Who we are
Thank you for visiting our website and showing some interest in what we do here. We would love to meet you or speak with you and help you with whatever project you have going on. Our family has all put forth a memorable amount of sweat and tears to get where we are today. We understand, with great conviction, that none of this would have been possible without the provision and sustainability of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. His constant inspiration and energy makes it possible for us to do what we do, and make friends with the people we meet.
We often remind each other that our product is: Inspiration.
Even if we don't sell a product or service to you, we want to inspire you and others to do what God has led you to do. We hope and pray that your experience here gets you closer to your goals or gives a little respite from the day-to-day.
Thanks for visiting and we look forward to getting to know you!
Zach + Erin Griebahn
Where we are
We make awesome stuff, right here on our little rural acreage in Iowa. With Zach's vision and diverse skillset, he has transformed this overgrown property into a home, farm, and home-based business, known as Clayton Meadow. Together with their kiddos, he and Erin have built every structure at Clayton Meadow, all while living off-grid for the first 6 years. But everyone loves on-demand electricity, heat, and plumbing, so modern conveniences are prevalent now on the homestead. You can't have an electric kiln without electricity, you know. But the vision is not complete yet, so keep tabs on
Clayton Meadow as the years go on to see the full vision emerge.
What we do
Promotional Policies and Our Faith
We are in the "promoting" business
With that being said, our work has the potential to promote messages that we do not support, and we take that very seriously.
We are not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
We want to glorify our Lord and Savior with the talents he has given us. We will not defile ourselves by producing product that contradicts our conviction. Our resolve can be clearly understood in the book of Daniel, when Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were threatened with death unless they bow to an idol:
"Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.” Daniel 3:16-18
"The List"
We will not print or produce anything that pertains to, but not limited to:
-Pornography: anything that contains nudity, sexuality, or references to sexuality. This includes logos for organizations or groups of people who promote sexuality in any way.
-Profanity: anything that uses words that we believe are profane or offensive in content and context.
-Blasphemy: anything that blasphemes the name, character, image, or message of YAH-WEH, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
We understand that we cannot list every situation that would be in contradiction to our deeply held religious beliefs, therefore if a proposed project is in contradiction to those beliefs, and the conditions are not listed above or below, we will decline a project after internal review.
We're not the solution for all companies, organizations, or groups
Just like we have taken a stance in our beliefs, there are companies, organizations, or groups that haven taken a stance for their beliefs. We are not required to promote beliefs that we do not agree with. If that is the case, we would not be the solution for working with those groups and would decline producing product that promotes those messages that we believe are in contradiction to our deeply help religious beliefs.