A few months ago, my brother and sister-in-law surprised us with “Team Brynna” shirts, and we LOVE them! We immediately got many requests asking if they were available, or if we would have any t-shirts available to support Brynna, and it got the wheels spinning. It hadn’t even crossed our minds until that, so I talked with a few friends, and the sweet graphic designer at our church offered to design them for us.

If you have followed our story for long, you probably remember a blog post I wrote about Brynna being “fearfully and wonderfully made” (and you can read it here if you haven’t read it! It’s one of my favorite posts, straight from my heart), and that phrase has always swirled around in my heart and head throughout this journey. One day I was laying in her bed, snuggling her as she fell asleep for her nap, and just happened to study the small gallery that is on her wall, and realized that she has a framed print on the wall that says that exact phrase, “fearfully and wonderfully made”, and it has been there since she moved into her nursery. I don’t know how I had forgotten it was there, since I see it every day, but it was almost like God whispering to my soul that that phrase is one of the foundations of our journey, of her story, of her life. I knew right then that her shirt would feature that phrase, and Emma designed it PERFECTLY. (The picture on the left is the print that is hanging in her room).

And so the shirts are finally available!! A portion of the cost of each shirt goes towards Brynna’s medical expenses (and other associated expenses), but more than that, we pray that the message of God’s love will shine brightly through these shirts. In a world that constantly seems to devalue the sanctity of life, we want Brynna’s story to remind everyone that hears it, that God designed each and every one of us with a purpose, for a purpose, and in His image. We are all fearfully and wonderfully made, and it is not an accident.

When God made Brynna, He knew the battle she was going to face, and He designed her perfectly to face it. He gave her a fierce determination, that we see play out in how she lives her life (she doesn’t let the cancer stop her from living her best life!). He gave her an incredibly strong will that she is using every day to fight for her life. He gave her a sense of humor and desire to make others laugh, to ensure things never get too heavy around her. He gave her the bluest, most beautiful eyes I have ever seen so that they pop even more without her blonde hair. He gave her dimples to make her cute and light up her smile. He gave her an impassioned love of her family. He created her in His image, and He loves her even more fiercely than Ben and I do. And that was the inspiration behind this shirt design.

The fundraiser goes through Wednesday, November 21st! There are sweatshirts, t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, and kid shirts available, and in a variety of colors! The link below will take you to her fundraiser!

Brynna’s Shirt Fundraiser