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Welcome to Connor's Blog!

Thank you for thinking of us and our families during this difficult week. In some ways it is so hard to believe that is has been a year since we were with our son. In other ways it already feels like it has been 50 years. We can't really even describe the feelings we have. It's tremendous. Both the loss and sorrow we feel...the memories are so real and so raw. At the same time, we feel such joy and happiness for Connor. We're so thrilled for him, for how amazing he must feel, for how wonderful it must be for him being in heaven with God. The feelings are definitely magnified right now, just as we thought they'd probably be. Please continue to lift us up in prayer as we journey through these days.

The video below was made with many smiles and many tears, as we thank God for what HE has done in and through our little boy's life. What a precious little guy, and how very, very blessed we are to be his parents.

Make video montages at www.OneTrueMedia.com

We are so excited about this new blog and the opportunities it brings with the coming year! Connor's Blood Drive is coming up in just a few days and we know it will save lives in our community! How awesome is that? Connor would be so very excited! Some other really amazing news to bring to you today!

Introducing...CONNOR’S HOUSE

We are thrilled to share with you that we are currently working with a small team of people on the initial planning stages for ‘Connor’s House’. Many of you will wonder what kind of house this is exactly? We feel it is just the kind of place that would make Connor proud, helping children and families and meeting a huge need… Read on!

The long term goal of the Connor’s House team is to develop a Pediatric Respite and End of Life Care Facility that will provide support to children with life-limiting illnesses and their entire families as they journey throughout the stages of the child’s illness, through their death, and then as the family faces the grieving process. This is our long-term goal.

In order to help support families currently struggling with life-limiting conditions, we are actively doing the following:

• Educating ourselves and others about Palliative Care, Respite, and End of Life Care for children with life-limiting conditions; through research, ongoing communication with professionals in these fields and hopefully through attending the Children’s Hospice International – Pediatric Palliative Care Conference this Fall in California.
• Providing support for many families currently journeying through the challenges of providing day to day care for their children with life-limiting illnesses.
• Working to help the medical profession better understand the needs of children and families dealing with life-limiting illnesses, through speaking engagements at local hospitals and conferences.

In order to make Connor's House a reality in the future we are also working on the following:

• Forming a planning team and advisory board.
• Defining our Services and Model of Care.
• Ongoing communication with the only free-standing children’s respite and end of life facility in the US and making contact with similar homes in Canada and the UK.
• Holding meetings with a Fundraising Consultant/Event Planner.

We need YOUR HELP to make this happen!

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, But still I can do something;
And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”
- Edward Hale

To begin to fulfill this dream, we have set up “Connor’s Fund”, where anyone can donate funds to support the efforts of Connor’s House! We’d love to start off this next year remembering our son in such an amazing way. If you’d like to give in Connor’s memory towards Connor’s House, please follow the directions below to make your tax-deductible donation:

Make your check payable to “Bethlehem Church - Connor’s Fund”

Send your check to:

Connor’s Fund
c/o Bethlehem Church
758 Rt. 10
Randolph, NJ 07869
Attn: Scott Millard

We are grateful to the Board of Bethlehem Church for their support of Connor’s House and willingness to be the sponsor and administrator of Connor’s Fund while we take the steps necessary to prepare to create an independent 501(c)(3) organization for Connor’s House. 100% of all donations will be used solely for the work of Connor’s House.