by H2H Team | Jul/Mon/2023 | aging topics
As of July 1, Heart2Heart is a subcontractor for a federally funded program that delivers meals to local seniors in need. This development represents a big change for us. We’re moving into a larger office and hiring new staff to accommodate the expansion of our...
by H2H Team | Jun/Tue/2023 | aging topics
All of us will end up dying. Sometimes it’s a tragedy that takes us. Sometimes death happens “out of order” and parents bury their children. That happened to my parents when my sister died at age 32. That’s probably why my family has always been very open...
by H2H Team | Jun/Mon/2023 | aging topics
A woman in my congregation died recently, leaving her husband behind. Before she died, church leaders asked me to check on the couple, who were in their 80s. We had heard that the wife wasn’t eating, which was worrisome. During the visit, I ended up...
by H2H Team | May/Mon/2023 | aging topics
Recently, Heart2Heart has received a number of memorial gifts on behalf of people who passed. One gift was made on behalf of five people who served in a ministry that was quite similar to ours. Don Stepleton, who was the late uncle of our founder, started a...
by H2H Team | May/Tue/2023 | aging topics
My grandmother, Ruth Gallo, is 90. Recently, we’ve been spending more time together. She’s my only grandparent left. Both of my grandfathers died when I was young. I was very close to my mom’s mother, who passed more recently. Over the years, I’ve had less time...
by H2H Team | Apr/Wed/2023 | aging topics
One of the women in our church has a hard time attending on Sundays. Her daughter brings her occasionally, but not very often. Recently, I discovered why. “I’d love my mom to go to church more,” the daughter told me one Sunday. “But I live in...
