I’m aware that many of you have been wondering as to the progress of Hope’s Journey.  The best description for what’s been going on for the past 3 months is hibernation.  We haven’t fallen off the face of the earth, nor has the vision of Hope’s Journey died.  We’ve really been in a waiting mode.  In the meantime, the holidays have come and gone, there have been some family dramas that have needed my attention, and I have taken on teaching an art class in a local school, so life has been far from boring.

Spring is coming and Hope’s Journey is waking from a bit of a sleep.  In November, David and I sat in on a Ouray County Commissioners planning meeting.  In that meeting the definition of “Assisted Living Residence” was discussed.  The final conclusion was that the county attorney would do some research and bring them back a framework to work from in order to create an agreeable change in the land use code.  The commissioners declared that they would keep Hope’s Journey and its needs in mind, but that their focus is more on the needs of  the senior population in the county.  It sounded as though the county attorney would bring her research to them around the end of January.

If we are to move forward in Ouray County then we need to understand the parameters that the county is willing to work within.  January and February have come and gone and we have still heard nothing as to the progress of the code changes.  My delay in sending out a update has mostly been because I’ve not had much to update you on.

We did have a board meeting to discuss our next steps.  We have decided to do some further research and make some needed connections with the State of Colorado, since the State is who will most likely be licensing and certifying Hope’s Journey.  I will also be making some changes to the website and working on expanding my connections in the medical community.

Please keep praying.  This is uncharted territory for me, and while some days I find it intimidating and challenging, I’m determined to keep moving forward.  I would love to hear your thoughts and ideas if you have any suggestions.