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...
by iohdev | Nov 25, 2012 | Words of Hope
Inheritance of Hope co-founder Kristen Milligan died on October 26. 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 | Nov 24, 2012 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Kassandra Spears has battled cancer for most of her life. The 44-year-old mother of two from Port Lavaca, Texas, discovered a melanoma spot on her neck at age 15. She underwent surgery and appeared to be cured. Two decades later, Kassandra had married her husband Andy...
by Aaron Hedges | Oct 26, 2012 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Today we grieve the death of Kristen Milligan, co-founder of Inheritance of Hope. Kristen died on Friday, October 26, 2012. Hers was a life well-lived. After retiring from her first career of training guide dogs for the visually impaired and deaf-blind to become a...
by iohdev | Oct 18, 2012 | Inheritance of Hope Stories, Words of Hope
As I felt led to run a marathon, I looked into the training program that was suggested by our wise Team IoH leader, Lisa, and I quickly realized that the training itself was far from my reach. The first week began with a five mile trek, and I was having difficulty...
