Ever since God gave me a new name at the first ladies retreat at Riverwood (2003) I went to, God has broken my heart for broken, hurting women. Women who don't like who they see in the mirror, women who think they are not worth being loved, women who have been hurt so badly that they hide who God made them to be. I think I am broken for them because that used to be me until the Creator of the heaven's and the earth gave me a new name (Beautiful). My name for myself was ugly, and I was a woman in hiding. I wonder at times if that is what every woman feels to some degree or another. I now know from personal experience that God does not want the women He created His daughters to live like that. The world needs them to see what God sees, God wants them to see His incredible personal love for them. God gave me the picture of Broken Clay jewelry in 2006 after I was asked to speak at the Teen Mom's retreat at Cedarwood. I was one of the speakers, and because of the dramatic change in my life that God was making, they wanted me to speak on brokenness, and How God changed my brokenness into beauty. I wanted something I could give these precious girls to remember what God thought of them to take home, to be able to wear it and hopefully they would remember each time they felt it or touched it. I have since been selling them at craft shows and on line. A few years ago my oldest daughter Stephanie and I had the same dream on the same night. It was about me speaking to large crowds of women about the message of Broken Clay and what God had done for me in my life. That freaked me out, because I really was shy, I did not do well talking to anyone without feeling stupid and out of place. My enemy had really bound me up in this area. I laughed about this dream thinking no way God, I could never do this. Well God is slowly helping that dream come to life. Since May I have had 6 speaking engagements because of Broken Clay and it's message. My big dream now is to reach as many women as I can. God gave me one night a few months ago the outline for 2 books ( I am not a writer, I almost failed english in school) I am at 200 pages in the first book. Crazy huh!!! My Big dream is to spread the Message!
- T
Hey- I am SO delighted...... it is SO true that women need others to breath into them, Jesus-with-skin-on, reflections of the Savior's delight and love for them..... PRAISE GOD for the book gradually coming together....... it's amazing to see how God gives opportunities, and growth in abilities, as we are willing of HIm to do whatever HE wants in our lives, in our brokeness.... cheering you on!
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