Beauty from Ashes

Where there is a name, there is always a story. Sometimes these stories are stories of great depth, or stories of no depth, regardless, where there is a name, there is a story. Our story behind our blog name is simple yet deep.
The name for our blog actually came to me while I was driving home from The Village's  Good Friday service (which was AMAZING by the way) Anyway, I keep going back to the thought that we can really encourage people through this outlet, and that we should take this seriously. I was texting Lindsay at the time (I know, texting while driving, it's a horrible habit) but I texted her this simple message. "You know we have a common thread through both of our stories....beauty from ashes." to which I got the reply "Love it" so there it was....Beauty from Ashes.
I can look back at my life, and all the crazy stuff that God has brought me through, and look at where I am now, and see that God truly turned something beautiful out of a lot of ugly things. Lindsay can do the same. We have both had some crazy journeys that led us to where we are now. I always say I wouldn't trade my journey for anything. I know that I caused a lot of people pain, and that I did some things that would disappoint my grandmother if she ever found out :) but the bottom line is, God turned beauty from ashes.
So that's our story behind our name, Beauty from Ashes. The truth is that God can do that for you too. We don't know where you are on your journey, we don't know what God has delivered you from, or what your going through right now. But what we do know, and what we both are living testaments of, is that God can turn Beauty from Ashes...


Britt