Happy New Year!!
2021 holds lots of possibilities! It is helpful to self reflect from the previous year in order to make necessary steps and changes for the following year. Journaling your thoughts brings awareness and truth to different areas of your life. I have listed below some examples of areas to journal:
•Make a 2020 gratitude list
•Accomplishments for the year
•Relationships nurtured
•Ministries served
There are many more, but some important areas to reflect on. The idea of journaling brings your mind and emotions together and seeing progress as well as areas that need attention. Through this reflection you are engaged in your emotions and aware of your role in the world. Joni Erickson Tada said it best in her 2021 planner that I am using, “God is looking for cupbearers like you!” Nehemiah, was a cupbearer for the king in Persia. He asked the king for permission to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls and city. His passion was lead by prayer and fasting.
What is our heart for 2021? God desires to use us!
What a great honor to be used by God to be His cupbearer!
As we reflect, it brings brings a renewed sense of desire to know what is important to us. Then, being filled by His spirit we can go and move forward into 2021 with renewed heart and vision. Peony Market is so grateful for this past year. My business partner, Marilyn, and I will go on a business retreat this month to Reflect and be Renewed by His Spirit. This retreat comes at a perfect time of year as we plan for the gatherings, products and collaboration with Uncaged, Victoria’s Friends and House of Grace.
Our heart and desire is for Peony Market to be a cupbearer for the King of Kings. All that we do we want to bring God glory , help bring change to women caught in human trafficking and making our gatherings a platform to provide special gifts that will give back to these organizations. The gatherings are a beautiful environment to enjoy one another’s friendships and provide products for those you cherish, giving back to those in need.
In 2020, Peony Market gave gifts to Uncaged to help provide gift baskets. Uncaged hosted a Trauma Informed Retreat with 12 women from Wellspring ( a ministry in Atlanta that helps transform lives of those at risk or victimized by sexual exploitation). Their retreat was an opportunity for the ladies to experience the therapies that Uncaged will be providing for their rescued women in Romania. We are hoping their Romanian Sanctuary will be built this year! We will keep you posted.
The beautiful framed piece of art pictured below was painted by one of the ladies in their art therapy workshop.
This is just one of the many therapies Uncaged will be providing in their future Sanctuary in Romania. Please follow Uncaged www.uncaged.org on FB and uncaged_org on Instagram to keep up with news.
It is these organizations that move our heart to continue to ask God to use Peony Market to truly help women be transformed and healed from the trauma of human trafficking.
The possibilities are waiting us! it begins with Reflection. As we enter 2021 and go on our business Retreat and you engage in the New Year, lets begin with Prayer!
“And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.” Acts 4:31
Enjoy Peony Market’s wonderful soaps and oil www.peonymarket.co as you Reflect and Renew this year!!!!
Reflecting,
Sharon
