I had a wonderful afternoon with the housemothers at our Girls Recovery Shelter. Eight of them and they would rate as the top eight mothers in the world (excluding my own!).

I was there to make the difficult announcement that we have to move the shelter to a new place 9 kilometers away. This will be a huge job and most of the mothers have rented small rooms close to the current shelter so they can be close to work.

The attitude in that room was amazing. They all said, "No problem, we can see this will be best for the girls. I will find another room to rent for myself".

The only concern they shared with me was, "Can we please stay together as a team?" One mother shared through misty eyes. "Before I came to Hagar I couldn't ride a pushbike. Mak Liew taught me."

Mak Liew then said "Mak Saem is my heart friend. I didn't know her before I came to Hagar but now she is my best friend." And then her eyes misted up.

By now my eyes are misty too, and I reassure them that "Yes, you will all stay together. You are wonderful mothers and you make our shelter a home, not just a house."

We are so blessed to have wonderful caregivers.