Time passes so quickly. One day you are standing in the middle of heartbreak, barely able to breathe through the shock of estrangement… and then suddenly, you look up and entire seasons have passed. Life keeps moving. The sun keeps rising. The world keeps turning. And somehow, in the middle of the grief, the silence, the prayers, the tears, and the longing… God keeps working. So much has happened. And through it all, one truth continues to remain unwavering in my life: God i

30 years ago, today, I gave birth to my twin daughters. All of my pregnancies were very difficult. My first child, my son, died. He...

For so long, Nelson and I lived in survival mode. We did not nurture ourselves at all. We were just trying to keep our heads above...

Nelson and I have healed a lot since this whole estrangement began with our adult daughter. We have begun to laugh again, and have...

Our Son got married this past Saturday morning. He and his fiance' decided very quickly that they were going to go ahead and get married....

I am writing from my work desk, where I assist Nelson with his job. He is a US Health Advisor, and deals with health insurance. I...

As you may have read, last week's family therapy session was very difficult on me. Nelson and I can see that it is helping. We are...

Let me tell you about my day. I got up and went to Nelson's office with him, where I spent a lot of time taking notes from successful...

It is September 1, 2024. Another month goes out, and a new one comes in. This September is different. As September arrives, so does...

It has been rough. I know that you know that, I am just saying it out loud. Our life has been ROUGH lately. I have been consistently...

If you ask me, "Crystal, what kind of day did you have today," I am going to answer, "Very, Very Busy." I went to work with Nelson, to...

There has been so much trauma in my life. It contributed to an overwhelming sense of anxiety, panic and fear. Thus, I have Complex PTSD....

Over the past year Nelson and I have learned so many things. Some of the things we have learned, we actually wanted to learn. ...

The photo attached to this blog is Olympic Gold Medalist and fellow Chattanoogan, Olivia Reeves. We are very proud of her here in...