Noonday collection ambassador!!

 

 {jessica, the founder of noonday & her little fella Jack

recently brought into their family this fall}

i'm beside myself excited to share with you what i believe is not only an honor

but truly a gift to me from the lord.

.

when i was in my 20's the lord gave me a desire to work as a nurse

& primarily care for children with cancer.

i went to school with that purpose in mind, my eyes were fixed on that goal.

i loved my job. loved that job.

i loved working with families and getting to know them as they would

frequently return to the hospital for their childs chemo and treatment.

while that was truly a heart wrenching job

and i saw many sweet children pass on

i knew i was exactly where He wanted me to be.

after gregg passed away and i had several little ones of my own

i found that working in that particular job , in a high acuity situation

was too hard for just a single mom who could only work one day a week.

plus those children need the continuity of full or part time nurses.

i sadly left that field & began what would become a ten year job in telephone triage.

while that was a good paycheck & i was technically still in nursing

i truly missed the connection and contact in oncology.

several months ago the scheduling matrix began to change at the hospital

and i was beginning to get requests to photograph many friends.

i didn't want to leave the security of a regular paycheck

but knew it was time to move on.

i started my photography business last fall & am thrilled to be doing what i love

& what i'm passionate about!

i decided that a portion of each session

would be given back either in donation or purchasing a product from a couple companies

that i had chosen.

one of the companies i wanted to invest in was

Noonday.

i purchased the acai bead necklace & the embira seed bracelet

& began to wear them to photo shoots.

i loved it when someone would comment on the jewelry i was wearing.

this gave me a great oppportunity to share ...

each piece purchased through noonday provides a pathway out of poverty for the artisan.

handmade, fair trade beautiful pieces.

i loved telling my client that a portion of their fees that they had paid me

were actually supporting a widow or an HIV infected beautiful person

often times in countries i couldn't even locate on a map....

but i'm working on it!!

while my photography business is a wonderful creative outlet for me

& i will most definitely continue that, 

i knew i'd need to persue another way to supplement our income

over the holiday i began to read & pray about starting my own

business with noonday.

i had my phone interview with the founder, Jessica

(pictured above) and was immediately smitten with her.

her enthusiasm and passion was contagious.

her story can be found here.

i called dan immediately & knew in my heart this was absolutely what i wanted to do. 

dan & i prayed about making the financial investment

& all the other thoughts and concerns that come with starting not one

but now two businesses for me in less than 4 months.

i have wanted to do something intentional,

something purposeful.

i've wanted to find a way to somehow touch another person

like i was able to do when working in oncology.

while i may never meet these women

(although i'm praying for the opportunity this fall!!)

the position of being an ambassador,

someone who represents another,

for them & their craft is a huge honor and privilege.

supplementing our income is icing on the cake!

i could talk about noonday

jessica

the artisans

their stories

the stories of adoptions

the cool ways this fell into place

all.day.long.

in an effort to keep this from an epic post

i'll wrap it up here.

(for today anyway.wink)

for those that have asked,

you may most certainly order from my website.

for my local friends,

i will schedule my launch party in the next few days!

for those that prayed for me while i interviewed

& made this leap, thank you thank you!

pinch me!!

 

(at the bottom of my home page is my noonday button,
feel free to use if you so desire. i would be so honored!)

~~~~

"no other name

is mighty to save...

jesus.

i will carry your name

jesus, your name....

forever"

chirsty nockels