Meet the Staff

Carol was born in Raleigh, NC and lived there until age 6 when she then was placed in a children’s home to live for the next 12 years. Carol credits this experience of growing up with so many brothers and sisters, where everyone was the same and each carried his own load of work and play, as being a foundation stone for understanding the power of community. “This was my home; there was no other place to go, which enabled me to accept and be thankful for this unique and generous expression of the love and care of God over all my life.” Carol graduated from Campbell University with a BS in early childhood development and taught first grade for five years. Carol and Buddy, her husband of 46 years, founded House of Joy in 2000. They have 3 children: Joy and her husband Jason, Sarah and her husband Phil, and Joshua and his wife Heather. They also have 4 grandchildren: Glory, Sophie, Scarlett and Andy.