Ultimate Gifts

Jim Stovall’s book, The Ultimate Gift, inspired us to think about hospice differently. Hospice removes the negatives—the pain, the spiritual burdens, the financial burdens, the guilt. It elevates death in many ways, but many people don’t know that. His teachings inspired us teaching to help patients live their lives to the fullest through these unique programs: Gift of a Day, Gift to the Community and Gift of Blessings and Gratitude.

Gift of a Day

Inspired by the life lessons taught in Jim Stovall’s novel “The Ultimate Gift”, we developed unique plans of care that include programs like Gift of a Day. Since its inception, we have helped hundreds of patients experience the perfect day. That day is based on the question: “If you only had one day to live, what would it look like?” Our staff members, volunteers and local businesses work together to bring the Gifts to life.

Click here for Perry Farmer’s discussion on the Ultimate Gift.

Gift to the Community

The Grief Recovery^® Program is our Gift to the Community that helps people move beyond the pain of loss to achieve healing. It is a twelve-week program led by a Crossroads’ employee who has been trained and certified by the Grief Recovery^® Institute. The program is offered at no charge and is available to anyone in need of grief support.  It is not limited to families and patients on service with Crossroads Hospice. We encourage local non-profits, church congregations and other community groups to take advantage of this helpful, powerful program. Click here to find a program in your area.

Gift of Blessings and Gratitude

The Gift of Blessings and Gratitude involves creating life journals for our patients to leave as legacies for family members and loved ones. The journals contain the history of the patients’ life, including their heritage, life treasures, and memory notes. This program was specifically inspired by Jim Stovall’s insights from The Gift of Gratitude.