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Ellen Jackson

Mar 15, 20241 min read

Welcome Spring!

This winter brought with it more flooding in our office garage. We siphoned out 100 gallons of water and man am I happy it is spring! ...

Ellen Jackson

Jan 19, 20242 min read

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

As one year leaves us another unfolds. Every day at Spirit of Hope is an adventure. We have had such an amazing year. I have a hard...

Ellen Jackson

Nov 8, 20232 min read

When age is really just a number!

We have one of the most interesting women you can ever meet living in one of our homes right now! She is 85 and acts, in most ways, like...

Ellen Jackson

Oct 10, 20231 min read

Happy Fall!

I just realized that it has been several months since I last posted! Time has flown by so quickly it's unreal. Our current update is...

Ellen Jackson

Jun 23, 20232 min read

A new season of challenges....

I have honestly been so caught up in the spring/summer challenges that I have not been able to just sit down and write again. I have had...

Ellen Jackson

Apr 6, 20232 min read

Happy Easter!

I have been wondering whose story I would tell you about next here at SOH. We have so many wonderful stories to tell. We have a little...

Ellen Jackson

Mar 6, 20232 min read

Marching into Springtime.....

This month has started off with tremendous momentum already. We really "cleaned house" last month and now we have twelve homes with very...

Ellen Jackson

Feb 1, 20233 min read

MANY HEARTS...........

We started off the month of January with a couple we have had for over a year. They came to us having been found living under sagebrush...

Ellen Jackson

Dec 20, 20221 min read

Merry Christmas!

Spirit of Hope has been in full swing since the beginning of December for this Christmas Season. We have been busy collecting Christmas...

Ellen Jackson

Nov 10, 20223 min read

Happy Thanksgiving!

I do not know about you, but I feel like the weeks and months just keep flying by! I have been delayed in writing because as the colder...

Ellen Jackson

Oct 7, 20221 min read

More to share.......

Another couple of weeks has passed here at Spirit of Hope (SOH) and we are officially in the Fall season. I find myself reflecting on...

Ellen Jackson

Sep 13, 20222 min read

When a Bridge is your Home!

Remember when I talked about the phone call I got regarding the two women living under a bridge? Well, Friday, September 9th I was able...

Ellen Jackson

Aug 31, 20222 min read

Stories like this......

As each year passes, I often reflect on the past and all of the amazing stories I have had the privilege to be a part of. I have thought...

Ellen Jackson

Aug 16, 20221 min read

In the Beginning

When The idea for housing first came up it was in the early 2000's. My husband worked for The State of Nevada and told me that they were...

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Welcome Spring!

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This winter brought with it more flooding in our office garage. We siphoned out 100 gallons of water and man am I happy it is spring! ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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As one year leaves us another unfolds. Every day at Spirit of Hope is an adventure. We have had such an amazing year. I have a hard...