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by Megan Diane Beatty • megan@lhtxdigest.com photo courtesy Tami Spearman
Simply Home, Simply Sincere
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imply Home takes “one stop shop” to a higher level. The charming yellow house is so much more than a boutique filled with treasures, it’s a place of divine inspiration, as owner Tami Spearman says, “Built on the foundation of God; a platform to share His love, grace and mercy. Many go on the mission field to spread the love of Jesus, but I wanted to do that right here.” Tami became a prayer warrior many years ago when her family needed miracles; her son, Caleb, would be born with a congenital heart defect that would require three open-heart surgeries. She was impacted by her prayer chain as it spread across the nation and around the world. “Knowing someone is praying is comforting; knowing how big the prayer circle can get is incredibly powerful. I still get emotional recalling how prayer and God got us through those stressful times.” Proof positive—today, Caleb is a thriving 22-year-old man.
A SPIRITUAL ARMY Tami says, “Everyone on the Simply Home team loves Christ and we truly are a team of prayer warriors. We have been blessed to pray with many people since opening our doors nine years ago.” Some of her favorite stories are about relationships that began with prayer. “A new customer was checking out during a very busy time and shared with me that she was waiting on results to see if she had breast cancer. I had a long line waiting to check out, but I leaned over and prayed with her. We developed a friendship, and we continue to pray for her as she battles cancer.” Knowing there may be no opportunity for conversation or, perhaps, a customer may not feel comfortable asking, the team came up with an idea to share and make prayer needs known. Tami’s husband Jeff manifested that idea 12
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in 2020—a prayer wall in the hall of the yellow house. Customers can leave their burdens and concerns on the wall knowing there is an amazing group of ladies standing in faith, praying over the requests daily. While some choose to send in their prayer request, others add them to the wall while passing through the store. She adds, if led to do so, anyone can stop and say a prayer for someone else. The team (pictured) updates the prayer wall every month, and posts on social media to ask for new requests, updates or praises. “For instance,” Tami says, “My best friend from kindergarten recently had surgery to remove tumors in her throat that were possibly cancerous. Praise God that all results came back benign and that is now on our wall!” The Simply Home team hopes readers with prayer requests or anyone with a need might ‘simply’ come add it to the wall or message them so they can add it. No prayer is too big or too small for the prayer wall in the hall of the yellow house. Visit them at 15280 Highway 29 in Liberty Hill.
