The name for our team is String of Pearls and we wanted to tell you a little bit about how that name came about. We feel as if God gave us the name and in that way it is extremely significant.
Our team started to come together on our way to Dallas for a conference for a business we are in. Kathy and Gale had been in it for many years and I had just joined. We decided to take a road trip and had 13 hours together in a car. We laughed about how it must have been the first time in history where people were concerned 13 hours wouldn’t be enough to talk about everything they needed.
We had a fantastic time at the conference. In random moments throughout our time together pearls came up in some form or fashion. Initially we didn’t pay much attention, but later it became too regular not to notice.
Months later we began to work on our first internet launch. Those of you who follow our blog will likely hear more about this as we go. It is a cornerstone of our team and our business. We were praying about what name we should use for our team members and we decided to research pearls a little more. We looked it up in the dictionary and were very excited about what we found...
How many of us have had irritating foreign objects in our lives? We think it would be safe to say all of us. With a pearl though, this object has become the source of great beauty and value. We know what some of you are thinking...”I’m not lustrous or finely colored.”
Don’t worry, neither is an oyster. It takes time to develop a pearl and really, when it comes down to it, that is what our team is about. Developing pearls. We all have the capacity. It is our choices that grow us into pearls. What are we going to do with our irritating foreign objects? Will we stay victims? Constantly scratching and complaining? Will we try to ignore it and walk with limps? Or will we do the work it takes to make that foreign object a thing of beauty and value in our lives and in the lives of others. Will we take our innate value and preciousness as children of God and let it be molded into the finest example of anything? If this is something you long for, this blog might just be for you.
“A small bead composed of a mineral deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object. Valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored. Something precious or choice; the finest example of anything.”
How many of us have had irritating foreign objects in our lives? We think it would be safe to say all of us. With a pearl though, this object has become the source of great beauty and value. We know what some of you are thinking...”I’m not lustrous or finely colored.”
Don’t worry, neither is an oyster. It takes time to develop a pearl and really, when it comes down to it, that is what our team is about. Developing pearls. We all have the capacity. It is our choices that grow us into pearls. What are we going to do with our irritating foreign objects? Will we stay victims? Constantly scratching and complaining? Will we try to ignore it and walk with limps? Or will we do the work it takes to make that foreign object a thing of beauty and value in our lives and in the lives of others. Will we take our innate value and preciousness as children of God and let it be molded into the finest example of anything? If this is something you long for, this blog might just be for you.
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