IN MADISON, Sunday at 11:34 a.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on River Road.ģ:51 p.m., a motor vehicle accident was investigated on Main Street. IN FAIRFIELD, Sunday at 8:39 a.m., a trespass complaint was reported on Cottage Street.ĩ:51 p.m., a reported disturbance was investigated on Lawrence Avenue. IN CLINTON, Sunday at 10:02 a.m., a motor vehicle accident was reported on Interstate 95.ĥ:20 p.m., a suspicious activity report was investigated on Hill Road. The website for Blossom is ATHENS, Sunday at 10:02 a.m., a motor vehicle accident was reported on Adoke Way. Blossom Originals’ proceeds will go to funding the Blossom Boutique and a future Education Center,” Durrence said. Blossom Originals will include throw pillows, recovered furniture, candles, jellies, jams, baby clothes, t-shirts, decor, etc., all created by Blossom’s Team and Community. We are opening a store called Blossom Originals in the former space occupied by Free to Roam Boutique. She knows firsthand about the dire situations of so many foster children. Veterans Blvd., Glennville, the former Jennifer’s School of Dance facility.īoth Blossom Boutique and Blossom Thrift Store are managed by Leslie Walker, Linda’s sister, who was formerly employed by the Department of Family and Children Services. Oftentimes, outside yard sales will be held in front of their building at 902 N. Hours of operation are Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. All proceeds to our mission of Blossom Boutique go to provide for less fortunate children and youths,” Durrence said. These low prices are serving the community well by clothing full families at a very low cost. It has extremely low prices, with many items just $1, such as a pair of jeans. “Blossom Thrift Store is adjacent to Blossom Boutique, and it is open to the public. To make a free shopping appointment for a foster, adopted, or less fortunate child, call (912) 654-3318. These items are free of charge,” Durrence said. “Within our Blossom Boutique, children are eligible for seven full sets of clothing every quarter and personal and hygiene items. They have moved past the brokenness, and our tragedies have brought healing to all of us,” Durrence said. We have watched these girls blossom with the love we feel for them and sharing the Word of God, too, into their lives. Mark and I love unconditionally, just like God loves us. “From our own grieving over the loss of Kristin and the experiences of mothering Juanita, Chelsea, and Princessa, as well as Sara and Madison, Blossom was born. The grandmother of the girls agreed to their remaining with the Durrence family. He has been wonderful with all these females in one household,” Durrence said.ĭurrence has two other daughters (biological), Sara Durrence Santana and Madison Durrence. Yet, when I walked back into our home that morning, Mark knew from the tears on my face that these girls were staying. However, I told Him that He had 15 minutes to convince my husband. I come from a family of nurturing mothers, and when Princessa told me one morning as I dropped her off to school of their wanting to stay with us, I felt God telling me what I needed to do. These girls, before coming to us, had been beaten, starved, and abused by their biological father and had lived in two foster homes. However, Juanita and Princessa let us know that they had finally found peace and were tired of moving. “We fell in love with the girls, but the plans were to have them to go live with their grandmother. These girls’ mother had been killed in 2015, and they have seen so much brokenness in their lives. “These girls literally came to us with a black trash bag half filled with tattered clothing, a couple of pairs of worn shoes, a toothbrush, and a hairbrush. Chelsea began living with her boyfriend Slater’s parents, and Chelsea and Slater will be getting married later this year,” Durrence said. The girls soon came to live with us, with plans for Juanita and Princessa to go live with their grandmother. “We first met Juanita, Chelsea, and Princessa through our church of Connection Point in Reidsville, and at the time they were in foster care, having been removed from the care of their biological father.
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