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What I am Working On Now ~ November 2023 ~ Manifesting my Memoir

What I am Working On Now ~ November 2023 ~ Manifesting my Memoir

My life has been transformed by the power and grace of God. I no longer spiral in stress, despair, anxiety, resentment and heartbreak. I no longer hustle and strive each...
— Sarah Faulkner
I PAUSED MY STORE TODAY (because I've been wanting to write a book since 2012)

I PAUSED MY STORE TODAY (because I've been wanting to write a book since 2012)

You can have hope. Sarah Faulkner; trauma survivor, co-dependency overcomer, mother of an addict in recovery, brain aneurysm rupture survivor, and stroke survivor shares the power of prayer, and her personal, real-life miracle of complete healing. She calls her upcoming miracle memoir THE MAKING OF A PEARL.  (coming to bookstores 2024)

 

— Sarah Faulkner
A Miracle in Black and White

A Miracle in Black and White

  I keep my hospital records on my desk. They are a constant reminder of the life-threatening brain aneurysm rupture that I survived, and scientific proof of the modern-day-miracle that God...
— Sarah Faulkner
Joy Comes in the Morning

Joy Comes in the Morning

Many of the greatest moments of my life have been spent right here in my studio. At my desk, in the early morning hours, with my coffee, Bibles, and notebook... ...
— Sarah Faulkner
FAITH TO OVERCOME: Surviving a Brain Aneurysm Rupture + Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

FAITH TO OVERCOME: Surviving a Brain Aneurysm Rupture + Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

If things had gone the way I hoped they would, I wouldn't have been broken into a thousand pieces 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 again. And yet I am grateful for the...
— Sarah Faulkner
What's the story? The meaning behind my work.

What's the story? The meaning behind my work.

 All my work with Milk Velvet Pearls revolves around one thing: a loving God who has great plans for our lives. Whether we are in times of darkness or light,...
— Sarah Faulkner
Mother's Day Jewelry, Mother's Day Gifts,

Thoughts On Motherhood

Mothering my children has been the honor of my life. It has made me, wrecked me, and led me to Jesus. ⠀⠀Yesterday, as I thought about today [Mother's Day] the story...
— Sarah Faulkner