A New Springtime for Angel of Hope Wellness Center!

Despite our recent snowfall, it's springtime and a time for growth and renewal. And there will be a number of changes occurring at Angel of Hope Wellness Center in the coming weeks -- we are moving!

We are presently in the process of finding and relocating to a new office. We were previously given our "marching orders" to move by the end of March, but today we were given a short reprieve until April 11th. If you have been considering making an appointment to meet with me at the Angel of Hope Wellness Center at our present location on 9th & Oklahoma Avenue, don't wait any longer! I will continue to see clients here until Tuesday, April 7th. Because it will be Holy Week, I plan to do the bulk of the moving on Wednesday, April 8th. We will be settling into our new office before Easter. Watch this blog for more information on the new location.

Thank you for your concern and kindness regarding our loss.

As some of you may already be aware, it's been a very difficult month for us. My husband died suddenly on Saturday, March 14th, after collapsing on the job as a security guard on the night of Saturday, March 7th. Each day thereafter, his condition worsened dramatically; and on Wednesday afternoon, we learned that he had lung cancer which had already spread to his liver, lymph nodes, and colon and the kidneys were shutting down. He was already at stage 4 and there was nothing much left to do except keep him as comfortable as possible. He never smoked a day in his life, but he did work for a chemical factory for 18 years. My husband, Lee, was only 54 years old.

Leon ("Lee") Cheski

August 17, 1954 - March 14, 2009

My son, Nick, and I want to thank all the well wishes we have received from our loyal clients and friends during this difficult time. Your kindness and generosity will always be cherished. For the sake of client confidentiality, I will not use any names here, but you know who you are and we are grateful for you and pray that God will bless you for your compassion.

Future Blogs

Watch this blog in the upcoming days, weeks, and beyond for more information on our new office and on a variety of health topics. Please let me know if there is anything in particular which you would like to see here.

In future blogs, I plan to post information about the many services which are provided at Angel of Hope Wellness Center, including:

• Counseling/psychotherapy (individual, family, and groups)
• Naturopathic (natural, alternative, complementary) health care
• Hypnosis
• Holistic Emotional Release Technique (H.E.R.T.)
• "Feng Shui - The Christian Way"
• Christian Holistic Life Coaching
• Seminars and workshops on a variety of topics

Change

Change is never easy, but it is both inevitable and necessary for growth. There will be a number of changes occurring both in my own personal life and with the Angel of Hope Wellness Center.

We have enlisted the help of a wonderful person, Mr. Michael Morales, to assist us in strengthening and enhancing the Angel of Hope Wellness Center. Changes are coming and we are excited to have the opportunity to learn from his treasury of knowledge, experience, and skills. He has lots of ideas to grow and improve Angel of Hope and it will be fun to begin implementing his suggestions.

By the grace of God, we will not only survive these tough times, but will become stronger for them. Please keep us in your prayers and we will continue to keep you in our prayers as well.

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and god of all consolation, who encourages us in our every affliction, so that we may be able to encourage those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God. For as Christ's sufferings overflow to us, so through Christ does our consolation also overflow. If we are afflicted, it is for your encouragement and salvation; if we are encouraged, it is for your encouragement, which enables you to endure the same sufferings that we suffer. Our hope for you is firm, for we know that as you share in the sufferings, you also share in the consolation."

~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

"Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! Your kindness should be known to all. The Lord is near. Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."

~ Philippians 4:4-7