Perspectives

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Perseverance

Perseverance is a key characteristic that can help us achieve our goals and overcome the challenges that we face in life. It's the...

Faith & Difficult Journeys

A diagnosis of childhood cancer is one of the most difficult challenges that a family can face. The journey can be long, painful, and...

A Community of Care Team Story

Recently, we contacted a Community of Care team family and asked them two questions about their experience. We loved what they said, so...

Rest, Restoration & Hope

Lighthouse Family Retreat’s mission is to strengthen families living through childhood cancer by offering retreats and resources.

Unforgotten

Hamilton Jansen was blessed with the opportunity to have a "special case" at his first Lighthouse Family Retreat.

The Heart of Lighthouse

Since Emma was diagnosed, we have never been around people who really understood what we were going through.

Volunteer Spotlight: Perri Mixon

In her Volunteer Spotlight, 14-year-old Perri Mixon shares her favorite things about Lighthouse and how it has changed her life.

The Day My Life Turned Upside Down

Caralyn Reynolds shares what it was like to receive a cancer diagnosis at the age of seven, and how the journey has gone since that day.

Kid Volunteer Spotlight: Lily Tiemann

Lily Tiemann has served at nine Lighthouse retreats in her 12 years! She loves spending time at Flip Flop and making friends on retreats.

Kid Volunteer Spotlight: Emily Johnson

Emily Johnson served on her first Lighthouse retreat last summer and made fast friends with her Retreat Family, thanks to the UnBirthday Par

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

For families living through childhood cancer, September is much more than the first month of fall. September is...

Perspectives

At Lighthouse Family Retreat, our mission is to strengthen these families living through childhood cancer.