by Ron Greer | Jan 6, 2021 | Words of Hope
Our son died many years ago, long before the isolation of the pandemic. My family and I were embraced with support in every way. Embraced with hugs, handshakes–the kind where they shake with their right hand and their left hand squeezes your arm, and all those...
by iohdev | Dec 31, 2020 | Words of Hope
By December 21, 2020, you would have to have been living under a rock to have not heard about “The Christmas Star.” Well, I sort of had. Been living under a rock, that is. The rock of living in ICU for a few days. The convergence of Jupiter and Saturn was on my...
by Stephen Poquette | Dec 18, 2020 | Words of Hope
Living in Colorado this summer and fall was an experience unlike any I had ever had. In fact, it was a summer and fall unlike any that had happened in Colorado history. In five months, from June to October, Colorado experienced its three biggest forest fires in state...
by iohdev | Nov 25, 2020 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Who has been to a family reunion with former NFL players, the author of a beloved young adult adventure series, award-winning musicians, and THE Soul Surfer? We have!All that was missing from our Inheritance of Hope eReunion were those extra pieces of your...
by iohdev | Nov 24, 2020 | Inheritance of Hope Stories, Most Popular
Elliot Lannan entered a drastically different world than the one her big brother Noah, age 20, was born into. Arriving in June, smack in the middle of a pandemic, her early days have been shaped by the pace of quarantine. When Noah takes a study break, it’s Elliot...
by iohdev | Nov 23, 2020 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
On October 11, 2020, Dana Gilmour ran the Chicago Marathon, by himself, near his home of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He was the only runner in this race, but he wasn’t alone. Friends, supporters, his children, and women affected in some way by breast cancer joined...
by iohdev | Nov 13, 2020 | Words of Hope
It is part of my job to send an email to all the families and team members who were part of a Legacy Retreat when someone from that retreat passes away. Sometimes I feel like I am sending out one of those death notification emails every day. It is overwhelming at...
by iohdev | Oct 22, 2020 | Most Popular, Practical Advice and Encouragement, Words of Hope
October 26 marks eight years since our Co-Founder Kristen Milligan passed away. Kristen and her husband Deric spent too much time in the gray space of uncertainty–waiting at doctor’s offices, waiting for test results, waiting for a cure. In 2010, Deric wrote...
by iohdev | Oct 22, 2020 | Words of Hope
Originally written in September 2010, Deric’s words hold true a decade later.I just heard Jonny Diaz’s “Waiting Room” on the radio for the first time. With another major surgery approaching and the thought of hours waiting for the results, the...
by iohdev | Oct 16, 2020 | Words of Hope
Good morning everyone! I’m going to begin our time by reading just 5 words from a Bible verse. In Philippians 1:12, Paul is writing about something bad that happened to him, and he says, “What has happened to me…”Before we see exactly how Paul continues, what...
