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My name is Kristi Boasso, founder of Joy in the Morning. The vision to help single moms came through my own personal struggle to survive and support my two kids on my own while living on the other side of the United States away from my family. I endured many challenging circumstances at this time in my life and had to dig deep, overcome my feelings and create a paradigm shift from victim to victor. I was a single mom for well over a decade before God gave me the vision to help other struggling single mothers like myself and in February of 2020 Joy in the Morning was birthed.

 My personal story is that I was living across the country from my family in NC when I became a single mom. I struggled to get to work, had multiple jobs, find sitters, and make ends meet. Just to get through a eight hour shift I would sometimes have 2-3 babysitters in a day, this was quite stressful. I finally hired a sitter from Craigslist and while I only made $1200 a month, I had to pay her $800 a month, just so I could work. I survived on government assistance such as food stamps, wic, free medical coverage and help from anyone and everyone for child care. I lived on my tax return half of the year and my credit card the rest of the year. I burned through resources and friendships always in need of help and support. I felt hopeless, alone and discouraged. I felt like my situation would never change. I was desperate for a shift in my thinking and for God to move in my life for myself and the sake of my kids.

Thankfully, I had a wonderful woman in my life that cared deeply for me and took great compassion on my situation. She met with me to look at my finances to see why I was so stressed and found I was $900 short every month for want I needed to survive. She worked with me on my budget to help me cut some costs and then did the most exceptional thing ever! She met with different women in our community to take up a monthly offering to support me monthly for a year of my life. I was supported by these women $600 a month for a year of my life. I was blown away by the love, compassion and support. This was life changing for me. For someone to care about my financial situation and actually do something about my struggle was absolutely amazing. I am forever grateful, and it was a that moment in time I wanted to pay it forward and become a giver to other single moms like myself.

 In 2014 my situation finally changed, but not without a great struggle in able to move from Asheville, NC I had to face my giants and really believe in God that he held me and the kids future in his hands. By God’s mighty hand and grace I was able to return home to California to finally be near my family. It was truly a miracle. In my preparation to leave NC, God gave me the vision to start a non-profit called Joy in the Morning. Based on the scripture from Psalms 30:5B Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning. This scripture was so meaningful to me because I experienced countless nights of distress as a single mom crying out to God for help, strategizing my situation and how to improve on it or how to fix my financial situation. The vision for Joy in the Morning is to create a network of support and community to help single mothers feel seen, heard and cared for physically, emotionally and spiritually. The idea of finding joy in the midst of sorrow, heartache and challenge was something I longed to behold. It is my hope and desire that my story can encourage other single mothers to be courageous in the face of adversity, that they can do all things in Christ who strengthens them and that there is hope for the future for them to accomplish their dreams and provide a better life for their children.

Fast forward to 2021, I got married to the love of my life, who is also a pastor, how in the world did that happen? Only GOD! For real. Now in 2024 I am working on building Joy in the Morning, finishing raising my two wonderful children and learning to pastor a hungry church body along side my husband. What a journey it has been, praise God!

If you have any questions about JITM feel free to email me, if you are a single mama looking for support, please click the support application.

Thank you for checking out my website and God bless you and yours!