To help connect the girls and young women around the globe who are going through Cultivating Pearls, Christina has begun creating an online global community through the Facebook page A Pearl for Every Girl, where girls can ask questions, share their art, poems, stories, and other expressions created throughout the sessions of Cultivating Pearls, and inspire each other on the journey.
A H AVA R I V E R Little did Christina know that those words she had written in the sand at the beginning of her journey would one day become a popular greetingcard line and a way to help fund her nonprofit and her dream of shining for girls. “I continued writing in the sand until the shoreline was covered with words,” Christina says. “I placed the ocean star above the last word and then sat down next to it. Within minutes, the words had drawn many visitors. They all stopped to read the inspirational sayings and ask me what they meant. As I explained my dream, an older woman took my hands and encouraged me to take photos of my words and turn them into greeting cards as a way of spreading the vision of my dream.” This led Christina to launch her company, Ahava River. “Ahava” means “to give love” and the word “river” means “to bring life.” Christina says she hopes that all Ahava River products will find their way into the hearts and hands of people who are blessed by them. That words which bring life, light, and hope would be written in the greeting cards. That her pearl jewelry would help girls and women around the world remember they are beautiful, unique, and valued. That her books and interactive journals would bring peace, encouragement, and inspiration to those who receive them and that everything Ahava River carries helps people take a little bit of love and life home with them.
places. Currently the greeting-card lines are being sold in surf shops, boutiques, gift shops, bookstores, national parks, and resort towns all over the United States and Caribbean Islands. When asked what she likes best about the work she does, Christina answered, “I love creating something beautiful that store buyers want to purchase and carry in their stores. It’s super fun meeting all the buyers and building relationships with them. By carrying Ahava River products in their stores, they become connected to our mission of encouraging girls around the world, and together we are making the world a better place. When it comes to my work with the girls, I love getting to see that look on a girl’s face when all of a sudden a lesson I am presenting makes sense and they go on a journey and start writing, drawing, praying, or doing something that helps them document and express how it is impacting them in their life. For the girls around the world who I don’t get to meet in person, I absolutely love it when they send messages in their own words about what they are learning and how Cultivating Pearls is helping them transform their life into a beautiful pearl.” All books, gifts and greeting cards mentioned in this article are available for purchase at AhavaRiver.com.
by Kelsey Perry
This mission further spreads as Ahava River greeting cards and gifts continue to grow in popularity as they are sold in more and more
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