We are so excited to share that we are changing our business name from Sozo Interiors to Lily and Sparrow Co. This has been a long time coming and we are so happy to finally share the news with you! Since we started our business, we have been Sozo Interiors. Nothing about our business is changing, just simply the name. It'll still be Bradley and I, creating wood signs in our little shop. Nothing is changing there — just getting a new name and a fresh re-brand.
I started thinking about changing our business name almost a year ago. While I have loved the name Sozo Interiors, I knew our business was needing something fresh and new. It's almost a reflection of what has been going on in our personal lives — a lot of change, a fresh start and bright hope for the future. In the past year plus, we had our first son, I quit my job to work for our business, Brad accepted a new job offer as a corporate pilot and we are also expecting our second child in early spring. And this is just the "big stuff", so much has been happening for our family. I began asking the Lord over a year ago for direction on our name change; I didn't want it to just be something random. If you haven't caught on yet, I'm a big words person and love a good meaning behind a business name.
Can I be vulnerable with you for a second? After having our first, and with everything that has happened in the past year, I started really feeling forgotten about. I struggled with figuring out "what I wanted to do with my life" vocationally and I often wondered if God cared about me and saw me too. For Brad, it's always been easy for him — he's always wanted to be a pilot. For me, our business has always been what I've wanted to focus on full-time, along with being a mom. But you know, owning your own business can be such a rollercoaster and I always doubted if I can do it. What I've learned in this process? I can do it. God has equipped me & He's walking with me {praise the Lord for that}.
Some scripture that the Lord has continually brought me back to is this passage in Matthew 6. To paraphrase, Jesus is basically telling the disciples — if God sees and cares for the sparrows and the lilies of the field, how much more does he care for you? How much more does he love you? This passage has brought so much comfort to me. The Lord has used it so many times to remind me that he sees me and he cares for me — even in our vocational desires too! You may have heard of a song called Jireh by Maverick City Music and Elevation Worship. They sing this scripture in the song and this song has truly been an anthem for me this year.
So when Bradley and I started brainstorming ideas for a new name, I threw this idea of "Lily & Sparrow" on the table...and we both immediately loved it. We hope you love it too! We are so excited to see what's next for us in this new season of life and in Lily & Sparrow. We will be switching everything over on Friday, November 12 to Lily & Sparrow.
Blessings,
Courteney