Soaring Past Limits
Soaring past limits, Brooke Walker, 2x Beautifully Flawed Retreat attendee, has shown the world that nothing is impossible with God! When tragedy unexpectedly struck, it was her unrelenting zeal, competitive spirit, and unmovable faith in Jesus that would push her to achieve more than she could have imagined, defying all odds!
Courage, Dear Heart
At a very young age, Casey encountered great loss. Born with a disorder called Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency (PFFD) that causes the upper part of the femur bone to either be malformed or missing, Casey became an above the knee amputee in December 2001. She was only 1 years old.
Made for More
Often all we see is the pain and the scars we carry, seen and unseen. Viewing those scars, we can often hear negative thoughts and struggle with feeling so alone. Questioning our worth and our value, we wonder if we could ever be loved or if we can ever love ourselves?
2025 Beautifully Flawed Retreat Applications Now Open!
We are excited to announce that our applications for the October Beautifully Flawed Women’s Retreat (BFR) for young women living with limb loss are now open! The retreat will be held October 2-5, 2025 in Del Mar, California.
Our Shine Forth Community Event is BACK!
Often all we see is the pain and the scars we carry, seen and unseen. Viewing those scars, we can often hear negative thoughts and struggle with feeling so alone. Questioning our worth and our value, we wonder if we could ever be loved or if we can ever love ourselves?
Our 2024 Fall Giving Campaign
There is always an eager expectation in all of our hearts as we near this special time of year — the arrival of our fall retreats! A whole year of dreaming, praying, planning, and partnering with God in this life-changing work that we get the honor of being a part of.
Strings of Sorrow Followed by Rhythms of Grace
Over the years, I have noticed that in the hardest seasons I’ve faced, there has been a deep understanding of the power that having a heart of worship plays in finding the strength to keep going. There have been times where the words were just words, but I would sing them again and again until they took root within. I believe this is often an essential key to overcoming and has often been my advice to others when there were no words I could use to bring comfort.
First Steps
One of the greatest accomplishments made in life is that of taking the first step. Parents cheer watching their baby taking its wobbly first steps forward. We celebrate the first step of sobriety, forgiveness, the change of a career, a degree, the list goes on. One of the greatest steps taken is along the journey to healing. This step can change the course of one’s life from victim to victor, from oppressed to overcomer.
Overcoming the Odds
For Haven Shepherd, 2018 Beautifully Flawed retreat attendee, living life as an amputee is all she’s ever known — but that hasn’t stopped her by any means. It’s a life she’s embraced to the full, a life of looking challenge straight in the eye and saying “game on,” a life of overcoming odds, inspiring young people, and accomplishing world-renowned achievements, all with an unwavering trust and faith in God.
Coming Full Circle
We have a saying at Beautifully Flawed — it’s the filler we see between a prayer and a miracle, just as God changes the page from tragedy to triumph — and it is “But God.” “But God” moments follow a time of despair or crisis, signifying a pivotal change brought about by divine intervention. They reveal God’s ultimate authority and transformative power in seemingly impossible situations. When we feel hopeless, He is still writing our story.
