Launching of Gabriel’s Foundation of HOPE
Written by Gigi on June 2, 2008 – 4:20 pm -Welcome to our Blog.
We are so excited to launch our nonprofit organization – Gabriel’s Foundation of HOPE. This organization has been a dream for many years as we have experienced life as parents of a child with a disability. Gabriel (we call him Gabe) turned 18 just a couple of months ago. The years have flown. We have spent time high on the mountain and low in the valley in the 18 years since he was born.
Gabe’s birth defects were a complete surprise to us. We had no prior warning and no history of physical birth defects in either of our families. After overcoming the initial shock, we quickly learned that Gabriel was an amazing young man.
I have chronicled the story of raising Gabe in my journal. I’ve kept a journal for 35 years. There are some years where my entries were few and far between. But over the last 10 or 12 years, I have written almost daily.
We hope to share with you the book I am writing about this experience. The working title is “He Handed me Hope with His Three-Inch Arms – The Story of a Mother’s Hope for Her Disabled Son”
The next book I’m working on is a compilation of stories of amazing people we have met along the road of raising Gabe. We’ll start with our incredible Challenger Little League Baseball team where we have 17 amazing families to brag about. The possiblities are endless as we continue to meet new people with unique stories to tell.
We hope that you will browse through our website and let us know of any family in need. Our goal is to help encourage families dealing with disability in a variety of ways.
Have a great day. Thanks for checking out our web site. Please be sure to let us know if you have any questions. Gigi
Posted in Launching our Organization | 2 Comments »
By marissa shovar on Mar 26, 2009 | Reply
hi my name is marissa and do u know Mrs.lowthain. she is my teacher she is making us right thank u letters to u .So i thought that u might know her well i just wanted to say hi and how u are doing so i will let u go
bye
By admin on Mar 28, 2009 | Reply
Hi Marissa
My name is Gigi Murfitt. I am Gabe’s mom. It was so nice for all of you in Mrs. Lowthian’s class to let Gabe come talk to you. Thanks. If you click on Gabe’s Blog on our website you can send a message directly to him. He’ll respond to you too. I’ll let him know that you emailed. Thanks again. By the way, Mrs. Lowthian is my cousin. I know her well. She is terrific! Have a great day. Gigi Murfitt