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Get Involved
Use Your Grace Gifts!
How has God gifted you? Where do you feel His gentle nudge to love one another – His tug to get involved? We are always #BetterTogether. Use your grace gifts! Get involved in Chronic Joy today.
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WELCOME! WE’RE SO GLAD YOU’RE HERE!
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10)
At Chronic Joy, we believe every life is vital, precious, and purposed by God for His great glory.
We also believe that we are always #BetterTogether. Life with chronic illness, mental illness, chronic pain, or disability can be challenging and difficult, but that’s exactly why we need one another.
If you feel the Spirit’s nudge to get involved, lean into His calling, for He’s already preparing a place for you.
7 EASY WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
1. SIGN UP TO RECEIVE YOU GET MAIL!
Then, invite a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or special child in your life to sign up, too.
2. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BLOG, DEVOTIONALS, AND NEWSLETTERS
- Download and print Creative Ways to Use Chronic Joy Posts & Publications. This printable is chock full of great ideas for discussing a post you find especially meaningful with a friend or loved one.
- Print out one of our devotionals and tuck it into a #PenToPaper envelope to encourage a friend or loved one.
Never underestimate the power of a simple text. In just minutes, you can give the gift of encouragement. Remind someone today that they are thought of, cared about, and prayed for.
4. PRAYER
Today, we warmly invite you to spend a few minutes at the Prayer Pond, our safe harbor (and a precious invitation from God) where you can request prayer and #PrayItForward for one another. Our beautiful Make Your Life a Prayer flat cards make sending prayer notes to friends and loved ones easy.
Do you knit or crochet? Prayer shawls are blessings of kindness, comfort, and compassion, stitched with prayer and gifted to those who are struggling with illness, pain, anxiety, depression, loneliness, loss, or grief – as well as those who are hospitalized, recovering from surgery, or facing prolonged treatments. We offer free downloadable patterns for prayer shawls and facecloths.
6. ASK GENEROUS QUESTIONS
Asking generous questions takes courage, curiosity, and gentle tenderness but also connects us in transformational ways. Need a little inspiration? We’ve got several free printables: Questions of Jesus, 76 Questions for Couples, and Ask Generous Questions.
7. OFFER A SMILE
“Small actions of love are the very definition of humbly serving one another.” (Pamela Piquette in Love in Action) There’s no better place to begin!
In kindness, [God] takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life change. (Romans 2:4)
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Ambassador of Intentional Kindness
MAKE THE JOURNEY EASIER FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
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Kindness is an act of love and compassion, bringing joy to others – and our own hearts. We grow in kindness as we grow in faith. Choosing to extend kindness often inspires others to spread a little kindness, too.
REQUEST ONLY ONE MINI – KIT BELOW and make the journey easier for someone else. Each mini-kit includes specially designed snail-mail packets, ready for your personal touch.
(Limit one mini-kit per person/household. Residential delivery only. Other restrictions may apply. US residents only.)
You will receive a follow-up email that you must open within 24 hours to confirm your request.
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Appreciation
Tell others that you appreciate them. Mini-kit includes:
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- Gratitude Note Starters
- Appreciation flat cards and envelopes
- You Are So Loved guides
- Appreciation mini-cards
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Friend-Raising
Introduce friends and loved ones to Chronic Joy with a personal invitation. Mini-kit includes:
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- Friend-Raising guide
- Sharing Life, Discovering Hope flat cards and envelopes
- Our Programs
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Your Gift of $6
MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO:
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- safely request prayer at the Prayer Pond.
- ensure that anxiety, depression, caregiving, marriage, grief, and self-care resources are just a click away.
- brighten a day with the Gift of Hope and envelopes filled with encouragement.
Give $6 monthly and watch what God will do.
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FREE PRINTABLES
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What are Your Grace Gifts?
How has God gifted you? Where do you feel His gentle nudge to love one another? Do you feel the Spirit's tug to get involved? A grace gift is a beautiful Holy Spirit-inspired act of ministry that works harmoniously with the gifts given to the Body of Christ.
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Creative Ways to Serve
Chronic illness can make serving in traditional or culturally familiar ways challenging – but not impossible. Discover creative new ways to love God and others right where you are, however you are able.
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Creative Ways to Use Chronic Joy Posts & Publications
Talking about the impact of chronic illness, mental illness, chronic pain, and disability on our lives can be incredibly difficult. Sometimes, we are unsure what we think or how we feel, either for ourselves or for our friends or loved ones.
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GIVING
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Every gift makes a difference, one precious life at a time. When you pray, serve, create, or give to Chronic Joy, you speak hope and life to hearts around the world affected by chronic illness, mental illness, chronic pain, and disability. LEARN MORE.
WRITE FOR US
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Chronic accepts submissions that focus on life with chronic illness, mental illness, and chronic pain. LEARN MORE.
PERMISSIONS
Chronic Joy makes it easy to share with us and about us. LEARN MORE.
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