Making What Matters Most More Accessible

Chapters extends access to Life’s Thoughts for faith communities, front-line families, and those facing serious medical challenges.

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MISSION

Chapters Mission Statement

Legacies make a difference.  You will be able to draw strength and find meaning in living each day from those whom you choose to travel with you during this difficult chapter of your life.

The ability to preserve your voice and personality within the unique videos you create for each of your loved ones allows your legacy to live on.

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Features

Your free, secure Chapters platform helps you and your loved ones create and share memories that make living feel meaningful and worthwhile – now, during this challenging chapter of your life – and for future generations.

Invite your inner circle to communicate in a private place and let them help and support you.

Post private journal entries and/or ask your loved ones to contribute to your story. Find strength and hope together.

Make and share memories to find meaning in living each day, and create your own video legacy that share your love and words of wisdom for generations.

Chapters allows each diagnosed person who is accepted into this platform, to create a very special and secure storage area, that we call a Vault.  You then choose who is invited to share in the features of your Vault, mostly likely those most close to you.

  • Journals ** – Private and/or shared communication streams including text and photos.
  • Archived Video ** – This feature allows you to create videos lasting for generations and could be for a grandchild’s wedding 20 years from the date of creation.
  • Tribute ** – An area attached to the Vault that allows people the opportunity to share how you impacted their life (and maybe you didn’t even know it).   This feature is by invitation only. In other words anyone can make a request, but only the owner and/or designated helper can let a person into this section.
  • Commemorations ** – This segment is designed for use during a funeral. It allows anyone wishing to convey special thoughts about the person, whose life is being celebrated, to do so by posting their thoughts for the family within this section of the Vault.

Features to come: Button of Hope **, Helps Calendar ** and Pause **

** Unique and protected under Trade Dress/Trademark laws.

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MEDICAL

Who We Serve

My Chapters exists to support individuals, families, and communities who may need comfort, encouragement, and connection during some of life’s most meaningful and difficult seasons.

We are especially focused on serving:

Faith-Based Communities

We support churches, ministries, and faith-centered organizations that want to help individuals and families preserve messages of faith, love, testimony, wisdom, and encouragement for future moments.

Front-Line Communities

We serve military families, first responders, and federal agents whose lives are marked by service, sacrifice, risk, and resilience. We believe their voices, values, and love deserve to endure for the people they protect most at home.

Those Facing Serious Medical Challenges

We support individuals and families navigating cancer, critical illness, and other life-altering diagnoses by helping preserve messages that offer peace, strength, hope, and personal connection.

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A Little Bit About Us

Who We Are

Dianna and I got married in 1971 and have 5 children and 12 grandchildren. My wife got the dream of her life and that was to be a full-time Mom and Nana and she is exceptional at both.

I spent time in Vietnam (1968-70) and had a Top Secret clearance with the US Navy. I met my wife while attending college. I was fortunate to work as a CPA after college and went on to co-found a company called Direct Focus in 1985 which manufactured and marketed the Bowflex Exercise Equipment line. We eventually purchased Nautilus and Stairmaster and the company now trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:NLS). Post 9/11 I was sponsored by the NSA to get my Top Secret Clearance back to help with a project critical to our national security and work with Boeing, Booz Allen, Raytheon and Computer Science Corporation. That project is still Top Secret to this day.

Some of life’s most meaningful messages should never be lost.

That belief is at the heart of My Chapters, the charitable initiative of Life’s Thoughts.

What began from personal experience and a desire to make a difference has grown into a mission centered on connection, generosity, and care. Through donor support, strategic partnerships, and aligned organizations, My Chapters helps faith communities, front-line families, and individuals facing serious medical challenges preserve the voices, love, and messages that matter most.

We believe meaningful, lasting connection should be more accessible, especially for those navigating significant seasons of life. Whether it is a message of faith, love, encouragement, or personal reflection, these moments have the power to strengthen families, uplift hearts, and endure across generations.

It is a privilege to be part of that work, and we are deeply grateful for those who help make it possible

To learn more about my background, please visit my LinkedIn profile.

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CONTACT

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    If you have ever had a loved one touched by cancer or another life-threatening or debilitating illness, you know the kind of devastation it causes. Perhaps the worst part is the feeling of helplessness to do anything meaningful.

    Cancer alone touches the lives of millions of people and their caring system of family and friends. The American Cancer Society projects that 19 million people will be living with a history of cancer over the next 10 years. In 2016 an estimated 1.7 million cancer diagnoses were given and there were 595,690 recorded deaths.

    We are in search of compassionate and like-minded hearts to support Chapters and we are currently raising funds to make our vision a reality. This website launched as part of our efforts to garner support. Our goal is to beta test the Chapters product in 2018.

    Please know that 100% of your donation will help us make that happen. We have developed performance metrics to measure our progress and will share results with donors as they become available.

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