Why Sunday House

God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. 1 Peter 4:10 (NLT)

If you’ve ever sat at our table on a Sunday, you know it’s not fancy, but it feels like home. You’ll probably smell bacon, biscuits, and coffee before you even hit the door. Someone’s always laughing, someone’s always late, and somebody might show up still wearing pajamas. It’s come-as-you-are, stay-as-long-as-you-need; just the way we like it.

That table, that feeling - that’s where The Sunday House began.

The Prayer for Purpose

Before any of this existed, before the printing equipment, the journals, or the designs - there was just a prayer.

We’d both felt restless for a while, like God was stirring something new in us but hadn’t yet revealed what it was. Jess had been praying for clarity about her gifts and how to use those gifts to fulfill the mission of every disciple: build His Kingdom and help others find their way to Heaven.

Meanwhile, Jacob had been feeling the same pull, a desire to start something meaningful, but he wasn’t sure what form it would take. One day, he said it simply, “I want to print t-shirts.”

At first, Jess brushed it off saying, “the market’s oversaturated”, but then she started seeing this wave of Christian-based merch on social media and thought, wait… maybe this is something more.

Through prayer, the Lord connected the dots in the simplest way: our gifts were already being used every Sunday, we just hadn’t seen them that way yet.

The Table That Started It All

“The Sunday House” isn’t a clever name.   It’s literal.  Every Sunday, our doors are open.  Every Sunday, we cook.  Every Sunday, people gather.

The idea of Sunday brunch came to Jacob when our kids were getting older and the house wasn’t quite as full on the weekends anymore; what was once a space filled with little feet and laughter had settled into a quiet we didn’t know what to do with.  We wanted to create something steady, a standing invitation that said, no matter how far you go, there’s always a seat here for you.

Over time, that weekly meal became something bigger.  If we ever skip a Sunday, people notice.  Our most recent break triggered a text message from John, “Jess, I’m hungry”.  Brunch is just a given now.  And that’s exactly what we love - that people can rest and reset here. Romans 12:13 (NLT) says, When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.  That’s what this house stands for: rest, reset, and relationship.

The People Who Fill the Table

This brand was born from our people - the ones who’ve shown up, prayed with and for us, laughed with us, and let our home become theirs.

• Tammy (Mom & Mammy) & Dean (Pappy) — The steady ones who taught us what it looks like to serve with quiet consistency.

• Donna (Mom to many and Grandma to many more) & Ray — The nurturers, always showing up with something warm and ready to share.

• Kayla, John & Sully — The laughter, the chaos, the reminder that family is supposed to be fun.

• Our kids — Hannah, Natalee, Eli, and Reed — The reason for all of it. Our life’s work and greatest accomplishments. We started brunch so they’d always have a place to come home to.

We’ve started plenty of things before and because of Jess, it’s become a running family joke.  …And yes, even Reed said, “Again? You’re just going to quit,” when we told him about this new idea. (He wasn’t wrong to make that statement 😂) …But this time is different.  This time isn’t about trying another thing.  It’s about answering the call.  When God aligns something, it doesn’t feel forced.  It feels inevitable.

The Balance That Built It

Jacob is the builder, the steady one who keeps the vision grounded in what can be done right now.  He’s the fixer, the problem-solver, the reason things actually happen.

Jess is the visionary, the big-picture thinker who sees where it could go, who researches, designs, and creates, even if the road gets messy along the way.

We’re different, but we work because we were made to complement each other.  Together, we’ve learned that God uses both: the dream and the discipline, the spark and the steady hand.

From the Kitchen to the Kingdom

Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) says, For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.

Those “good things” for us look like this:

• A sweatshirt that reads “In Kentucky as it is in Heaven” because this is our home, and we believe God is doing holy work right here in our own backyard.

• A brunch menu sweatshirt — because our Sundays aren’t about the food, they’re about the faces around the table. The menu’s just a reminder that what we really want is time together.

• A journal designed to help people dive deeper into Sunday messages, personal reflections, or quiet time with God.

Each piece is more than a product. It’s a story. It’s a way to spread the gospel through creativity and conversation.

It’s a reminder that everyone has a place at the table, and everyone has a job to do.

If you have a place, you have a purpose.

The Founding Blessing

Lord,

Thank You for giving us the gifts we didn’t always recognize.

Thank You for pairing our strengths and weaknesses so that, together, we can serve You more fully.

Bless this house, this brand, and this family; both ours and every one that connects with it.

Let our work be a reflection of Your heart. Let every sweatshirt worn, every meal shared, and every word written point back to You.

May The Sunday House always be a place of peace, laughter, and belonging. And may every person who finds their way here remember that they have a place at Your table too.

As Colossians 3:23-24 (NLT) reminds us: Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people... The Master you are serving is Christ.

Amen.