daughter grow closer to Christ through AHG. And somehow, while that was happening, she and I grew closer, too.
Someday she won’t need me standing beside her at these meetings. Right now, I’m incredibly grateful that I get to.
4. Our girls are learning that they don’t have to be grown to make a difference. They’re serving their community now; learning to notice others, give their time, and use their own hands to help.
We’re planting seeds of service that we pray they’ll carry long after they’ve outgrown their uniforms.
5. We’re watching girls discover what they’re capable of. They’re trying new things. Speaking up. Leading. Helping younger girls. Doing things that once made them nervous and realizing, “I can do this.”
We’re not just preparing them for the next meeting. We’re preparing them for the women they’ll become.
6. Six months ago, most of us were strangers. There were no shared memories. No inside jokes. No pictures of our girls together. No moms checking on one another. No “remember when…”
There wasn’t an us yet.
Now there is.
We thought we were just starting a troop.
God was building friendships, strengthening mothers and daughters, teaching little hands to serve, drawing girls closer to Him, and turning strangers into a family.
The badges will fill their vests.
The uniforms will eventually be outgrown.
The girls themselves will grow up.
But I pray they carry this with them.
And tonight, we’re opening those same doors again.
Maybe six months from now, we’ll look back and realize tonight was the night a few more strangers became part of our family.
We hope you’ll walk through those doors and join us. ❤️🤍💙
