It’s hard for a little boy to sleep in heavenly peace on a saggy living room couch. “It’s hard for visions of sugar plums to dance in a little girl’s head when she’s sleeping on a cold floor. That number is astounding when you consider that America is one of the richest countries in the world. According to numbers collected by SHP, roughly 2-3% of American children are without beds. It affects them emotionally and mentally in ways far beyond that- Giving them hope for a better future.” Giving a bed to a child is so much more than a physical change. And I’m sure they will treasure the memories of the day they received their beds just as I did. Children who receive beds from SHP feel the same peace, gratefulness, and hope that I once did. “Sleep in Heavenly Peace didn’t exist while I was growing up, but I know for a fact that they are just as needed today (if not more so) as they were then. I slept better than I could ever remember before, and I felt myself gaining more confidence and feeling more hopeful about life going forward,” recalls Sarah W. I remember my first night in that bed, feeling so overwhelmed with gratefulness and peace. One day, a good samaritan gave my parents a big gift, and with that they were able to fill the cupboards, pay our rent, and take each of us to pick out our own beds from a furniture store. They were doing the best they could to provide for us.
My parents could barely afford food, let alone beds. I was middle school age and the oldest of five kids. “I recall the day I first received my own bed after years of sleeping in shared beds, on couches, and on floors.
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