Peonies are perennial flowers, and they come in unique shapes and colors. Peonies draw us in towards their beauty with their various colors and forms. God makes all beauty. When I chose Peony to be the name of the small business it seemed perfect. Women have been a big part of my ministry of discipleship. Women come in many shapes and forms of beauty. All of the colors of peonies bring different meanings to us just as women in everyday life. Mike, my husband came up with ‘Market’ to go along with Peony. I loved it, Peony Market. We would curate gifts that would by unique to purchase and bring beauty.
Peony Market began in 2018 and we hosted our first market in November in Brookhaven. I want to thank everyone who supported the market. It was truly so much fun curating the gifts and hosting the markets. The gatherings were energetic with friends who came from near and far. We had beautiful fellowship and were able to give back to Uncaged. Uncaged will always be a ministry that we support personally to help bring freedom and healing to women. The sanctuary in Romania is a beautiful refuge for women to come and have the proper therapies, gardening and healing to be free from bondage.
Mike and I will be attending a conference in June to learn more about what is happening in Romania and how we can help make the sanctuary everything it can be. The next posts for Peony Market via Instagram and Facebook will be focused on current status of the sanctuary, encouragement, and highlights of remaining market products,
Personally, this next season is going to be a sabbatical of rest and spending time with family and friends. Life is flying by and I am turning 60 in the fall. I believe everyone needs to take time to pause, rest and dive deeper into your spiritual journey and enjoy the people that God has placed in your life. At various seasons of your life, take time to evaluate your relationship with God, your journey and don’t miss diving deeper with God and experience all that He has for you in this life. God has led me on my journey with Peony Market and I am grateful for all who helped it succeed. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
I appreciate Marilyn, who came and jumped on board to help with the bookkeeping and enjoyed all the trips to the market to displaying/tagging all the unique products for market. We both are going to the event for Uncaged soon and we will keep you updated on their progress and prayer needs. I thank my friend, Lynne, who never missed a market; she helped in every way. Again, thank you to all my friends and family that came to help, and shopped at Peony Market. You all were so important to bringing awareness to Uncaged and experiencing beauty at each gathering.
Peonies are a tangible gorgeous flower to remember that beauty is intricate with lots of petals that make up its bloom. Let’s help each woman whether through supporting Uncaged or the women in your life go from a bud or broken bloom to a full bloom of beauty. Peonies are my favorite as well as helping women be transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is our job to plant the peonies in full sun, help water, fertilize, break off dead blooms and attend to the plant. The same is true for the women in our lives .
I look forward to sharing pictures and information from the Uncaged conference in June in Cabo, Mexico. If you are interested in learning more about Uncaged and want to be a part financially or through prayer; please contact Kim Westfall, https://www.uncaged.org/the-solution
Keep following along on instagram @peony.market and Facebook @Peony Market. Our online store will be accessible as well and 10% of your purchase will go to Uncaged.