The 5th Street Candle Collection
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Welcome to 5th Street.
Welcome! We're glad you've found this quaint little neighborhood tucked in Highland Park in Des Moines, Iowa. There's so much history on the big hill of 5th Street. It's where my story begins. I've always likened it to the fictional city of Mayberry. If you can, visualize the tidy well manicured lawns of 5th Street, with small cozy homes lining the big hill...porches where you were always welcome and the neighbors visited over coffee and sweet tea as flags waved in the breeze...you're in the right spot, welcome to my childhood neighborhood.
In my book 'Heart of a Warrior' - A Legacy of Faith, I had the amazing honor to introduce you to the ‘Warrior’s’ of 5th Street, the tiny neighborhood I grew up in. A special place God planted a group of elderly women, mostly widows, that helped raise two young girls, as my mom was misdiagnosed and finally, even institutionalized. Among these faithful sweet women (I refer to them as the Aunt Bea’s of Mayberry in ‘Heart of a Warrior') was my sweet grandmother (Millie McKeever-Stout) and grandfather, four houses away. As my Dad spent time at the hospital with my mom, my grandparents, and God’s faithful Warrior’s of 5th Street...the Aunt Bea’s, helped raise two young girls. Each devotion in ‘Heart of a Warrior’ - A Legacy of Faith, introduces you to these Aunt Bea’s of 5th Street sharing their story in a tiny version of a real life Mayberry, where God moved mountains...in the ordinary small acts of His Warrior’s
The 5th Street Candle Collection was created to share the stories of the women of 5th Street from the book ‘Heart of a Warrior’, now in its fifth printing (click here to learn more here about 'Heart of a Warrior' - A Legacy of Faith). These one-of-a-kind unique candles bring the devotions in 'Heart of a Warrior' to life. The simple brown tag on the candles have their favorite recipe (often it's the very scent the candle was created from) and part of their encouraging story. There's a link on our website to learn even more about the faithful women of 5th Street. These candles light the flame of hope and encouragement.
The candles are made locally in Walnut, Iowa with pure soy and exceptionally high quality ingredients made only in the USA. These special candles tell a story. They're different. Just like the neighborhood on 5th Street, when you light the flame, you'll remember...a place where your memories and 5th Street intersect and your home is filled with the scent of cherished memories and happiness.
These candles are special...because they've been created to honor real people, real lives, and real women who had a story to tell. Welcome to 5th Street, relax sweet friend, you've found a place that is warm and welcoming.
We currently have five candles available-
Welcome! We're glad you've found this quaint little neighborhood tucked in Highland Park in Des Moines, Iowa. There's so much history on the big hill of 5th Street. It's where my story begins. I've always likened it to the fictional city of Mayberry. If you can, visualize the tidy well manicured lawns of 5th Street, with small cozy homes lining the big hill...porches where you were always welcome and the neighbors visited over coffee and sweet tea as flags waved in the breeze...you're in the right spot, welcome to my childhood neighborhood.
In my book 'Heart of a Warrior' - A Legacy of Faith, I had the amazing honor to introduce you to the ‘Warrior’s’ of 5th Street, the tiny neighborhood I grew up in. A special place God planted a group of elderly women, mostly widows, that helped raise two young girls, as my mom was misdiagnosed and finally, even institutionalized. Among these faithful sweet women (I refer to them as the Aunt Bea’s of Mayberry in ‘Heart of a Warrior') was my sweet grandmother (Millie McKeever-Stout) and grandfather, four houses away. As my Dad spent time at the hospital with my mom, my grandparents, and God’s faithful Warrior’s of 5th Street...the Aunt Bea’s, helped raise two young girls. Each devotion in ‘Heart of a Warrior’ - A Legacy of Faith, introduces you to these Aunt Bea’s of 5th Street sharing their story in a tiny version of a real life Mayberry, where God moved mountains...in the ordinary small acts of His Warrior’s
The 5th Street Candle Collection was created to share the stories of the women of 5th Street from the book ‘Heart of a Warrior’, now in its fifth printing (click here to learn more here about 'Heart of a Warrior' - A Legacy of Faith). These one-of-a-kind unique candles bring the devotions in 'Heart of a Warrior' to life. The simple brown tag on the candles have their favorite recipe (often it's the very scent the candle was created from) and part of their encouraging story. There's a link on our website to learn even more about the faithful women of 5th Street. These candles light the flame of hope and encouragement.
The candles are made locally in Walnut, Iowa with pure soy and exceptionally high quality ingredients made only in the USA. These special candles tell a story. They're different. Just like the neighborhood on 5th Street, when you light the flame, you'll remember...a place where your memories and 5th Street intersect and your home is filled with the scent of cherished memories and happiness.
These candles are special...because they've been created to honor real people, real lives, and real women who had a story to tell. Welcome to 5th Street, relax sweet friend, you've found a place that is warm and welcoming.
We currently have five candles available-
Millie McKeever's Sugar Donut Candle
Created from my grandmother's sugar donut recipe, the scent of this candle will have you thinking of a Saturday morning with family gathered on the porch or around the table. Every Saturday, my grandmother would come down our back alley on 5th Street with a big bowl of warm homemade donuts covered with her apron to keep them warm. During warm months, we would sit on the porch and visit as we enjoyed her donuts. The tie on this candle closely matches her apron she often wore. She's pictured on the front of the candle in 1935 at her clothesline wearing that apron. She was a great woman of faith who held our family together. She and my grandfather lived just four houses away from where my parents and sister lived on 5th Street. This candle looks beautiful and will make your home smell amazing!
Created from my grandmother's sugar donut recipe, the scent of this candle will have you thinking of a Saturday morning with family gathered on the porch or around the table. Every Saturday, my grandmother would come down our back alley on 5th Street with a big bowl of warm homemade donuts covered with her apron to keep them warm. During warm months, we would sit on the porch and visit as we enjoyed her donuts. The tie on this candle closely matches her apron she often wore. She's pictured on the front of the candle in 1935 at her clothesline wearing that apron. She was a great woman of faith who held our family together. She and my grandfather lived just four houses away from where my parents and sister lived on 5th Street. This candle looks beautiful and will make your home smell amazing!
Esther’s Kickin’ Up Your Heels Pumpkin Bread
This candle brings fall of 5th Street to life. You’ll feel the warmth of the 100-year-old house on 5th Street as my mom’s pumpkin bread was baking in the oven. The big hill of 5th Street was beautiful in the fall as the leaves from all the old towering trees would turn the beautiful shades of autumn and fall to the ground slowly turning the hill from grassy green to hues of amber and gold leaves swirling around on crisp fall days. Many evenings leaves would be burning and the colored ambers would swirl to the sky, the smell of autumn permeating the night air. Hot cocoa would be served on the porch as we wrapped in our warm robes.
This candle brings fall of 5th Street to life. You’ll feel the warmth of the 100-year-old house on 5th Street as my mom’s pumpkin bread was baking in the oven. The big hill of 5th Street was beautiful in the fall as the leaves from all the old towering trees would turn the beautiful shades of autumn and fall to the ground slowly turning the hill from grassy green to hues of amber and gold leaves swirling around on crisp fall days. Many evenings leaves would be burning and the colored ambers would swirl to the sky, the smell of autumn permeating the night air. Hot cocoa would be served on the porch as we wrapped in our warm robes.
‘Heart of a Warrior’ - A Legacy of Faith
Now in its fifth printing, this special book shared so many of those cherished moments from 5th Street. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, buried in between encouraging and inspirational posts on The Notebook Cafe Facebook page, I’ve shared the words God has put on my heart about my family, growing up on 5th Street, a legacy of faith handed down from generation to generation, laughter and joy a family celebrated life with, deep grief and loss including saying goodbye temporarily to my mom until the great reunion in heaven...and so much more. In His beautiful design...God shared the ordinary lives of 5th Street, and expanded the neighborhood to include so many people across the United States...thousands have ventured back to 5th Steet through the pages of ‘Heart of a Warrior’ - A Legacy of Faith, and became part of our story. Seriously, I am so overwhelmed and humbled by all that God has done. So much more than I could have asked or imagined (Ephesians 3:20). Click here to learn more...the book ships free.
Heart of a Warrior
My hope is that these candles will give even more meaning to ‘Heart of a Warrior’ - A Legacy of Faith, for those who have taken the trip to 5th Street. But, even if you haven’t...the special scent of these candles, with family recipes, will bring back your own heartfelt memories. A spark that will continue to light the flame of our faith for the next generation.
Welcome to something different 'The 5th Street Candle Collection' from our family to yours...tied with apron strings...faith in God’s plan...and love.
Now in its fifth printing, this special book shared so many of those cherished moments from 5th Street. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, buried in between encouraging and inspirational posts on The Notebook Cafe Facebook page, I’ve shared the words God has put on my heart about my family, growing up on 5th Street, a legacy of faith handed down from generation to generation, laughter and joy a family celebrated life with, deep grief and loss including saying goodbye temporarily to my mom until the great reunion in heaven...and so much more. In His beautiful design...God shared the ordinary lives of 5th Street, and expanded the neighborhood to include so many people across the United States...thousands have ventured back to 5th Steet through the pages of ‘Heart of a Warrior’ - A Legacy of Faith, and became part of our story. Seriously, I am so overwhelmed and humbled by all that God has done. So much more than I could have asked or imagined (Ephesians 3:20). Click here to learn more...the book ships free.
Heart of a Warrior
My hope is that these candles will give even more meaning to ‘Heart of a Warrior’ - A Legacy of Faith, for those who have taken the trip to 5th Street. But, even if you haven’t...the special scent of these candles, with family recipes, will bring back your own heartfelt memories. A spark that will continue to light the flame of our faith for the next generation.
Welcome to something different 'The 5th Street Candle Collection' from our family to yours...tied with apron strings...faith in God’s plan...and love.