During this time, my husband and I had been talking a lot about how the lingerie industry was not representing sexual intimacy the way we believe God intended it to be. I had gotten to the point where I didn’t even want to shop for lingerie because it all looked the same. Its provocative display on the mannequins and models did not encourage, influence, or inspire me to wear it for my husband. I also didn’t want to buy anything that my husband saw displayed on a provocative figure, even if it wasn’t a live person. Asking him to shop online or in a lingerie section of a store was something I knew would make him and I both uncomfortable, especially if I wasn’t with him. The images of store and magazine displays and T.V. commercial ads were a constant bombardment to us, and honestly, I didn’t want to be a part of the perverted way the secular media had represented sexual intimacy. So, pretty much, we avoided the whole “lingerie buying” thing for years.
While off work and seeking how I could be productive, I jokingly made comments about making fun lingerie and selling it. It soon became something I actually seriously thought about. The thought of entering into this industry was very uncomfortable to me, but at the same time my heart was crying out to help other married couples with the same lingerie and intimacy issues I was having due to the perverted way our society has exploited sexual intimacy. Realizing it had even infected the church and the way we portray a holy act that God created for husbands and wives, my passion to do something to help change this grew and became too big for me to ignore.
I told the Lord I would do it—with His help and direction ONLY. I spent almost every waking hour with this on my mind and in prayer about doing it. I knew that because of the nature of this subject it would need to be done in a way that would be honoring to the Lord. I agreed to be different and step out on the water, so to speak, and into an industry that had become what I hated: perversion. So, I don’t claim to have 100% revelation about all of this, but I certainly have come a long way from February 2015.
Until we have our own manufacturing company, I have endeavored to pick companies and contract seamstresses who understand our heart’s core focus and what high standards I require for the production of my designs. I have had several samples re-done because they did not seem to meet the standards I want to represent. When we use the label “Made in USA,” it is supposed to mean quality and good work ethics. That is something I would like to help bring back even more into American manufacturing, and definitely into the intimate-wear business. I have noticed the “Made in USA” label on some garments and have been disappointed in the quality. Yes, they had a cheap price tag. I have been told, “It’s only lingerie.” This comment was disappointing to me.
It is my and my husband’s pleasure and hearts’ desire to serve the Lord through this business and help married couples renew their minds from the corrupt and perverted industry the media and society has created.
Intimacy in Godly marriage should be viewed and valued at the highest level.
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