Speakable Gifts believes in the family and this site is our contribution to other efforts being made to support and enhance families in the times in which we live. Our intention is to provide inspirational and edifying gifts for families to give on various occasions. Each of our gifts includes a spiritual message. Additionally, we publish our own publications to this end, and also offer a few quality publications by others who we feel have a common goal.
It is our sincere desire that people who visit will find something in the resources we provide that will strengthen, inspire and motivate their household, or that of their family and friends, to a more God honoring walk with the Lord.
Ours is a family organization, owned by Maxine Randall and Beverly Smith, a mother and daughter from their two separate households. When Maxine founded this enterprise some years ago, her daughter Beverly was a teenager and was a great help to her mom in getting the business going. During the early years, when Speakable Gifts was a gift basket business, Beverly often assisted with the design and construction of the baskets and then when the business evolved into inspirational gifts and publications, she often helped with various aspects of that also, especially as she sometimes jokingly referred to herself as “business manager.” Now, after starting her own home by getting married and having children of her own, she has returned in earnest as a partner.
Maxine is a wife, mother and grandmother. Other than spending time with her family (especially the granddaughters!), she finds her greatest enjoyment in writing for young people. She also loves teaching Sunday school, feeding and observing birds, reading Elizabeth Prentiss and J.C. Ryle, and old movies. Her desire is that those who visit will find any purchases they make to be inspiring and motivating to them or others, and that their children who participate in any of the activities will be built up in moral and spiritual character. Maxine wishes you all the blessings of our great God and bountiful mercies in Him through our Savior, Jesus. If you would like to email Maxine, you may do so at maxine@speakablegifts.com.
Beverly is a stay at home wife, and mommy of two girls. Her favorite pastimes are reading, blogging and cooking. She is founder of the Girl Inside Blog, and in her spare time reviews children’s books and products. Her hope for Speakable Gifts is that it will be a useful and edifying resource for children and their parents. If you would like to email Beverly you may do so at beverly@speakablegifts.com.