Our History

I had worked in the printing industry for other companies (specifically the paper printing part of it) for 9 1/2 years.  After a season of being a Children’s Pastor, a door opened for me to work for a screen printing company in town and I worked there close to a year.  After the company went through some major changes, I decided it was time to take a large step of faith and start my own company.  Cornerstone Graphics & Apparel started in June of 2002 when we got a t-shirt job from a friend (a fellow Children’s Pastor) who was in charge of a church summer camp.  I had to come up with a quick name to get a license and a place to work from. 

I decided on the name Cornerstone.  I believe that Jesus is our Cornerstone.  Everything we own and have comes as a gift from Him.  I knew that if my business was going to succeed, it would only do so because Jesus had shown me His Grace and His Favor.   I also decided to work as a home based business.  This would allow me to have lunch with my family everyday and I thought that this, was a great way to start.

It has been an exciting 8 years.  The business has grown each year and we have added new ideas, products and services each year.  My goal is to help you market your company and build your brand.  I’ll help you to market yourself in the best cost effective way.  It doesn’t matter if you’re a small home based business just getting started or a large university that’s wondering what’s new and hot in the promotional and advertising products market.  Now with over 18 years in the printing industry, I can provide you with all your advertising, promotional, marketing, embroidery and screen printing needs.

I would love the opportunity to work with you.  Contact me and let’s see what I can do to help you.

Thank You!

In October, 2004, we lost our daughter, Kalaiah to a rare type of cancer.  We adopted Kalaiah from China in 2000 when she was 9 months old.  We were fortunate to have her in our lives for 4 years before she lost her battle with NK Lymphoma.  At Kalaiah’s funeral, we met Jeannie Butler, who started Annabelle’s Wish over 12 years ago.  Annabelle’s Wish is an organization that works with orphanages in China.  In our tragedy and heartbreak of losing Kalaiah, we found a way to invest ourselves in the lives of orphans while we were waiting to adopt again.

We had always planned on adopting to girls from China but we put our plans on hold while Kalaiah was in the hospital.  After Kalaiah’s death, my wife and I started the paperwork in February 2005 to adopt again.  While we were waiting, God surprised us with a son.  We got our son, Zachary in November 2007.  He had just turned 3 years old.  He has been a blessing for us and all three of us waited for our adoption with China to finalize.  On June 9, 2008 we received our daughter’s picture and referral from the CCAA in China.  She was born in 2007 in the Guangxi Providence in southern China. 

Since Zach’s adoption wasn’t final, he and I stayed at home and my wife bravely left for China on July 25, 2008 to pick up our daughter.  My wife and Emily Aurora Li Ling arrived home safely on August 8, 2008 - the opening day of the Olympics in Beijing.

It has been amazing to see God’s hand at work in these two adoptions.  Zachary and Emily are the best of friends.  God was and is Always faithful and blessed us with a beautiful family.

Kalaiah

Cornerstone Graphics & Apparel

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