by iohdev | Feb 17, 2017 | Words of Hope
“Every man dies, not every man really lives.” -Braveheart The death rate in the world has been steady for all time. It has been hovering right at 100%. Everyone will die. Even if you are healthy, active, in shape, body-conscious, one day your body will stop...
by iohdev | Dec 19, 2016 | Words of Hope
The Christmas season is a great time to make family memories. However, discovering lice in your home, as a friend recently did – while hosting an extended family Christmas gathering – is not the kind of Christmas memory anyone wants! It’s hard to think of anything...
by iohdev | Nov 18, 2016 | Words of Hope
This post was originally shared by Inheritance of Hope co-founder Kristen Milligan in November of 2010. As we prepare for our largest New York City Legacy Retreat® yet (21 families), we look back at her reflections from the first Legacy Retreat® there. “They...
by Aaron Hedges | Nov 16, 2016 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Jeff Carter attended the May 2014 Orlando Legacy Retreat® with his family. Since his wife was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, he has taken up endurance fitness, and he paid forward his Legacy Retreat® experience by using his Florida Ironman training to promote...
by iohdev | Oct 28, 2016 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
When most people think about a Times Square countdown, they think of a giant ball being lowered from a tall pole in the center of New York City while millions of people count down to a new year. Confetti. Music. Celebration. Well, Inheritance of Hope is about to...
by iohdev | Oct 6, 2016 | Words of Hope
Hurricane Matthew is quickly approaching Florida’s east coast, and a bunch of hope-inspirers are leaving their comfortable homes and flying, driving, swimming their way to Orlando to serve 19 families facing storms much bigger than this hurricane. These families have...
by iohdev | Sep 23, 2016 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Nick Caluori and Bryan Uhl inspire others every day—as members of the West Point concert band and brass quintet, it’s just all part of a day’s work. On October 9th, they will also inspire hope as they run the Army Ten-Miler. Teammates in music, Nick and Bryan will...
by Carrey Dewey | Sep 20, 2016 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Carrey, a wife and mom with ALS, originally shared this post here on August 4th.On this day 15 years ago, Eric and I vowed to unite as one. We joined at the altar in a small, white, Little-House-on-the-Prairie-type chapel. We stood side by side, no bridesmaids or...
by iohdev | Aug 24, 2016 | Inheritance of Hope Stories, Most Popular
Repeat volunteer Nate Most first heard of Inheritance of Hope at a small tractor dealership in his hometown of Brady, Nebraska. A rancher, Nate was simply doing business and was surprised when a stranger who had come in for oil approached him and told about how his...
by iohdev | Jun 30, 2016 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
I grew up in Brainerd, MN, at a small family resort where I learned to clean cabins at a very early age and got to play in the lake all summer. I come from a family of swimmers and was a competitive swimmer form 3rd grade through college at St. Olaf in Northfield,...
