Tiffany Bohrer was born in California to a hardworking salesman father and homemaker mother. She grew up with stories of her grandfather's faith during WWII and made many memories with her family by the beach. After her parents' divorce, she moved to Texas with her mother and brother. Throughout her life, she has remained deeply spiritual and volunteered extensively. She received degrees in fine art and became a youth minister before having two children. She later remarried and continues to inspire creativity and faith in her family and community.

1. S piritual and Family His tory
Tiffany B ohrer

2. Google “the meaning of Tiffany” and you will find that it means
“Manifestation of God.” My parents told me that my name symbolized God’s
greatest encouragement in the form of creativity. I am so grateful for their
declaration of purpose with my name and the courage and faith of my strong
family roots to see every Big Dream Come True!
From the very beginning, I would listen to stories from my Grandfather who
was awarded the Purple Heart during Word War II. Through tear filled eyes,
he would tell me how he saw Jesus stand above his fox hole giving him peace
and hope to make it through all the landmines and the promise of returning
safely home.

3. I was born in Huntington Beach, California. My Father was a
passionate, hard-working salesman. My Mother was a strong
adventurous homemaker, that transformed a humble beach house into
her proudly professed “Love Shack.” My primary years are filled with
images of seashell hunts with my Mom in matching outfits that she
made by hand, peewee cheerleading, swimming and winning sand
building contests at a very young age. “Most Original” was my prize
title at the age of four.

4. The beach has always been a very powerful place of connection for me and
my precious times with God. I have wonderful memories of taking long
walks and talks with my Dad along the shoreline, smiling and saying hello to
everyone we encountered. Our footprints would magically disappear behind
us, as the surf would usher in a clean slate for tomorrow. I would stare over
the water, listening to the crash of the waves, the whispering secrets of
shells and feel the most incredible presence of God and his creative power.

5. At the age of 6, we moved to Texas and soon thereafter, my parents divorced. For many
years I lived with my Mom and younger brother in the harsh lands of West Texas.
Although my mother did her best to recreate the “love shack” in Texas, my heart
belonged to the white sandy beaches with annual summer trips to rekindle my first love
and dream of living by the shore.
Perseverance not only runs in our family… It Swims! I decided to “bloom where I was
planted” and if you can bloom next to tumbleweeds and scorpions; you can bloom
anywhere. My determination found resolve in a lap pool, where it filled the void of the
missing ocean. In fact, I swam so much, that I raised more funds for the American
Cancer Society than any other man, woman or child in the entire West Texas region.
The “Swim for Life” leaders finally told me to stop swimming and go home, like
everyone else had done hours earlier. I was 11 years old.

6. My Mom always encouraged a very
personal relationship with Jesus.
She would say we should always
have our Spiritual Breakfast… that it
was the most important meal of the
day. She would read the bible to us
every morning with a devotional to
help us have the right vision and
perspective for the day.
“Life is What You Make It!” - Mom

7. My Dad encouraged me to be very thorough with my spiritual
training and to always check my facts and be very well read.
He balanced the good feeling of a devotional with some good
ole fashion Hermeneutics and Exegesis! Seek the truth! And
do it with a smile!
“Smile and the world smiles with you ” - Dad

8. Both of my parents provided a diverse denominational journey. I have had the
privilege of worshipping God in many different venues including Lutheran, Full
Gospel, Baptist, Methodist and Non-Denominational churches. I found God’s
love everywhere. I also found one focus in diversity. Different declarations of
doctrines and a myriad of messages all boil down to one thing: the unwavering
and consistent love of God. The Gospel of Mark tells us to “love God with all of
your heart, soul, mind, and strength.” And that there is no greater
commandment than to “love your neighbor as yourself.” My role in my best life
is also a commitment to my name sake. My role is to be one who loves,
encourages and gives the gift of manifesting success and healing to others
through an extraordinary and divine friendship with Jesus Christ.

9. One of the greatest testimonies of
God’s power in perseverance is in
the life of a quadriplegic named
Chuck. As a boy, he jumped head
first from a high-dive into a shallow
pool and broke his neck. At the age
of 14, Chuck was sentenced to a
wheelchair for life. If that wasn’t
enough, he survived more car
wrecks than I can count and a
horrific two-story fall from an
elevator malfunction. And yet,
Chuck never complains. Ever. He
says what he means and does what
he says and always with a smile. I
know this because Chuck is my Step
Father. He married my mom when I
was a teenager.

10. My Mom became a Registered Nurse to support our family after the
divorce. She worked long hours to help bring healing to everyone she
met both professionally and personally. She fell in love with Chuck
when he was in a wheelchair knowing that her responsibilities would
far exceed the vision of fairy tales and life happily lived ever after.
How did she do it? A lot of laughter, grace, persistence and a very
authentic relationship with Christ that is continually filled with the
qualities of 1 Cor. 13:4 “Love is patient. Love is Kind.”

11. My Dad is also very persevering. He is remarried to my beautiful step-mother
Vanessa who is a fantastic mom and teacher. They have two handsome boys
Jonathan and Ryan. My Dad’s work over the years has included countless
hours with overseeing the 24 hour Prayer Hotline at his local church,
coaching my brothers’ athletic teams and staying fit as an avid runner in
several marathons. Ironically, one marathon that is worth mentioning is the
race where he pushed a dear friend who is a quadriplegic in an 8K run for
charity. I am so very grateful for his inspiring and clear vision of the verse
Hebrews 12:1 “Let us run with perseverance!”

12. This is a snapshot of me and my
younger brother Jimmy. My
brother’s greatest inspiration in
my life growing up was his sense
of humor, awesome break dancing
skills and honesty. He is very
passionate about his family and
his love for Christ with a brilliant
creative flair. As a child he was
always either making me giggle
non-stop or making me cry by
putting horny toads in my bed. As
an adult, you can find him married
to his stunning wife with 2
beautiful children while
performing skits in church where
he sings like Prince and break
dances like Michael Jackson
entertaining hundreds of people in
worship services.

13. I was taught at a very young age that “Faith without works is
dead.” I believe that a living faith is very actively producing
good works. I followed in my parents footsteps by volunteering
and fund raising on an active level all during elementary school,
Jr. High and High School. What started with Swim for Life at
age 11 continued with becoming the Statewide Winner of the
MDA - Jerry Lewis School “Hop-a-Thon” Fundraiser when I was
a senior in high school. I raised close to $10,000 with one
fundraiser while competing for Miss Teen Texas.

14. After high school, I moved to
Lubbock, Texas and received a B.A.
in Fine Art from Texas Tech
University. My brother enrolled a
couple of years later and became a
Youth Minister at a local church. I
was extremely active at the
Methodist Student Foundation where
I met my first husband who was also
a Youth Minister. It must have been
contagious as I too became a Youth
Minister. I got to meet some pretty
amazing people on this journey. You
can see me here with Toby Mac, the
lead singer of DC Talk at a Youth
Specialties Conference.

15. Several years later, I was blessed with two beautiful children. London, my amazing
beautiful daughter, was the first “manifestation of God.” She can sing like an angel
and wants to be a rock star. Now 12 years old, she writes music, plays the guitar,
paints and is an amazing athlete. Hawkins, my fantastic handsome son, is the
second gift from God. He is 8 years old and currently the world’s youngest standup
comedian, artist, Beyblade Master and back-up dancer for his sister.
My children are a constant reminder of absolute gratitude, joy and the balance
between creative power and humility in my life. Becoming a mother has allowed me
to fully embrace the artist, teacher, leader and minister roles for fully discovering
and nurturing our creative spirit with grace and a very enduring steadfast faith.

16. Over the years I have taught my children to sing, laugh, write, draw, color,
paint, dance and pray. I’ve taught them to count, add subtract, speak and
spell. But nothing is as hard as teaching my own children about divorce. I
was able to fall back on the foundation of love, forgiveness, faith and grace
that my parents have given to me as a divine legacy. I learned valuable and
visible actions of today will bestow hopes and dreams in my children’s
tomorrow.

17. Several years after my divorce, I married my husband Joe Bohrer. We met
while I was working as a contracted director of logistics for the
International Creativity Launch. He was chosen as an official ambassador
and was being honored for his creative work with HGTV and PBS
showcasing his fine art and furniture design. That certainly was
impressive enough, but it was Joe’s similar spiritual side that was very
intriguing to me. It turns out that Joe had been a Southern Baptist Minister
for twenty years before becoming a Creative Director. We were kindred
spirits from the start with love at first sight when we met.

18. As Joe and I embarked on our new creative mission together, I became
the step-mother of two more beautiful children who are out on their own
in this wonderful world. Logan is 20 years old and has his Dad’s creative
sense of adventure with dreams of changing the world through
skateboard and tee-shirt designs. Vanessa is 26 years old and is
diligently working her way through college with dreams of one day
owning her own cinema fashion design company.

19. Over the years I have received many inspirational blessings over my life. I keep
these positive affirmations tucked away in an encouragement file. I focus on my
mission statement daily to know God’s plan for my life. One verse that I truly enjoy
is the one said in church every Sunday at Journey. “God can do anything you
know, far more than you and I can ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest
dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working with us, his Spirit
deeply and gently within us.” -Ephesians 3:20
My wildest dream ever since I was a little girl… “Be a great leader for exciting
creativity with a cause surrounded by the love of my family.”