Where does it say you have to be able to sing for your voice to be considered beautiful?  As a child, I was frequently ridiculed because of my unusual name.  Today, I can't help but smile whenever I think back of my mother assuring me, “Your name is beautiful! It means Singing Birds!”

“More like screeching owls,” my friends would tease.

Years later, I learned to appreciate the uniqueness of my name. Still, the irony of its meaning never ceased to amuse me considering the undeniable fact I have no musical ability.  Apparently, music was not on God's mind when He created me.  When I embraced God's calling on my life to share His message of love, forgiveness, and His desire for us to know we were each created for a purpose, I discovered my name had another meaning: Beautiful Voice!

The Bible tells us that before we are born, God calls each one of us, by name, to be a vessel of His love. Beautiful Voice Ministries was birthed out of my passion to help each of us discover, develop, and express our unique God-given voice. Whether through speaking, praise, writing, prayer, encouragement, giving, or extending mercy to someone in need, when we share the message of God's love with others, our voices rise up in a beautiful heavenly song!

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"The LORD called me before my birth; from within the womb He called me by name.”    –Isaiah 49:1