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Choose Joy - Crystal Stine
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Choose Joy

What I'm Loving

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I think it’s been about a year since I first connected with Kacie. She is one of those blessings from the Internet, a gift of a woman who inspires me to chase dreams, pray boldly, and live my faith in a way that draws others in closer to Jesus. And as much as I love designing a fun fitness shirt or one for Write 31 Days, Kacie is the real deal. Her designs are beautiful, simple, perfectly paired with the softest shirts you’ll want to wear day after day.

This new one? Her “” design? It’s the perfect reminder in the midst of my crazy, chaotic, messy, multi-tasking, gloriously ordinary holy hustle to intentionally choose joy.

  • When my email inbox is overflowing, I can choose joy.
  • When the dishes are overflowing in the sink and there are more loads of laundry than hours in the day, I can choose joy.
  • When I don’t know what God has next, I can choose joy.
  • When my little one won’t listen, I can choose joy.
  • When it feels like I can’t do anything right, I can choose joy.

I can choose joy because God has given me so much. We have access to the Internet and computers that connect us with friends and families and companies around the world. We have food in our house to cook to make all those dishes dirty. We have more clothing to wear than we actually need. We have faith that God knows what’s next so we can rest in Him. We have a daughter who is independent and bold and feisty and will be a leader one day. We have an enemy who likes to lie to us about our worth and our abilities and when we recognize the gifts we have and can quiet the lies, we can choose joy.

Some days I need a little extra reminder, like Kacie’s “Choose Joy” hoodie to remind me. Plus, Madi is starting soccer this week and this might be the perfect shirt to wear on those cool fall evenings at the soccer field (yay! fall! soccer! woohoo!!).

to check out the Choose Joy hoodie (it comes in black, gray, stone, and blue) – AND when you use this link and the promo code WELCOME you’ll get 15% off your order! I think I’m going to grab the black one – which one are you going to get?

Photo credit: Abra with Gift of Today Photography; model Amy with Bloom Prints Studio

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