Inhora

What inspired you to start this business?

For me, that calling began not with a problem statement, but with a dream. Long before I started consciously searching for a solution to the failures in our end-of-life system, a vision of Inhora came to me in the night—a clear, persistent image of a home that felt sacred, communal, and profoundly peaceful. I didn’t know the "why" then, but I knew it was a blueprint for a life I was meant to build. As I continued my work as a Registered Nurse at the VA, that dream began to make deeper sense against the reality of institutional care. I witnessed extraordinary compassion, but I also saw how so many others experienced the heartbreak of neighbors dying alone in a medicalized process that had forgotten how to simply "be" with a human being. I realized that the sterile, clinical environments we rely on were never meant to replace the warmth of a home. New Mexicans didn't need more medical logistics; they needed a community. They needed dignity. That early dream became the compass for my life. As the idea matured through 2023, I stopped asking why the system was broken and started asking, "What is the better way?" That question led me to walk away from an eleven-year career to pursue what many called impossible. Together with Savanna, our children, and a growing community of supporters, we aren't just building a nonprofit; we are building a movement. We are creating a space where the hour of death is reclaimed as a natural, holy moment of living. Today, Inhora is the realization of that dream—a home where we restore dignity, honor every transition with presence, and ensure that no one has to face their dying alone.

How does your faith shape your work?

There I was back in 2022, a nurse with no hospice experience and no powerful past with someone who was dying. And I had never founded an organization or even been in management. Who was I to try to start a nonprofit and one that was so countercultural in the heart of one of the most challenged states? And those in hospice locally had dreamed of and known the need for such a home, but it never went anywhere. All this to say that God is why Inhora exists. Being part of His mission is a joy and an honor.

What's a favorite patron saint or scripture?

Mother Teresa, Saint Joseph, Sister Blandina, Padre Pio, and Saint Basil the Great are all influential in my life. My favorite Scripture as a teen has only grown on me over the years, "To live is Christ, and to die is gain" - from Saint Paul's letter to the Philippians.

What's one thing you'd like customers to know?

There is always hope. There is always life to be lived. There is always more love to be shared. Death puts things in perspective. Being open to our mortality is life giving, and not as frightening as it may seem. Don't be afraid. Thinking and talking about death is actually life-giving. We're here to talk and share ideas. And we'd be glad if you joined our community by becoming a monthly donor and a prayer partner.