At 13, during one of the darkest seasons of my life, God gave me a conviction that my life would somehow be used to bring hope to the generation coming after me.
For years, I understood that mostly through the lens of vocation. I pursued accounting, became a CPA, explored entrepreneurship and followed more winding roads than I could have anticipated. But eventually, achievement began to feel hollow. I found myself craving beauty, play and a sense of soul again. That’s when I fell in love with fragrance.
At the same time, my desire to proclaim Christ was becoming impossible to separate from the rest of my life. So I started talking about both.
Then I found 2 Corinthians 2:14–16.
Scripture describes us as the aroma of Christ.
Suddenly, what I thought were two unrelated parts of my life weren’t unrelated at all. God was showing me something much bigger.
What if our faith were so deeply integrated into the way we actually live that people could encounter Christ through the evidence of our lives?
You know when someone catches your fragrance and stops you to ask, “What are you wearing?”
I believe our lives should make people stop too.
What is the source of that joy? That peace? That hope? That love? I want what you have.
And the answer should point them back to Jesus.
That is the vision behind Faithfully Fragrant: a generation of Christians whose faith isn’t simply something we profess, but something that permeates how we love, work, serve, steward, create and live.
In a time when so many people are searching for identity, meaning and something they can actually trust, I believe the Church has an opportunity to become unmistakably fragrant again.
So this isn’t just a brand I’m building. It’s a mission I’m asking others to help carry.
Let’s live lives that leave the scent trail of Christ.
Deanna B.Founder, Faithfully Fragrant