2nd Story Goods Blog

Here at 2nd Story Goods we are big believers that knowing the story behind every person, product, and idea helps us to appreciate God’s creation ev...

When you buy from 2nd Story Goods, you are investing into lives and into a nation.  You are enabling families to thrive beyond day-to-day life. You are using your purchasing power to empower men and women in Haiti— we think that’s pretty beautiful!

But the truth is that it is you, the friends and partners of 2nd Story Goods, are the the ones who are making the real difference.

You know that not-so-awkward moment when you realize that everything you do these days involves some of your handmade goods from 2nd Story Goods?! 

This product was born out of a desire to be good stewards of our resources.

Why, we asked, why keep at it?

The man motioned to his son and daughter playing in the sand nearby. Because of them. All of my work is for them. 

In this day in time when Black Lives Matter is sparking such needed conversations, it takes me back to the first “seeing” of the situation in Haiti. Once we see, we cannot un-see. And once we know better, we must do better.

When I think about Mothers in Haiti, this is the scene that springs to mind. Unstoppable.

Do you have a 2nd Story Goods Journal lying around your home? Here are some ways that we have been filling our empty pages.

It struck me that Hope is like a currency. It’s like if you have a 10 dollar bill you can buy that hot tea and everything bagel in the airport as you wait for your flight.  If you don’t, you can’t.

"Good words are worth much, and cost little."—George Herbert any of these words speak to you or remind you of someone you love? grab a magnet stam...

She works with such intensity. I watch her face as she sews. There is a heavy calm there. as if she has mastered  the art of carrying the weight o...