About Chrystal..

Welcome to my BLOG!

I'm Chrystal, and I believe I am a daughter of the King and yet a sinner saved by grace, a recipient of continual grace and in turn a conduit of blessing. I believe that Christ lives in me but that I continue to be a benefactor of second chances. I am a work in progress but yet a diamond in the rough.

I am learning everyday what I believe about my past, present, and future as I life my life. I believe that journaling is a way of keeping track of those things I've learned and the experiences I've had. I believe that blogging allows some of those lessons and experiences to be an encouragement to others who are walking out the days of their own lives.

I'm a "used-to-be" corporate, career-minded, on-the-path-to big-bucks, single gal - now turned homeschooling, bread-baking, family-minded woman, seeking after God's will for my life and that of my family. I am journeying into the unknown everyday and learning how exciting life can be as I listen to His voice and stay open to thinking outside the box God's way! I believe that as He leads the way, my life can be an encouragement to others.

I pray that you would be blessed as you share my journey!


So now that you know something about me...let me tell you a little more!...

I'm blogging from deep in the heart of Texas. I'm married to one a giant of a man (inside and out) and I am the proud homeschooling mother of four!

The photo below is a year old but it will have to suffice for now :)

This is my EVERYTHING BLOG. I am blogging about my life, which at times is all over the place. I'm enjoying my journey and I welcome you to come along for the ride!

If you want to learn a little more about me you can start with reading some posts on the ins and outs of my daily life. So far, I've talked a little about weird things, weight gain and weight loss, homeschooling, recipes, and homemaking.

Feel free to sample some of the lessons I've learned from parenting, cooking, motherhood, being a natural, and my personal quiet time. Every now and again I may sneak in a thought or two on current events. My ramblings do run the gamut. I've talked about everything from my faith to my "falls".

I consider myself blessed to have awesome friends and awesome family. Sometimes, I think I keep up with this blog because every other member of my family (see left side bar) has a presence on the web for their line of work. Well, motherhood and growing people is my line of work, and I think that's worthy of web presence too!

OK...OK...The reason given above is just a smoke screen. Really and truly, I started my blog because I was tired of mumbling under my breath over the kitchen sink.

OK....OK....I blog because everyone else does it ...

I used to have two blogs. Inspiration was the jist of one and motherhood the theme of the other. I finally decided that I didn't live a fragmented life so I shouldn't have a fragmented blog! I'm currently still working on moving over the posts from my old blog so feel free to check the '07 posts there if you won't want to miss anything.

I've learned, little by little, how to add things to my site like photos and music. Now, I've also learned how to post videos! As thanks for taking the time to read this post all the way through, I hope you get a few good laughs out of this video showing, Sumo, my 4yo, enjoying bathtime! ... And thanks for stopping by!