Faith Inspired Jewelry, Giving Back

Though we never could've dreamed we'd be here doing this today, our story begins with the sowing of our very own seed. They a faith just the size of a mustard seed can move mountains; but honestly it felt astronomical in size comparison to the amount faith we had. What seemed like a blessing of frequent ultrasounds to see our babies quickly escalated to a meeting in our doctor's office, giving us an ultimatum no parent should ever face. We were advised to selectively terminate one, or lose them both to TTTS & SIUGR at just 17 weeks. Unbeknownst to me, our frequent appointments were actually not a blessing, but had been slowly progressing to type 2 SIUGR & TTTS, with a marginal velamentous cord insertion. While we were told to prepare for heartbreak, we felt this decision was too big for us to make. Seemingly left with no hope for survival; I went on left side-lying bedrest for 92 days and consumed high proteins – sowing our seed with tears and surrendering our fate to God. While they miraculously arrived at 29 weeks, pathology showed how twin B kept twin A alive in utero. Little did we know that this smaller-than-a-mustard-seed-sized faith would grow to become a catalyst for change within the world of medicine and our doctors 30 years of practice.  As The NICU quickly became our second home, I constantly held onto the mustard seed around my neck. Through it all, we learned that faith is not only what keeps us going, but it's threaded through community support. While we remained everlastingly thankful that we never received a bill for our nearly 8 month long journey living in the hospital, we were greatly humbled to remember that not everyone receives this opportunity. What acted as a life support along our journey, later ignited into a passion to support those facing similar battles. 

As a tribute to the mustard seed pendant I held onto during our journey, each string of beads contains a hidden handmade mustard seed bead. Serving as a symbolic testament for you to sow whether you're in the middle of your journey, or reflecting back in hindsight. My hope for you is that these pieces will serve you or the ones you love, and that you might have even more hope everlasting knowing that all of your purchased proceeds are donated to our charitable partners. Through our mustard seed jewelry, we all share a story; reminding us that faith will transcend this life into the next. 

² Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. – Jude 2–4