Non-Judgmental Environment-our promise is to create an environment of acceptance among staff, volunstars, and participants. We believe that not only will families grow in love during our retreat weeks, but families will continue their Little Pink experience long after the retreats end. Loving Relationships-our goal is to foster loving relationships by our words, actions, service, and connections. We believe that at all stages of the cancer journey, it is not enough to survive, but rather to focus on thriving and celebrating life. We believe that individuals will have a chance to grow in their well being, relationships, nutrition, and spirit to help them in their cancer journey. Hopeful Experiences- our goal is to help foster family bonds through relaxed play and time away. Values: Creating hopeful experiences through fostering loving relationships in a non-judgmental environment. So what is Little Pink Houses of Hope? What are the retreats about? Well, I’m going to literally copy and paste from their website right here: And it seemed like the right thing to do. We’d be taking the boys to Little Pink Houses. We wouldn’t make it to Cali this time around. and I talked through it… we were going to go on a trip, just the two of us, over Labor Day… because I so didn’t want to be in town during my diagnosis anniversary… but this would have to take precedence. Which, for a family of 5, is rather expensive these days. The only hiccup… we had to pay for the travel. That the hubs and the boys and I would be gifted a week’s worth of lodging and food and activities in North Carolina. I’ve had other little things almost happen along this journey that haven’t come to fruition so I was pretty certain a little Pink House retreat was never in our future.Īnd then. But then, I figured it was such a long shot, it didn’t even matter. You don’t want people taking pity on you. I mean, even as a survivor, you don’t ever want something for free. And so… after a short questionnaire, I clicked submit. I could never pay for the beautiful, quaint destinations they were offering.
Because I could never afford a beach house for a week with my boys… all four of them. As a friend of mine said, I used my cancer card.
The website for Little Pink Houses of Hope. We all made it through the waves of treatments. Because when I was going through diagnosis, and treatment and now, as I am on “the other side” holding my title of survivor, I think it’s so disproportionate. A way that I… a woman with peanuts from blogging for income… could thank my husband and my children for their unwavering commitment to me… his wife… their mother… over the last year. And then, the people who are in my blog community, my friends, my tribe, my family… and random strangers. Komen, support from the Cattlemen’s Ball, and on and on and on. From opportunities to participate in sharing my story, to support from Nebraska Medicine, support from Susan G. And come to appreciate that even with everything, every person who seems bad… there is still SO MUCH GOOD. From the time I was in limbo, to the gathering stage, to diagnosis, and onward and upward, things have gone my way. I have been showered with goodness throughout my cancer journey. But isn’t hope just one of those things? Those really lovely things and thoughts and ideals. What could possible be better than houses of hope? I mean, I’m sure there are things. But today, I’m sharing with you some different Pink Houses.
Little pink houses for you and me, oh for you and me Oh but ain’t that America, for you and meĪin’t that America, we’re something to see babyĪin’t that America, home of the free, yeah I can’t really keep that guy’s name straight. I know what you think this post is about.
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