If you know us, it’s no secret that Calvin and I both love God and love His word. With our very first baby on the way, we undoubtably desire to teach our little one about God and look forward to watching his or her knowledge of Him grow.
Read MoreA lot has happened since the halfway mark (20 weeks). Calvin felt the baby kick for the first time! We took maternity photos and I’m including a sneak peek of them in this post! :) We also got a start on our registries and I was able to attend The Mother of All Baby Showers event in Houston with my sweet mama. Now, time for the rest of this bumpdate:
Read MoreMy halfway point #bumpdate is finally here! I can’t believe I’m halfway done with this pregnancy. Sometimes I still can’t believe I’m pregnant to begin with. I’m excited to answer questions I’ve been getting about the pregnancy, baby, Calvin and I and our journey into parenthood, as well as, share products and resources that have been game changers. Here we go!
Read MoreNovember 28, 2016 my husband and I began trying to conceive. October 26, 2018 I took a pregnancy test at home, alone, and it was positive!! That day was a Friday. I held it inside for ONE WHOLE DAY. How? I have no clue. But I do know I wanted the moment I told Calvin to be special…
Read More That’s right! In case you didn’t know because you aren’t on social media or I haven’t seen you in person lately: WE’RE PREGNANT!! I have a lot to say about this so I hope you’re ready for some good reads that will be broken into multiple blog posts! ;) But before I start. . .
To anyone on the journey to parenthood I want to say: I see you.
16 years later since I first became a Christian…
and I still want more.
I’ve decided to share a very real and raw conversation I had with the Lord recently. But first, let me give you some context:
I DON’T HAVE THIS DOWN.
Hear me out. I still struggle to understand every single day that my identity is God given, not self or others given. Let me explain…
Read MoreFriend, I get it. I've been there.
I was horrible at it, too. Reading the Bible was not my forte. I thought this struggle would go to the grave with me.
My last day as a 27 year old I was blessed with a sweet gift, the opportunity to share my testimony of faith with women of different ages, backgrounds, professions and denominations. We all gathered together for the Social Share Unplugged event hosted by Danelia from Beautiful Purpose. The room filled with amazing ladies from all over the Houston area and though most of us didn't know one another well...
what united us was our faith.
Read MoreI mean because if you're not listening to podcasts while you're cleaning, cooking, DRIVING, working out or whatever else, where you been, friend?!
My round up list of podcasts I'm enjoying are informative, mainly faith-based, and presented in a conversational type of way that makes it easy to follow while being challenged and inspired.
Read MoreEver lay in bed, starring up at the ceiling and questioning EVERYTHING? Yeah, me too. And while eventually I may overthink myself to sleep like little kids that cry themselves to sleep, I end up waking up feeling defeated. God's been working this out in me and I'm praying this is a timely message for SOMEBODY out there, too. Maybe you.
Read MoreI don't know what this is. Honestly, I struggle in being a perfectionist AND indecisive. Lord, help me. So providing that as some context, you could see why I wouldn't be lying to you when I confess that it takes me WEEKS to finish and PUBLISH a single blog post. But this one, this one just sort of spilled out. And then I hit publish (within the same hour)!!
Read MoreDoes what matters to God, matter to you? I ask myself this as I read the Bible. Cause truth be told, we read it or hear it and sometimes it feels like it goes one ear and out another. But for about a little over 3 months your girl was deep in the Psalms. I wanted to know what God was saying through the psalmists that each helped pen this book of the Bible...
Read MoreWe were pretty young and newly married when we jumped head first into church planting. Which, of course, then means we dove into full-time ministry as well while still learning what it looks like to be husband and wife...
Read MoreI'm a dreamer. I day dream more often than I probably should and I think BIG. But if I were to be completely honest, sometimes, my dreaming stops there. It ends where it started, in my mind. While dreaming is exhilirating, often the doubts of "that dream is a little overboard" or "that would be impossible" creep in. More often than I'd like to admit...
Read MoreMaybe for some, the end is the easiest, but it wasn't for me. The fact that I was just moments away from approaching the finish line, yet not quite there, sent this wave of exhaustion and weariness over me. One foot in front of the other, I had to keep going. Then, without even thinking it, I began murmering to myself:
Read MoreI never knew why he looked so sad up there. Jesus, that is, hanging on the cross. I wondered. Not knowing in the first place why He was even on it. The night before Halloween of 2002...
Read MoreAm I the only that didn't jump on the "one word for the year" bandwagon for the last 6 or so years? I'll admit, I do jump on trends often. I mean, hello, Instant Pot for Christmas: I got curious, saw it everywhere, and gave in. However, this whole idea of no resolutions and one word, eh... it seemed "overly spiritualized" at first to me. But apparently, this entire "pick one word" thing...
Read MoreThe Crystal Lee Williams blog was nominated for the Liebster Award! Many don't know that I've been blogging for 7 years!!! That's insane. All in all, life with God inspires me to blog, documenting every...
Read MoreScripture reading: Luke 4:14-19 | Matthew 6:9-14
It's often said in Christian lingo that we live between two advents. The first, being Christ's birth, already happened. The second, his return, we still wait on. But never in vain. For he has proven himself faithful once before and he will do it again.
Crystal Williams is a writer, speaker, and mentor focused on delivering honest stories to encourage others in their walks of faith.
