Life’s trials may ask a lot of us, but with faith and strength, we can find success. This is what Britteny Bellinger, co-founder, and owner of My Sister’s Cottage, believes. It would be easy for a woman with no college degree and a discouraging diagnosis to become negative and disheartened, but that’s not Britteny.

“I learned my words have power,” Britteny Bellinger says while looking back on opening her small business amid a global pandemic. For many people, this sounds like an uphill battle, but Britteny is inspiringly positive. She believes if she says she will do it— it will happen. You may just believe her after hearing the story of how she created My Sister’s Cottage, a small business that gives back to its community in a big way.