So What’s So Special About A Homekid?

* A Homekid knows who I am and where I've been; I don't have to explain because he and she knows. * A Homekid is my brother, my sister; we shared the same childhood, played the same games, felt the same joys and disappointments. * Homekids are my family and I feel as close or closer to them  as I would to my own siblings. * With a Homekid I can be myself; I don't have to wear a mask because I'm accepted just as I am, good or imperfect.

* By being a Homekid I know that I'm never alone and that all I need to do is reach out to one of them and they'd be there for me.
* With a Homekid I feel a sense of calmness and acceptance, of everything being alright, of being understood. * Being a Homekid means that no matter how many years go  by I will always have kindred spirits who care what happens to me.

* As a Homekid I know that when my body is old and weak I'll
be able to rejuvenate my spirit with my precious memories of my days at St. Agatha - a community unlike any other. * I may not
have  the house of my parents to go back to but I know that as
long as there's a Homekid, home is where they are because
"HOME" IS A PLACE IN MY HEART.  (AgaLinks 2000) 

To all those of you that remained true-blue Homekids, the above is for you. THANK YOU to all of you with whom I had the privilege to share my childhood, for you continue to be a source of strength for me today.  All of YOU made St. Agatha Home for Children a place that my brothers Willie, Julio, Wilfredo, Rudy and I will forever remember with much love.  May we continue to be a lighthouse for each other.

MARIA CRISTINA AGOSTO
Magnificat/HS Girls Big House/HS Girls Little House (1959-1965)
To Contact Me:  wallofreflection@live.com