Joy, Always – A Story for Giving Tuesday
On this Giving Tuesday, we want to invite you to participate in this global generosity movement and ask you to consider the Beautifully Flawed Foundation as a recipient of your kindness. As we step out of Thanksgiving Day, family traditions and the commotion of weekend sales, we encourage you to embrace the essence of the holiday season. […]
“No Victims Here” – Photos from Our 2021 October Retreats
We had the most incredible time at both the Forge men’s retreat and the Beautifully Flawed women’s retreat! We were so blessed to see how our community came together to help us make these retreats possible. I am truly so humbled and grateful to each of you, thank you! I am still having a hard time putting into […]
Thankful – A Letter from Sarah Hill
Waking up this morning, I felt the crisp, cool air brush my cheeks. As I sipped my coffee, I sat in silent awe. My heart is overwhelmed with gratitude. For a moment the world was silenced and I could take in the goodness of who God is and all He has done – a moment […]
The Power of Giving
“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” -Winston Churchill During the beginning of the pandemic, I felt a strong urge from the Lord to have an attitude of “giving without limits.” This was a challenge as the world around us was shutting down and many people […]
WATCH: The 2021 Beautifully Flawed Retreat Recap
After postponing our annual retreat last year due to COVID-19, we pulled out all the stops for our first retreat of 2021 and were even able to host it on our home island of Kauai, Hawaii! Designed for young women ages 14-25 who face limb difference, our Beautifully Flawed Retreat is a place of healing, rehabilitation, […]
A Community Effort
When this foundation launched in 2007, the simple mission was to share in the grace of abundance. In the wake of Bethany Hamilton’s infamous shark attack, there was an excess of financial support for her family that led to the formation of our roots, what was then known as Friends of Bethany. And as stories do, we […]
With a Little Help from our Friends
We had less than two months to pull off the Beautifully Flawed Retreat and we did it. There are very few of us that make up the staff of this foundation, but there’s an entire team of people that is meant by “we.” The volunteers, sponsors, and corporate support that make this and every retreat possible is who […]
Pillars of Strength: A Letter from Sarah
“Strength of character” is my favorite definition of the word resilience. We wrapped around this theme for our Beautifully Flawed retreat in Kauai just a few weeks ago. Strength of character is built in the hard things we endure in life. Easy is not where we learn endurance! When things come easy, we often walk away […]
We’re Almost There… But We Need Help!
This Sunday, May 23, we check in 14 attendees to our private retreat in Kauai to kick off our much awaited Beautifully Flawed Retreat! We couldn’t be more relieved or elated to finally host our 8th annual retreat after a break of schedule in 2020 due to pandemic lockdowns. Overcoming a most challenging year, we feel more resilient […]
Surf’s Up – We’re Having a Retreat!
It is with great pleasure that we announce that we are hosting our first Beautifully Flawed retreat of the year! We are hosting a private event on Kauai May 23-28! With the announcement of the reopening of our island and in careful coordination with local regulators, we are excited to restore this in-person experience for girls […]