The Story Behind The Little Palm®

Our company name and legacy runs deep. It is rooted in both my greatest hope (more about that here) and our family's heritage.  In 2009 The Little Palm® was founded while I was a busy road warrior in pharmaceutical sales.  As a third generation artist and interior designer, I loved this new opportunity yet craved color and calm in a sea of dreary gray buildings and bumper to bumper cars. There's more to that story here, but for now, as we approach the 79th anniversary of the family heritage behind our name, join me under the sweeping palms in sunny Florida where it all began in 1944...

Join me under the sweeping palms in sunny Florida where it all began in 1944...

At the age of 18, a distinctively classy, southern lady named Clara packed her luggage to board a Florida bound train. Her daddy begged her not to go.  He asked her to wait until he, her mom and her siblings could join her. 

But she insisted, "I love him, Daddy. I want to marry him and I don't want to wait."  With so much darkness raging during World War II, her groom was on active duty, stationed along the coast.  Her parents saw young Clara off and she set out on her journey alone to marry her sweetheart. He met her at the train station and it was on the army base, under the majestic palms, that Mr. Little wed his bride and she became Mrs. Little. Their new life together had barely begun when he was shipped off to Guam to serve overseas in the war.  They had become one as "Mr. and Mrs. Little", yet the trains they boarded would take them worlds apart.  Clara held onto hope, waiting for her groom to return home so they could build their future together.

Clara held onto hope.

The war ended less than a year later, and he returned home.  Over the years their love grew into a family of "Littles", "grand-Littles", and "great-grand-Littles".  They raised four boys into gentlemen and among their four grandchildren I was born, arriving in the Lord's appointed time -- on the day of my Granny's own birthday.  I will forever cherish them both and the timeless values of hard work, honesty, integrity, love, and faithfulness they epitomized.  Their class and character was unmatched and distinguished their lives with such a refreshing sense of humility and grace.  It is in honor of their legacy and our family heritage that we included "Little" in "The Little Palm®".  Remarkably, their life together began not long after the great depression and in the midst of World War II - yet in a world punctuated by despair, their lives radiated hope and joy. That kind of defiant joy, I learned over the years, is a choice - one we get to make every day.  They lived in the sunshine because they walked in the light of the Lord, His Truth and His Word. And that is the very heart of our brand - choosing joy that never spoils or fades because it is firmly anchored in the One who is Hope. Even in the midst of darkness and uncertainty, Jesus never fails and never changes.  His finished work on the cross solved the biggest problem we 

We invite you step into the sunshine, into the light and hope of the Lord by accepting His gift of grace.  It is as simple as recognizing that He took our place on the cross to die in our place, for our sins, so that we receive His forgiveness when we place our trust in Him.  As we declare that He is our Savior ... we step into a story that is so much bigger than any of us or our family legacy.  

My sweet grandparents were married for over 50 years.  They lived a life that was intentional - it was simple and slow.  In their home, life came and went by the back door.  We believe in cultivating and preserving that way of life.

Join us as we embrace the good life - one full of joy regardless of circumstances.