I walked 4 miles yesterday and I’m so proud of me. I started out trying to walk a mile a day and making it a priority. Each day is a little easier. Yesterday, was enjoyable and something I looked forward to. This is a big accomplishment (for me). All worthwile accomplishments start with small steps.…

I am sitting here at the beach and this little guy has been sitting in front of me just chilling. I couldn’t help but notice how he doesn’t seem to have a care in the world. He doesn’t appear anxious, worried, and he’s just sitting there looking at the water and then the sand, a…

I read this book to all my children and started when they were little babies. I don’t remember the last time one of them or all of them at once sat on my lap while I read them this book. Wow, I was so very blessed! I still am! They loved it, I loved it,…

We all long for an easy life, to have not only our needs, but our wants given to us. We all long to be accepted into a family, a community, a school, and especially into the church. We’re all longing for a life that feels just out of reach… We’re always striving to just get…

Full Circle Moment for the Israelites… Exodus 12-16: Exodus is full of profound lessons, traumatic events, God’s provision… And praise. Exodus 12 is the Passover and the be to detailed directions given to the Israelites to protect their first born people. As, the Lord was preparing to declare justice on the Egyptians to free the…

Exodus 4: The Lord appears to Moses and informs him that he is going to use him to free the Israelites. After the initial shock of the burning bush to {really} get Moses’s attention… In Exodus 4; God shows Moses in more detail how they would defeat Pharaoh and free the Israelites. In chapter 4,…

Genesis 42 & 43. Today’s reading feels much like a drama; filled with emotion. Deep pain, sadness,and trauma. Today’s reading would make for a profound movie. Complete with family trauma and showing Joseph coming full circle through the lifelong pain he’s held. Chapter 42 and 43 show Joseph’s true heart, as he offers, grace and…

I’m tired of beating myself up for all the things I don’t do… I don’t do math. I hate math! And.. that’s okay! I don’t make my bed every morning. I hate gardening! I despise pulling weeds. I don’t decorate my home like Joanna Gains. I don’t handle hectic schedules well. I don’t like people…

Job… What a story! I want to be like Job… To trust God so fervently and to have God say about me… “Have you considered my servant, “Crystal”? She fears God and shuns evil!” Yes, that is my heart’s cry! But, is it, really? To be honest, I can find myself fearful of reading through…

Great devotion…. Such a vitally important Biblical principal. Stand up for your fellow Christian brothers and sisters and stand up against evilness! Evil prevails when good men do nothing! If we’re the ones in a battle against evil, we would want others in the battle with us. Yet, we easily become timid and move to…