Your Purchase = A Life Changed!

In celebration of World Fair Trade Day, get the Sea Glass Necklace for 20% off this weekend only! Your purchase will empower a woman like Alia to be financially independent for the first time. Shop to change lives: http://bit.ly/2G8Pxvk

FREE Earrings with Every Purchase

Get a FREE pair of earrings with EVERY purchase between now and Sunday, April 29 and support women around the world. We empower our artisans with safe working environments and living wages. We invest in their well being, in their health, and in the sustainability of their communities. We pay our artisans their asking price,…

Artisan Spotlight: India

The Bala Bracelets are on SALE! 💫😊 The Bala Bracelets are hand-crocheted with cotton thread and glass beads. This set empowers women in India out of poverty. Get a closer look: http://bit.ly/2Huai6R

Teacher Appreciation Gifts Under $30

National Teachers' Day is Tuesday, May 8th, with this amazing profession being celebrated that entire week. Like teachers, every Trades of Hope purchase touches and changes a life for the better. 💜 http://bit.ly/2HBhgal

Broken

I wonder when we, your family and friends, will be enough. When will you want us more than you want the drugs? When will we be your heart's joy that's masked by the lies the drugs whisper? When will we get to see you be the man you're meant to be, instead of the man…

What ARE You?

This is probably my least favorite question, ever. Why? Because it's what I heard while growing up...constantly. All I could do was roll my eyes and respond with, "I am human." What is it about human nature that drives the desire to label others or ourselves? While label-making works well when organizing digital or paper…

Welcome to the New

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a local IF:Gathering with my mom and about 50 other women. Prior to the start of the program, I wrote in my notebook: "Which direction do you want me?" A question I had hoped God would answer over the course of the next 16 hours of worship and…

Trade Bracelet

I'm so happy to share a new bracelet that has been added to our Marketplace. The Trade Bracelet is made by our empowered artisans in Kenya, where many people struggle with starvation and poverty. By following fair trade principles, these women are defying the odds through the creation of this product! These women are earning…

Ghosts Walk Among Us (part 2)

The saga continues... Meanwhile, Leilani’s cat brother, Littles, grew more and more mischievous. He didn’t like being separated from his humans, especially at night when everyone was sleeping snug as bugs without him. His mommy and daddy had taken to closing the bedroom door while they slept so little Leilani wouldn’t escape and go potty…

Ghosts Walk Among Us

Once upon a time, Little Leilani had three yellow and red tennis balls. She loved playing fetch with her mommy and daddy, inside and outside the house. But, sadly, the balls slowly started to disappear. First, her inside ball vanished. Her mom and dad searched high and low, but always came back empty-handed. Next, it…