Worthy Vessels

Recently I met an awesome lady by the name of Kitty Tilson. She is a potter, living completely on faith. A few years ago, Kitty was living in a rental house in North Alabama. She had never owned her own home, but had always dreamed of living in a log cabin. The time came when her landlord decided to sell the house she was renting. For various reasons, Kitty couldn't buy the house. She was in a quandary about where to live. Some friends asked her to move to Utah with them, so she did. Living there just didn't feel right to her. Her heart was in North Alabama. And she still wanted a log cabin.

One day she got a phone call from a friend telling her about a cabin for sale in North Alabama. Kitty had looked at a few cabins there, and thought she had already seen this one. She wasn't interested. But her friend persisted. This was a cabin Kitty had never seen before. So Kitty decided to take a look.

She had been praying for God to give her a place to call home. She specifically told God that she wanted a place with lots of trees, a creek, at the end of a dirt road, and it had to have a place for her to use as a pottery studio. She decided she wouldn't ask for the log cabin because she didn't want to be greedy.

When Kitty and her friend arrived to look at the property, it was at the end of a dirt road, surrounded by trees and had a creek. There was a separate building that could be used as a studio. Oh, and the house was a log cabin!

As they were walking around with the realtor, Kitty was having a serious prayer session in her head. She had never owned a home before, and this one would need a lot of work. She asked God to give her a sign that this was the place He wanted her to buy. While she was in the middle of her prayer, her friend asked the realtor what the name of the creek was. (Kitty was mildly irritated by this because she was over here praying her heart out in her mind. Who cared about the name of the creek...) The realtor's reply was, "Oh, the creek is called Kitty Branch." Kitty decided to buy the property that day!

Kitty's place is amazing. It's almost dream-like. The cabin has a screened porch on the back. From the porch, you can hear the creek running over the rocks. Her grass is a plush green. Behind the cabin, on the other side of the creek, the tree-covered land slopes upward giving her total privacy. Her pottery studio is next to the cabin. Inside, the cabin is so warm and inviting. To get to the original bedroom, you have to climb a ladder-like staircase through a hole in the living room ceiling (kind of like Little House on the Prairie). The cabin is the old style with a dog-trot. On the other side of the dog-trot, she has built a 2 story addition with 2 more bedrooms and bathrooms. She uses her dog-trot to display her pottery. (The next time I go I will take some pictures)

Kitty lives solely off of her pottery sales. People come to her home, and she travels to trade shows. The day we went to see her, she made hot cocoa and homemade gingersnaps for everyone. It felt like we were stepping into a Christmas card.

If you are ever in North Alabama, you should give Kitty a call. You will be blessed by her heart and her testimony. Her pottery is beautiful as well.

She calls her business Worthy Vessels.

Kitty Tilson
211 County Road 494
Lexington, AL 35648
(256) 229-POTS


"My life and work are centered around my love relationship with Jesus. In Him flows all life and because of Him my life sweetly flows here in North Alabama.
You are welcome to come and visit anytime. Just call ahead.
I hope you enjoy the pottery and that it points you to Him who is everything, Jesus."
-Kitty Tilson

Bless all my skills, O Lord, and be pleased with the work of my hands. -Deut. 33:11