Let’s talk about every woman’s I mean, MY favorite subject for a minute: JEWELRY. But before we can do that, take a moment to remember back to the kind of magic you imagined you would feel if you ever got the chance to visit Santa’s workshop as a child…Remember how much your eyes would twinkle just thinking about it! Great. That is exactly the twinkle you see in the eyes of every adult crowded around Heather and her table full of LOVEthirteen jewelry at the Epic Life conference, and its exactly the kind of magic you can feel in the air surrounding it all. Except this time, the magic is REAL! If you’ve never experienced a LOVEthirteen event in person, there really are few words that could describe the experience in it’s fullness, but magic is about as close as you can get. It truly is the grown-up version of ...

Jewelry designer Heather Wells is getting ready to party. We are sitting in her tidy, feminine bedroom where we have been discussing LOVEthirteen, her unique line of bracelets, necklaces, and body chains. Littering her vanity are the standard trappings of personal party prep: curlers, mascara wands and tubes of gloss. But there is also a candle burning next to a small figure of an angel and a picture of an attractive older woman locked in a beaming embrace with a younger Heather. At the moment, however, all these things stand ignored; Heather has her eyes closed. She has been sitting in silent meditation for several minutes. A few bars of a familiar country tune drift in from another room. Minutes tick by. Suddenly, Heather breathes deeply and opens her hazel-green eyes, and I am treated to a radiant smile. She turns to her vanity mirror and resumes party primping.

LOVEthirteen partners with Wine Women & Shoes for national support of their worthy causes. From the WWS website: Now in its tenth year, the WW&S® team has produced over 175 events, which have helped net an astounding $30 million for various women’s and family-related causes.