#meetthemaker 2

Today I wanted to write another #meetthemaker post to continue my previous posts. I haven’t written in a while because we’ve had so much going on in our life the last 2 months, including moving into a new house and having our first child!

In my last post, I talked about my company name and logo and why #psalm139 means so much to me. This Psalm continues to remind me every single day that God created me the way I am for a reason. Everything that I think are flaws in myself are actually part of His specific design that He had for me before I was even conceived.

My goal with this post is that it may be encouraging to someone today that is struggling with understanding why God made them the way He did. Personally, I have lived my whole life with #tourettesyndrome , and the last several years I have been trying to also overcome depression. Many days, I ask God to tell me why I have to be like this? Why am I depressed when my life is great? Why do I feel alone when my whole family surrounds and supports me? And there are endless questions like this.

I would be lying if I said this writing this wasn’t for my own encouragement today too. I hate complaining about myself, but lately I have been having a really tough time physically with my Tourette’s. It has been causing quite a bit of physical pain, which is very discouraging and sometimes makes me pretty angry. In all this, it’s easy to doubt that this is actually God’s will.

The fact is though, that God never fails to show me why he created me the way I am. I don’t always trust in it, and I like to fight against it, but in the end I know I am His and I am #wonderfullymade
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Why Psalm 139…

A few weeks ago in my #meetthemaker post I said that I would continue to share some more about me, my life, and my company. In this post I’ll share about my company logo!

This logo may not look like much but it is actually very personal to me and both parts have meaning. First of all the tree. It’s a young oak tree. I’m from Ohio and on the property I grew up on we planted a few young red oak and burr oak trees. Outside my bedroom window I had the best view of a red oak tree that looked almost exactly like this logo. So it’s just a personal memory for me, as well as representing my love for trees, which are, in my opinion, one of the coolest parts of #creation .

The next part of the logo is the actual name of the business, Psalm139 Woodworks. I wanted to have a business name that was personal to me, and there’s not many things in the world more personal to me than this, Psalm chapter 139.

Ps 139:14 says,” I praise you because I fearfully and wonderfully made, Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

I grew up dealing with #tourettes and I’m still learning how to overcome it, among other mental health issues. For me, the most comforting thing in my life has always been knowing that God created me just the way I am, and though I may question why or wish that He did it differently sometimes, it’s amazing to know that He has a plan for me just the way I am.

I used this passage as the name of my business not only because it has meant so much to me and my confidence as a person, but also because I want to create #wonderfullymade products as well!

I want to appeal to anyone reading this that is struggling with mental health issues to open that #bible and read Psalm 139!

Meet the Maker

I’m not usually very comfortable talking about myself, but I wanted to officially introduce myself to all of you who have been following me recently as I have started my journey of building my woodworking business!

My gorgeous wife, Jasmine, and I currently live in Naples, Florida. Originally I’m from Ohio and she’s from New York. We got married in June 2019 and came to Florida so I could pursue a career in professional golf. I was playing full time for a while, but in the early winter of 2020 it became apparent that it wasn’t the right time for me to make it in professional golf.

So, I turned to my other passion and my plan B, woodworking. I became interested in woodworking when I was very young because of my grandfather who has been building anything and everything since he was a kid. When I lived in Ohio I built myself a shop and just tried to sell enough to pay for some golf tournaments.

When I decided to try and start a business I had no idea if it would work. It was right at the beginning of the pandemic and I didn’t know anything about how to run or start a business. With the loving support of my wife and family, it’s actually gone pretty well! The business is growing and I’m really looking forward to the next few years and what God has planned for the three of us. Yepp, I said three because our son is due March 18th! Very excited and I hope I’ll be able to teach him some woodworking skills!

This is really just a small part about me, so in the coming days I’m going to make some more posts about things like the meaning of Psalm 139 in my business name, my faith, and even about with Tourette’s and mental illness, and my time as a first responder.

I’m looking forward to sharing a bit of my story and I’m praying that I might even be able to help/inspire someone out there who’s looking for encouragement or hope!