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June 2011 Legacy Retreat Toddler Group
Inheritance of Hope will be celebrating its 5th birthday next Monday, May 21st! I have watched the growth of Inheritance of Hope and its subsequent outreach to 99 families since its inception in 2007. I have watched my friends, Deric and Kristen Milligan, Inheritance of Hope founders, take up the challenge to live vibrantly after a diagnosis that would send most of us staggering.
Extreme Waterfall after Rain
It’s that time of year to start thinking about a training plan for your summer or fall race. Training for a race can often be extreme… like, going out on a 20 mile run on a Saturday morning … or, swimming a mile and then jumping on your bike for a 10 mile sprint. It’s going through the extremes that helps you to enjoy the journey. The extremes condition you so you can cover the distance with less pain. Today I want to tell you about an extreme journey taken by my friend Angela Bailey…
The NYC Half Marathon is coming up on March 18. (We still have a few bibs left if you would like to join us!) As a race approaches, I often ponder how important the runners are to our organization. The funds raised by our runners are critical to sustaining and growing the Inheritance of Hope Legacy Retreats. These retreats are one of the main outreaches of IOH, reaching families across the nation with hope and support for their journey facing a life-threatening diagnosis.
I was privileged to participate in this February’s Disney Legacy Retreat that took place a couple weeks ago. 12 families attended – and lives were impacted and changed – in both families attending and volunteers serving.
2012 Disney Legacy Retreat Group Shot
The Spears' Family at the Team IOH Pasta Dinner
Team IOH participated in the Disney Marathon Weekend last weekend in Orlando, FL. Runners participated in the marathon, half-marathon, Goofy’s challenge and the 5K. Today, Kasandra Spears will tell us of her family’s experience in participating in the Family Fiesta 5K – which took place Friday morning. The Spears’ participated in the 2010 NYC Legacy Retreat, and as you will read, wanted the opportunity to ‘give back’ to IOH. Read the rest of this entry »
I recently received an email that linked to an article called “50 Economic Numbers That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe”. The article was a slide show with captions covering how badly (even worse than we think) the economy is performing ranging from unemployment to debt to homelessness to foreclosures. The article made me think about the cares of this world stealing our joy…
I’ve been a member of the 2011 NYC Legacy Retreat Fans Group these past few days. This group was set up in the IOH Community on the Inheritance of Hope website to follow the ‘latest’ as the Legacy Retreat unfolded. Sixteen families from across the nation gathered in NYC to create family memories and build a community of support as they all had in common a parent diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. As I watched the Retreat unfold since this past Sunday, I have had an overwhelming sense of thanksgiving…
Team Inheritance of Hope has many planned endurance events throughout the year. You may be asking how you can get involved. We are always looking for athletes to join our team!
After writing my blog post last week, The Gift of Life (a story about my husband’s kidney transplant 4 years ago), I came up with this idea to ask my husband to write a little blog about his experience. Tony said he would be happy to do just that. What he wrote was not what I expected!
(You may be wondering what this picture of my daughter climbing a rock wall has to do with this story. It reminds me of how life is like climbing this wall, placing your feet and hands one move at a time, not always seeing the destination.)
In 2001, I was diagnosed with life-threatening cancer. Six years later, after I had regained my strength, my husband went into kidney failure and was in need of a kidney transplant. It was this past week in 2007 that my husband received a kidney from a wonderful friend and sister in Christ, Vaughn.
What does a Legacy Retreat “look” like?
What is the importance of a legacy? You might be wondering what Inheritance of Hope is all about…
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