Serving up Hope

Serving Up Hope! ❤️

If you’ve ever met our mom, Carla, you probably know this already—she doesn’t stay a stranger for long. She has a way of making people feel welcome, finding common ground, sharing a laugh, and turning an introduction into a friendship.

Whether you met her through church, comedy, pickleball, or simply crossed paths with her along the way, you may have experienced her warmth, humor, and love for people. Carla loves God, her children and grandchildren, pickleball, and making people laugh. She has always found joy in connecting with others.

Now, we’re asking that same community to help serve up a little hope for Carla.

For the past several years, our mom has been bravely fighting Stage 4 cancer. This past year has been especially difficult. As her mobility became increasingly limited, she was unable to play the pickleball she loves or participate in some of the activities that brought her joy. For months, she relied on crutches.

Through prayer, radiation treatments, and surgery, she has fought hard—and we are so grateful to say that she is now crutch-free! 🙏

But while Carla has been fighting for her health, life has continued to bring unexpected challenges.

At the beginning of this year, Carla’s cousin, whom she had been living with in Colorado, passed away. Losing someone who had provided her with a home and a place to stay left Carla without a permanent place to live. Since then, she has been relying on the kindness of friends and staying wherever she can while continuing to navigate her recovery.

Now, after everything she has been through, we have an opportunity to help her begin a new chapter.

We are helping our Mom move to Kentucky, where she will be closer to one of her children and have family nearby. We want this move to be more than simply changing locations. We want to help create a safe, stable place where she can rest, heal, rebuild, and hopefully enjoy continued improvement in her health.

She will truly be starting over. Five years ago, Carla had to leave Michigan after the family home where she had been living was sold, as she was just beginning her fight against cancer.

While making a cross-country move and navigating her health journey, she had to give away or leave behind most of her belongings—including furniture and many of the things that made a house feel like home.

So when she arrives in Kentucky, she will need to furnish an apartment and begin again with the basics.

How your support can help

Every gift, no matter the size, can make a meaningful difference. Donations will help with:

● 🚚 Moving and transportation expenses

● 🏡 Furniture and household essentials

● ❤️ Medical and recovery-related needs

● 🛒 Basic necessities as she gets settled

● 🌱 Helping Carla establish a safe and stable new place to live.

We know that not everyone is in a position to give, and there is absolutely no obligation to donate. If you can give, we are incredibly grateful. Please consider keeping her in your prayers— this means more than you may realize. 🙏🏼

After years of uncertainty, health challenges, loss, and transition, we’re hoping to help Carla finally have a place she can call home and be closer to family.

Thank you for being part of Carla’s story. Thank you for caring, for praying, for sharing, and for helping us serve up a little hope. ❤️

With grateful hearts,

Carla’s Family