Little Pink Houses
 

I wanted to share an experience we had last week. Every year I am required to take classes to maintain my license as an optician. We have always tried to head to the coast for a vacation at the same time since my employer reimburses travel expenses. Well this year it just wasnt going to happen due to mounting medical bills. I had been made aware, thanks to one of our own here, Paula Oliver of an organization called Little Pink Houses of Hope. http://www.littlepinkhousesofhope.org/index.html
Well after filling out an application we were contacted early in October to attend a retreat in North Myrtle Beach the end of the month. Isnt it amazing how our God works, Barb was pretty disappointed in not being able to go as we usually do but He had a better way. I would encourage all who are able to look into this free opportunity. We had a fantastic time with four other families, one drove all the way from Texas with their two children. This organization is amazing their whole goal is to give families an opportunity to get away and enjoy time together and the only expense is travel to get there. We are looking forward to supporting this any way we can through prayer and volunteering and referals.

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I had heard of little pink houses of hope before, but I have never known anyone who actually went. I am so glad that you two got to go, and that you had such a good time, and right when you needed it!

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Yes, thank you for sharing!

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Wow, that is so nice! Thanks for sharing, and as always, letting us know how Barb is doing!
Happy Holidays,
Karen

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I'm so glad you and Barb got to go, Mike! How's Barb feeling/doing these days? What was your favorite part of the retreat? I loved it all but especially enjoyed kayaking, hydrobiking, and paddleboarding and the close times connecting with other families and volunteers.

The free retreats sure are like a dream come true. Our family was selected to participate last September at the Oak Island N.C. retreat and it was absolutely fabulous. It was a lovely bonus too to meet up with you and Barb on that trip.

Last week I had an absolutely fantastic time volunteering at the New Symrna Beach, Fl retreat: what a joy to be part of showering couples and families battling breast cancer with love and tons of fun opportunities!. A link to a daily blog sharing activities/photos during different retreats is here: http://www.littlepink.org/category/lp-retreat-blog/

Last year Key West and the Virgin Islands among others were destinations added to a growing list of vacation spots with beautiful donated beach homes throughout the country and this year there are going to be more new areas opening up too. I love the heart of this organization and am very happy to be part of it.

Applications to participate or volunteer (both super fun) will open up again in 2014 so anyone interested, I highly recommend checking back to the LPHOH site via the link Mike shared and apply when that opens up again early in the year. They are working on the site so some of the links are temporarily out of commission.

Have a great day! :)

Paula