by Aaron Hedges | Mar 25, 2013 | Inheritance of Hope Stories, Words of Hope
March 18 of this year would have been Inheritance of Hope co-founder Kristen Milligan’s 40th birthday. Though something about that number creates discomfort for those reaching it, Kristen was not the sort of person to be bothered by a number. I know I am not alone...
by Dan Hill | Mar 22, 2013 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Tricia Lillard calls her experience with cancer an emotional roller-coaster. “One of the biggest challenges is the uncertainty with which I have to live my life,” she said. “You think things are great then you get a bad scan or diagnosis.” Two of her children, Tekia...
by iohdev | Mar 22, 2013 | Words of Hope
I live in Minnesota and we have had quite a wintry March. We had several feet of drifted snow everywhere we looked, and temperatures in the single digits as the calendar flipped past March 21 . . . Spring! It is hard to believe in the promises of Spring when Winter...
by Dana Hedges | Feb 23, 2013 | Words of Hope
February is sometimes referred to as the month of love. We celebrate Valentine’s Day and there are many reminders to spend time with our loved ones. As an Inheritance of Hope volunteer, I recently saw an amazing amount of love at the January Legacy Retreat®. The...
by Dan Hill | Feb 23, 2013 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Bambi Byers, 40, said the Tim McGraw song “Live Like You Were Dying” sums up everything she could say about her husband, Marc, who passed away in March 2011.“It was my husband to a ‘T,’” she said.Marc was having trouble swallowing in June 2009, and a few months later...
by iohdev | Feb 8, 2013 | Words of Hope
This morning I woke up to a very dense fog. It was so foggy, in fact, that I could not see my next door neighbor’s house. I knew that it would not remain like that forever but it sure was gloomy and difficult to get on with the day when I couldn’t see past...
by iohdev | Jan 28, 2013 | Inheritance of Hope Stories, Words of Hope
Inheritance of Hope co-founder Kristen Milligan died on October 26, 2012. The following is part of a Bible study series she wrote. If your church, Bible study, team, or group has interest in experiencing together this study from Kristen’s unique perspective as a...
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...
