A Story I Never Saw Coming...If you had told me ten years ago that one day I would open a boutique, I probably wouldn't have believed you.

The truth is, The Spotted Sparrow wasn't really an idea of mine at all.

For so long, I had been sick. There were years when dreaming about something like this simply wasn't something I could do. But to understand why The Spotted Sparrow means so much to me, I have to take you back to September of 2016—to the time when life, as my family and I knew it, suddenly stopped.

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More Than a Boutique

Of course, I want to sell beautiful clothes. I want women to find an outfit that makes them look in the mirror and think, Oh, I look GOOD.

But if all I ever do here is sell clothes, I will have missed the entire point. My dream is for The Spotted Sparrow to be a special place. Come in and shop. Come in and visit. Come laugh with us. Stay awhile.

I want women to walk through our doors and feel loved on. I want them to know somebody is genuinely happy to see them. I want this to be a place where friendships are made, stories are shared, confidence is built and people truly care about one another.

If you happen to leave carrying a really cute shopping bag too, well, that's pretty fun.

But the clothes aren't the most important part.

You are. ♡

A Little About Me

I'm Misty Tharp. I married my high school sweetheart, Bobby, in 1998, and this December we'll celebrate 28 years of marriage. We have two grown kiddos, Gracie and Wylie, who are building lives of their own—which means Mama is stepping into a new season too.

One little warning before you visit the shop: don't get too attached to my hair! After losing my hair and discovering wigs, I realized how much fun it is to change things up. You may meet blonde Misty one day, brunette Misty the next, or even a redhead by Saturday. Just look for the lady changing her hair like it's an accessory.

After nearly ten years of carrying the words Sparrow's Works in my heart, I'm finally watching them come to life—in a way I never imagined.

Welcome to The Spotted Sparrow. I'm so glad you're here.

"Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows."

Why “The Spotted Sparrow”?

I started playing around with names, and eventually The Spotted Sparrow was born. Because really—what sparrow doesn't have spots? And don't we all? None of us is perfect. We all have our spots, our scars and our stories.

But “spotted” has another meaning around here too.

Leopard print.

A little sass. A little fun. A little something unexpected. That combination felt just right.

The sparrow represents something deeply personal to me: God's faithfulness and His reminder that if He cares for even the smallest sparrow, how much more does He care for His children?

And the spots remind me that we don't have to be perfect to be beautiful, loved, worthy or useful.

That's The Spotted Sparrow.