Hello everyone, this is Shyla here. Let me introduce myself. 

Hello, my name is Shyla. It’s nice to meet you. I’m so glad you’ve found my page and it is my hope that you leave feeling comforted and encouraged. I’ve had the opportunity to go through a trial or two in my life and have found God to be abundantly good. I hope to share that goodness with you here. My style of writing is sharing what is going on in my heart and trying to see the beauty through it.  I find the greatest value in creating beautiful things and loving people. I love understanding and celebrating the unique qualities of others. I’m also a wife, mother, flower gardener and florist, regular runner, reader, adventurer, home keeper, organizer, event planner, and artist! 

I adopted the Christian faith as a young woman in my close-knit community of Amish Country, Ohio where I learned beautiful skills of homemaking and nurturing. After graduating, I joined a discipleship ministry in Texas for four years where I was mentored & trained in leadership and did the same for other young women as a staff member, the following year I spent in India working alongside an anti-trafficking organization and Missionaries of Charity. I lost a close family member to me during that time and decided to move back home to be with my Dad during it.

After trusting the Lord to bring me a husband, I got married at 27 to the love of my life and best friend, Wayne. With his inspiration, I began selling the flowers I grew in my garden and designing bespoke wedding flowers. I had our little boy, Alexander in 2021 when I was 32, and although it was the dream I had waited so long for, I suffered from postpartum depression and anxiety as well as other health issues in the following years. 

The Lord was so kind to me through all of those journeys and I am standing here to say that you can trust Him. He is always working out a grander plan than you can imagine and if you choose to trust him too, I know you will see. 

Through my work and writing, I hope to do one of three things: Inspire you—fill your life with beauty and move you to do the same; encourage you—share with you my heart and thoughts with you—to which you can hopefully relate; and point you to Jesus - He is my Savior and my everyday companion. Embracing the journey He has for me has been the biggest, greatest ride of my life. And after all, He is the best artist of all.

I hope this endeavor is a ministry and a blessing to you. If you would like - Sign up for my blog below and find me on Instagram at  @_shylamarie for daily inspiration. 

To read about the inspiration behind the purpose and name of Love Shyla, see here. To read about my journey of singleness and season of waiting before meeting Wayne, see here, here and here. My journey with postpartum depression is coming soon.

You, my dear are special and your life should be filled with beauty. Here’s to a new friendship.