by Crystal Paterson | Nov 17, 2020 | Life, Ministry
I don’t know about you, but reading my bible is hard. Sitting down and actually doing it is one part. But understanding, knowing where to start, or even what it means just makes it that much harder. Devotionals are my favorite thing to help make it easier. It...
by Crystal Paterson | Jul 8, 2020 | Life, Ministry, Motherhood
Leaning into God during times of tragedy My faith has always been there. I’ve never had a moment in my life where I questioned God or his plan for our family. I guess you could say I sort of took it for granted. Not reading my bible every day, sometimes it’d be weeks...
by Crystal Paterson | Apr 21, 2019 | Marriage, Ministry, Motherhood
This year is Malachi’s first Easter. He’s still a little young to understand Easter baskets and the Easter bunny. Or even the meaning of Easter and the love and sacrifice of Jesus. After Good Friday service we went for brunch, just our little family and my husband and...
by Crystal Paterson | Feb 10, 2019 | Ministry
pur·pose /ˈpərpəs/noun the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.”the purpose of the meeting is to appoint a trustee” Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions? Wake up, drink coffee (a must), have...
by Crystal Paterson | Jul 20, 2018 | Ministry, Motherhood
Dear Lord, Thank you for the precious gift of being this little boy’s mom. I thank you for creating him and choosing me to be his mom. I thank you for helping me to grow and nurture him before he his was born and now that he is born that you help me to continue to do...
by Crystal Paterson | Jul 6, 2018 | Ministry
How I struggle to be still and what I plan to do about it. Do you struggle with finding time with God? Struggle to turn off all the to-do lists and things you can’t stop thinking about that need to be done? Do you struggle to be still? Can you tell when you haven’t...