September 2023
Our family at the LPCA walk
Our Story
Born from personal experience. Built for our community.
November 2025
Abby at her bell ringing
From One Diagnosis to a Bigger Calling
In 2023, our daughter Abby was diagnosed with leukemia. In the weeks that followed, our family entered a world that most people only glimpse from the outside: a world of treatment schedules and waiting rooms, of trying to be fully present for your child while keeping the rest of life from falling apart. We were lucky to live in Lubbock, close to the hospital, surrounded by our support system and able to sleep in our own beds.
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Sitting in the oncology clinic, we saw the reality for families traveling from afar. We met parents who drove in the night before just to arrive by 7 a.m., and others living out of suitcases in hotel rooms without a kitchen or a moment of quiet. We witnessed the strain of families split between two cities, trying to hold onto jobs while fighting for their child’s life. We realized that while courage is showing up despite the fear, these families deserved a soft place to land.
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Abby and Madison · 2023
Kayla and Abby ·
looking back before moving forward
Lubbock is home to two pediatric oncology centers and an incredibly generous community, and organizations like Ronald McDonald House already do wonderful work for families. But the families we met were still living out of suitcases in hotel rooms, and we saw how much it would mean to have another home-like place to stay, with a kitchen, a quiet room, and privacy. So we decided to build one. Courage Cottages was born from the belief that no one should navigate the hardest thing imaginable without the comforts of home.
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Our mission is fueled by the kindness of neighbors and volunteers who show up for people they have never met. Even as we lay the groundwork and build this vision from the soil up, we carry the hope that these walls will one day provide a warm embrace. Each step we take together brings us closer to ensuring that no family has to walk this road alone.
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The bell rang. And then we got to work.
