"ON PURPOSE” was born in 2004, simply because I wear my sweatshirts inside out “ON PURPOSE.” It has now grown into something much more meaningful.
“ON PURPOSE” wear is something anyone can wear proudly, knowing their value and worth. ♥️♥️♥️ When I was younger (and even still to this day) I wear my sweatshirts inside out because I prefer the soft feel of the outside of the shirt against my skin
rather than the textured, rough feel of the inside (after it's been washed). I can't count how many times people have let me know my sweatshirt was on inside out, my reply has always been "I know, I wear it like this on purpose". One day, I decided to have the words "On Purpose" embroidered onto one of my sweatshirt, just because I thought it would be fun. I didn't know back then, these words would be the Very words which would ignite a passion in me I didn't even know I had. Throughout the years I would journal what I wanted "On Purpose" to be, never thinking it would be sweatshirts and other apparel. Until recently I had the most difficult time letting go of hurts, wrongs, injustice, I was Very much a person who HAD to find the reason " why" to almost everything. The end of January 2014, a very dear friend of mine, Cindy Miller, lost her battle with cancer. I just couldn't wrap my mind around the fact that she was gone. I couldn't find a single grain of Purpose in her being taken. Cindy had specific promises from God and leaving this planet because cancer had riddled her body was Not one of them. I just felt that moving forward with a strong "On Purpose" statement would be a lie, because in mind...there was no purpose at all in Cindy passing. Several days after Cindy had passed, I was watching Makenna, my G baby. While holding Makenna for her nap, in the deepest part of my heart I felt a nudge and began to remember the trauma she had gone through in utero. Most people don't know, Makenna is a twin. There were major complications and our Little Angel Baby Payton, Makenna's sister, didn't make it through those complications. I reflected back to the day the doctor said Makenna most likely wasn't going to make it either. Two weeks after the doctor said Makenna probably wasn't going to make it, he studied her during an ultrasound and said...
"I don't know what's happened here but this is NOT the same baby I saw 2 weeks ago, this baby is perfectly fine, no problems at all, expect the remainder of this pregnancy to be fine" ( the answer to a lot of prayer)
Reflecting on the trauma she had gone through while she was still in Heather's belly, I Thanked God again for the miracle He had given us with Makenna. Realizing and remembering this miracle, again, I knew I had to let go of trying to find even the smallest grain of purpose in Cindy passing and remember...God is God no matter what. We may not understand "Why" things happen the way they sometimes do but He is still God and somewhere it all fits some sort of plan. This is pretty much where something settled in my heart and I stopped asking "Why" when things happened in a way I couldn't grasp and where I chose to start letting go, accepting what I can't change and trusting that no matter what, God has a plan. I may not understand and well... that's just the way it is sometimes. I spent quite a bit of time thinking about "On Purpose" and what I should do with it, then out of nowhere...the answer came. "On Purpose" is to be an apparel line with meaning. If everything under the sun has a reason then it must also have a purpose. If everything has a purpose then no matter what has been done to us or what we have been through... something good CAN be pulled out of it IF we allow it and it CAN cause us to be "On Purpose" , the reason we keep going every day. I think everyone has their own reason for wearing "On Purpose". My reason is because I now Know far beyond any shadow of doubt that everything I've been through in the past 17 years has brought me to this very moment in time and has caused me to have a more intense heart and a deeper compassion for people who have or are now going through what I've been THROUGH. To that end...My hearts desire is pretty simple... to see people everywhere wearing "On Purpose" for "their" Purpose. It doesn't matter where you are or what you're doing... If you are still breathing...There's a reason and a purpose for you to be here... "On Purpose"
To that end, all of the money made from all 'On Purpose' items will be donated to organizations helping those in need.
