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09/30/2026

🎉 THE GUARDIAN’S GIFT NCSHRM GIVEAWAY WINNERS ARE IN! 🎉

What an incredible time we had at the NCSHRM Conference! Thank you to everyone who stopped by The Guardian’s Gift booth, entered our giveaway, and took time to learn how we help people organize the stories, wishes, information, and documents that matter most.

🥁 And now… our winners!
🏆 1st Place — Lisa Cooley
City of Brevard

🥈 2nd Place — Tammy McAllister
Quaintance-Weaver

🥉 3rd Place — Lashana Bond
Madison Capital Group

Congratulations, Lisa, Tammy, and Lashana! 🎉💙

💙 AND HERE'S THE BEST PART…
Everyone who entered the giveaway won something! 🎁
We are excited to share a special thank-you with every NCSHRM participant who entered. Watch your inbox for details about your special Guardian’s Gift offer!

💼 A NEW KIND OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT
Forward-thinking employers and HR professionals are beginning to recognize The Guardian’s Gift as a unique employee benefit—not simply a perk.

When employees are better prepared for caregiving responsibilities, family emergencies, and major life transitions, both employees and employers can benefit.

By helping families gather important information, wishes, documents, and instructions before a crisis occurs, The Guardian’s Gift can help address some of the disruption associated with caregiver burnout, absenteeism, turnover, and family crises caused by not having critical information readily available.

It's about giving employees something they can use in their own lives while helping create a more prepared, resilient workforce.
That’s what makes The Guardian’s Gift different.

💙 Your Story. Your Legacy. Your Gift.

Thank you, NCSHRM, for an incredible conference—and thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth. We loved meeting you!

09/16/2026

🎉 BIG NEWS from The Guardian’s Gift! 🎉

We are growing our Circle of Support across North Carolina! ❤️

We are excited to partner with:

✨ Triad Cremation & Funeral Service — Greensboro

✨ RDU Cremation & Funeral Service — Durham

✨ Piedmont Cremation & Funeral Service — Graham

✨ Midstate Cremation & Funeral Service — Asheboro

✨ Nicholson Funeral & Cremation — Thomasville

✨ Groce Funeral Home — Graham

✨ LoflinFuneral Service — Liberty/Ramseur

✨ High Point/Thomasville Cremation Service — Thomasville

✨ Alamance Funeral Service — Burlington

Why does this matter?

Because families need support before, during, and after life’s difficult transitions.

The Guardian’s Gift helps people prepare before a crisis—organizing important documents, wishes, instructions, stories, accomplishments, milestones, and the things that matter most.

Our funeral and cremation partners provide compassionate guidance when families need it most.

💙 Different resources. One shared purpose.

Together, we’re helping individuals and families feel more prepared, supported, and confident about the road ahead.

And we’re just getting started! 🚀

👉 Discover The Guardian’s Gift:
https://theguardiansgift.org/ref/34/

Your Story. Your Legacy. Your Gift. ❤️

09/13/2026

🎉 We have exciting news!

The Guardian’s Gift is partnering with **Senior Care Authority of Central NC, owned by the wonderful Amy and James Kappelman, to support senior adults and their families throughout Central North Carolina, including the Triad and surrounding communities.

So, what do these two organizations do?

💙 Senior Care Authority helps families navigate senior care and living options**.—and their service is free to families.

💚 The Guardian’s The Guardian's Gift helps families get important things organized ahead of time—wishes, stories, documents, plans, and all those things your family will need to know.

Think of it this way:

Senior Care Authority helps you find the right place and care.

The Guardian’s Gift helps you make sure your family knows what matters to you.

Two resources. One stronger circle of support. ❤️

We are SO excited to work with Amy and James and discover all the ways we can help families together!

👉 Learn more and connect with The Guardian’s Gift:
https://theguardiansgift.org/ref/36/

Please share this with someone who might benefit from having a little more guidance, a little more organization, and a whole lot more peace of mind!

08/28/2026

You're Already Doing It.
Now It's Time to Get Paid for It.

The Guardian's Gift is excited to announce a new affiliate partnership opportunity with funeral homes, home health care agencies and retirement organizations.

05/18/2026

01/16/2026

Many of you have asked about The Guardian's Gift. Wonder NO more. Here is a free demo to answer your questions: https://theguardiansgift.org/demo/

Your comments are most welcome.

08/25/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Canadian Author Natalie Ross Debuts Faith-Infused Mystery Willow House: From Shadows to LightAlberta,
Canada — [August 25, 2025] —

Canadian author Natalie Grace Ross, whose work blends design, storytelling, and faith, has released her first novel, Willow House: From Shadows to Light. Set in a quiet West Virginia town, the novel intertwines Korean superstitions, long-buried family secrets, and a race to rescue a crumbling estate—all while testing the bonds of love, trust, and belief.

Ross, known for her thoughtful explorations of design and purpose, delivers more than a mystery. In Willow House, readers encounter a story where physical spaces mirror the emotional and spiritual landscapes of the characters. At the heart of the unfolding mystery lies a powerful tool—The Guardian’s Gift—a legacy capsule that proves pivotal in unlocking long-hidden truths. Readers are invited to discover how this unique key helps bring shadows into the light.

“I’ve always been fascinated by the way our environments shape us,” says Ross. “Willow House is about more than saving a historic estate—it’s about uncovering the foundations of family, faith, and the legacies we leave behind.”

Ross is also the author of An Insider’s Guide to Home Inspection and has written extensively as a journalist, contributing weekly feature articles for The Spectrum & Daily News during her years in Southern Utah. Now residing in the foothills of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, she continues to write stories that inspire, uplift, and, as she says, “occasionally keep readers up past their bedtime.”

Willow House: From Shadows to Light is available now. Get your copy to discover how The Guardian's Gift becomes the key to unraveling the mystery.

About the Author
Natalie Grace Ross writes about design in both tangible spaces and the architecture of meaningful lives. Her work consistently nurtures faith, resilience, and purpose, offering readers both insight and inspiration.

Order your copy today:
https://theguardiansgift.org/shop/

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06/17/2025

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06/14/2025

Congratulations to Pat Davis. Pat visited The Guardian's Gift booth at the recent First Baptist Church Greensboro senior resource fair where she signed up and won The Guardian's Gift Workbook. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch .com. Congratulate Pat!
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05/25/2025

Alden Sharp recently completed his Guardian's Gift legacy estate plan. Congratulations Alden for becoming The Guardian of your legacy and gifting it to your family. Alden is proudly wearing his lapel pin he earned through this process. .org,