About Me

I'm Crystal.

I first started blogging over at Noah's Adventure in 2007 a few days before my son was born. My intention was to have a creative outlet and join the blogging world but when Noah ended up having a very serious Congenital Heart Defect it became a place to update family and friends while he waited for a Heart Transplant.

Since Noah had to go to a hospital out of state for his transplant,
I lived in a Ronald McDonald House with my daughter Lilly and my sister Jen (she put her life on hold to come help me) while my husband, Shane, stayed home for work (and the much needed health insurance). After a few weeks of hospital and RMH life, I needed an outlet that wasn't just about Noah's and his adventure. That was when Memoirs of a Mommy was born and I've been blogging here ever since.

Through out my life I have faced near fatal injuries from a car accident and then a miraculous recovery, years of infertility followed by the birth of my two sweet children, nearly losing one of them, and daily life as a working wife and mother while struggling with chronic pain and health issues that I have yet to be given a diagnosis for. Faith and a relationship with Christ and my Heavenly Father give me the strength and the hope I need to face each new day and each new experience with a smile on my face. I've learned that life is much too short and much too precious not to enjoy regardless of what trials you are given. I am grateful for every moment of every single day.

I love to look for and enjoy the beauty in the world. I've enjoyed photography ever since I was in High School but never have enough time to practice and strengthen my skills. It is a fun hobby when I find the time though. I also love science: health related stuff, technology, astronomy (I subscribed to Astronomy Magazine for years), and chemistry.... those kinds of things. I also love to cook but hate doing the dishes. I am not creative in any sense of the world but I envy people who are.

My blog is nothing special. Just the thoughts and stories of a Christian mother who is being taught to fly.

"When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things will happen. There will be solid ground to stand on or you will be taught to fly."
-Author Unknown

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