About ICOI

December 17, 2023 is the day my dad passed away from a severe heart attack as he was getting ready for church on Sunday morning. I got a phone call at around 8 that morning from my grandpa saying that my dad had had a heart attack and he was on the way to the hospital. I was told to take my time but to head down to the hospital. I got up and went and took a shower in order to get ready to go to the hospital to see how my dad was doing. When I got out of the shower my phone goes off again. It's my grandpa, "Cason, Ben (my dad) has passed away." I had no idea what to think. No idea of what to do. Is this real? What do I do all day? My grandpa had told me to just stay at home and they would let me know what was going to happen. So it a classic Cason fashion I went to the gym. The reality of it all hadn't set in yet.

It was about a week or two after my Dad had passed away that I was standing at his old house with his wife (my step mom). She said, " You know I think your Dad met Jesus."

I replied, "Why is that?"

She then told me the story that I have played in my head hundreds of times.

She said " When your Dad had the heart attack he collapsed to the floor in the bedroom unconscious. When he came back to it he told me that he loved me and then all he said was "Im going". When the paramedics arrived they asked your dad where it hurt and he said "no where"."

I am no doctor but I think if you were having a massive heart attack you would have pain somewhere.

My Dad knew God. He had surrendered all to God. On hunting trips he would play the song I Can Only Imagine by Mercy Me over and over again because he loved that song and he loved the message. On December 17th of 2023 my dad didn't have to imagine any more. He found out what heaven looked like and I truly believe he met Jesus.

The death of my father was something I would have never asked for. However, today, I thank God for it. My dad was ready to go. He knew where his faith was. I did not. Through the death of my dad I have come to know and understand God more than ever. It took the death of my earthly father to really understand the amazing love of my Heavenly Father.

ICOI stands for I Can Only Imagine. As we are here on Earth that is all that we can do when it comes to seeing heaven and those that we love in heaven. Now do not get it twisted, everyone in fact does not go to heaven like we want to believe. This company was created because as I continue on the road to Jesus and understanding it all I want to share the lessons of the Bible and put them into a workout and lifestyle brand. I want to help people grow as people but also grow their faith. My whole life all I have ever wanted to do are two things, help others and make a difference.