Believing and Behaving

We have been working towards an accreditation with a nationally known company COA)
 that will put our agency with the best in the nation.  We have worked very hard for the past year to make the changes that we knew we would have to make.  We had one great thing to start with: great employees, and a great board of directors.
Believing something and acting on what you believe really says a lot about who you are.  Today we really saw that at work as we sat down with our COA evaluators and listened to what they thought of our Agency  While we will have corrections to be made, what was exciting to me is that they took note of the evidence that every employee understood what we  believe in and act upon those beliefs.  They saw that each person, from the children all the way through management, and even to the members of the board of directors feel safe, respected, and valued.
That is the best thing we ever heard.  Jim and I have held those ideals in high regard since we gave birth to our own children in 1963 and 1964, and since we took our first foster child in 1968.
We were blessed for the celebration of our 50th anniversary, and again when our employees and foster parents surprised us with the celebration of the 30th anniversary of our Agency, and again today when were told of the greatness of our children, employees from  management and the board of directoes to on line childcare counselors.
The COA evaluators have worked with many other agencies such as ours, and for them to see the wonderful spirit and commitment of our people is just the best news ever!