White As Snow

For the past couple of years, Mike and I have made Vermont a winter getaway in the charming town of Woodstock. The quaint town is a picturesque painting with snow gracefully covering the lawns in front of the adorable colonial homes. My soul rests in the wilderness as we snow shoe the national park, walk through the canopy at the local nature center seeing beautiful wild predators, and cross country skiing through the vast snow covered golf courses.. I love the wintry wonderland! The white blanket of snow is a reminder of God’s love and mercy over us.

God’s invitation of redeeming love is offered to us, but some don’t think they can have that type of love because they are full of shame, feeling trapped and unworthy to receive His love.

This is an opportunity for all of us to be God’s servants to share His love to those God puts in our paths.

In this season, God has brought “Victoria’s Friends” to Peony Market. Victoria Teague is a personal friend of my business partner, Marilyn Amburgy. Victoria is the founder of Victoria’s Friends. Victoria began this non profit to help woman who have worked or are currently working in the sex industry. Victoria offers these women a different environment where they can find true freedom. Victoria’s organization offers small groups, mentoring programs and training classes to begin the process of restoration and true freedom in Christ.

Peony Market’s role with Victoria’s Friends will be providing gift bags and baskets for its outreach program. These gifts will be taken to woman in Atlanta who are working in the adult entertainment industry. The gifts are crafted to plant seeds of grace, love and hope for these beautiful woman who are living in darkness.

One of the products we will be offering is the arrow necklace, “Fearless.” The Bible verse that goes along with this necklace is Psalm 91:5… “You will not fear the terror of night nor the arrow that flies by day.” Theses women need to know their fear in the darkness can be conquered by the light of this world, Jesus.

Peony Market is privileged to partner with ministries like Uncaged and Victoria’s Friends curating products to bring love to girls and covering them with grace like a picture of white pure snow on the landscape of Vermont. Our heart is to be involved with ministries such as these to truly touch the lives of women who need to know their worth and be restored from darkness to light.

As winter fades and the snow melts up north (ha ha), and the buds begin to form this spring, Peony Market is working hard behind the scenes to prepare gift baskets for Victoria's Friends’ event in Cartersville this March, and to curate special products for Peony Market’s Spring Event April 16th and 17th. So, please mark your calendars for our Spring Event. You will receive an invitation via email if you are on our mailing list, so please subscribe on our site. Hope to see you there!

Grace and Peace,

Sharon