Our Story
Our Story
It started with grief.
There was a season in my life when the weight of it all felt unbearable — and I found myself blaming God for every bit of it. I was lost, hurting, and searching for something I couldn't name.
Then came the awakening.
I don't know how else to describe it. Something shifted — and it led me to the beach. In my sadness, the shore was the only place that felt right. And it was there, walking the water's edge of coastal New England, that I began to feel something I hadn't felt in a long time: God's presence. Not in a church, not in words — but in the stones beneath my feet.
I'd reach down and pick one up, and something in me would quiet. There was a connection there — ancient, grounding, real.
Then Nova arrived.
My granddaughter changed everything. The walks that had once been filled with sorrow became filled with wonder. I'd look at the rocks differently now — not just as comfort, but as possibility. I began to envision a rock garden, a place of beauty and meaning, something to build for her and with her.
And from that vision, New England Nova was born.
We believe stones carry stories.
The Bible is full of them — from the stone Jacob laid his head on when he dreamed of heaven, to the rock Moses struck in the wilderness, to the cornerstone the builders rejected. History, too, is written in stone. And so are our own lives — marked by the moments that shaped us, the places that held us, the hands that guided us.
At New England Nova, every stone is handpicked from the shores and landscapes of New England. Each one comes with a story — drawn from Scripture and history — meant to connect you to something larger than yourself.
We want you to hold a stone and feel what I felt on that beach: that you are not alone, that there is meaning in the broken places, and that beauty can be found even in the hardest seasons.
These aren't just rocks. They're reminders.
A note on our stones: We are collectors, not geologists. We do our best to identify what we find on Plymouth's shore, but beach stone identification is an inexact science. What we describe is our best observation — not a certified mineral analysis. If you know more than we do, we'd love to hear from you.
With love from the shores of New England,
New England Nova