by Dan Hill | Jan 28, 2013 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Amy and Adam Patwa attended an Inheritance of Hope Legacy Retreat® in Orlando with their daughter, Charis, in May 2012. “The timing of it was totally perfect,” Amy said. “I can’t walk around Magic Kingdom today.” She was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer in...
by iohdev | Jan 18, 2013 | Words of Hope
Saturday morning my family and I awoke feeling very cold . . . our furnace was out, brrr! We checked into having it repaired and realized it would be better to replace it entirely. But the earliest day they could install our new furnace was 6 days out, so that...
by iohdev | Jan 14, 2013 | Words of Hope
After taking some time to process the tragic shooting at the elementary school in New Town, CT & speaking to some some IOH families over the holidays who recently lost a parent, it makes logical sense to cling to those we love even more. Yet, I’m still...
by Shelly Storm | Jan 4, 2013 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
The January 2013 Orlando Legacy Retreat will kick off tomorrow! This year, we have 16 families from around the country including: Arizona, North Carolina, New York, Indiana, California, Wisconsin, Colorado, Oklahoma, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Similarly, our loving...
by iohdev | Dec 21, 2012 | Words of Hope
Joy to the world! The Lord has come: let earth receive her King! Let every heart prepare him room and heaven and nature sing. Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns: let men their songs employ while fields and floods rocks hills and plains repeat the sounding joy....
by Dan Hill | Dec 17, 2012 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Jenifer Sisco, a teacher and mother of three from Midland, Michigan, was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer in May 2011. Then came Jenifer’s first surgery after the diagnosis. “The news we got was worse than we expected,” said Michael, Jenifer’s husband. The...
by iohdev | Dec 14, 2012 | Words of Hope
A snowstorm left my family and I stuck at home, which gave us time to put a puzzle together. As we sorted the pieces, I found myself wondering what we all must wonder when the puzzle is still completely fragmented . . . “How are these pieces going to fit together to...
by iohdev | Dec 7, 2012 | Words of Hope
Last week the amazing tree in Rockefeller Center was lit for all to see, decorated with 30,000 lights and a Swarovsky crystal star on top. Beautiful! The sight of a lit tree at Christmastime evokes a response in just about all of us. I was intrigued when I came...
by iohdev | Nov 30, 2012 | Words of Hope
The calendar still says November, but most everyone’s attention has turned to Christmas. I love Christmas! Time together with family, sweet treats, beautiful lights, lovely music, and gift giving to honor the greatest Gift ever given . . . Jesus Christ. But I find...
by iohdev | Nov 26, 2012 | Words of Hope
With Open Hands: Part 1 A few years ago I was in a book study with a few people who read the book “With Open Hands” by Henri Nouwen. I was a new mom at the time with my first son about 15 months old. He was at that “separation anxiety” stage where he clung to me...
