Featured Writings/Interviews
From time to time, I get asked to write for other websites, devotional sites, magazines, non-profit ministries, and the like. This page includes all my featured writings and/or featured interviews. I hope you enjoy reading my words featured on other corners of the internet.
The Messenger | STCH Ministries | www.stchm.org
When Anger Meets Christian Counseling
February 21, 2023 | By: Crystal Williams
IT IS NEVER EASY to open up about the struggles we face or the hardships we’ve experienced in our past. For Karen, the decision to be honest with herself about her need to seek Christian counseling came when she could no longer live with the anger inside her. Karen knew her growing rage was not helping her or the loved ones that needed her.
The Messenger | STCH Ministries | www.stchm.org
A Remarkable Transformation
February 21, 2023 | By: Crystal Williams
IT IS OFTEN SAID that God is a God of second chances, but could God indeed wipe clean a record and give a young mom of two a new life? Could He answer prayers, provide healing, guidance and complete transformation? When Allyson needed it most, God wiped her slate clean and gave her a second chance. Facing addiction, felonies, prison time and CPS charges with the threat of losing her boys, Allyson found herself at her breaking point.
The Messenger | STCH Ministries | www.stchm.org
Finding Joy In Reading
October 17, 2022 | By: Crystal Williams
THE “SUMMER SLIDE” is described as the loss of learning most students experience while on summer break. “Summer slide,” “brain drain,” and “summer learning loss” all describe the phenomenon that occurs when students “turn off their brains” during the summer months*. Researchers and educators concur that about two months of reading skills are lost over a single summer. The statistic only skyrockets with each higher-grade level. With its Summer Reading Program, the O.B. Vaughan Library at STCH Ministries Homes for Children Boothe Campus is committed to encouraging students to continue learning during the summer.
The Messenger | STCH Ministries | www.stchm.org
The Cumulative Lasting Impact One Year Made
July 11, 2022 | By: Crystal Williams
91 children. On average, 91 children* find themselves at Homes for Children on STCH Ministries Boothe Campus each year. Many come for a variety of reasons – a parent or grandparent can no longer care for them due to personal issues, health problems, severe depression, substance abuse or experiencing a season of crisis. No matter the reason, every child is welcomed with open arms.
The Messenger | STCH Ministries | www.stchm.org
Integrating Faith In Every Type of Work
April 4, 2022 | By: Crystal Williams
Sometimes being a stay-at-home mom can be overlooked as an occupation. While many stay-at-home moms know their work is vital, there are times the lack of validation can make them wonder, “Is there purpose in my day-to-day work?”
With the rise of the pandemic, the percentage of stay-at-home parents has increased throughout the country. Whether by preference or out of necessity, more and more parents are staying home full time with their children.
North Houston Moms Network | www.northhoustonmomsnetwork.com
Meet a Mom: Crystal Williams
May 24, 2021
It’s Meet a Mom Monday! Today, I am so excited to introduce you to Crystal Williams! This is a local mom who I was lucky to meet while we lived in Katy, and now we have both ended up on the north side of Houston and I couldn’t be happier about it! Crystal is a loving mom to her son full time, a Faith & Lifestyle blogger, and a free lance social media manager. Crystal has such a gift with words and the gift of encouragement, and she is a bright light in the digital world.
Katy Moms Network | www.katymomsnetwork.com
In Honor of National Cleft and Craniofacial Month – A Story From A Cleft Mama
Jul 31, 2019
We are so honored that Crystal Lee Williams, a sweet, beautiful mama blogger in Katy, agreed to share her story and journey with us and all of you. If you’re not familiar with her blog, you absolutely need to run over and check her out and follow along on Instagram. She’s just a joy to watch, her content is so uplifting and relatable, and every time we see her smiling face, she makes our day better, brighter. She’s so positive and so strong in her faith and just omits such love into the universe.
Houston Church Planting Network | HCPN 50 Days of Prayer | www.hcpn.org
Genuine Repentance, Genuine Action, Genuine Awakening | Romans 12: 9-12
April 28, 2019 | By: Crystal Williams
“Love In Action” (NIV), “Christian Ethics” (CBS), “Marks Of The True Christian” (ESV), “Behave Like A Christian” (NKJV)... each of these subtitles were chosen to summarize what we read in Romans 12:9-18. Don’t those titles alone sting a little? When I read a subtitle like that I am indeed intrigued, but also slightly nervous because I know any words following the title, Marks Of The True Christian, carry a serious tone and immediately it is understood that we are called to live these words out and not solely read them or pray about them.
Gracefully Truthful | Worship IV Journey | www.gracefullytruthful.com
Worship IV, Day 5: Singing Israel’s Song
November 30, 2018 | By: Crystal Williams
Read His Words Before Ours!
Exodus 15:1-18, Psalms 105:26-45, Psalm 136:1-15, 1 Peter 2:9-10
There’s a difference in reading something to get through it, and studying it to know and understand it.
Last year I didn’t just read through the Psalms in the Bible. I studied them. All 150 of them. I don’t say this to toot horns here, I share it because, with intentional study,
I am now convicted of this: One cannot discuss Biblical worship without observing the Psalms and other songs in Scripture.
Gracefully Truthful | Misunderstood Journey | www.gracefullytruthful.com
Misunderstood, Day 8: Who You CAN Judge
May 16, 2018 | By: Crystal Williams
Read His Words Before Ours!
Matthew 7:1-5, Luke 6:37-42, Luke 17:3-4, Galatians 6:1-10, James 5:19-10
I was sick. You know when you’re “I just want to lay on the couch and watch movies all day” sick. Yeah, I was that sick.
Nothing soothes me more than a good Lord of The Rings marathon on days like those. I wasn’t even 30 minutes into the film when God showed me something I had overlooked that pierced my soul and shook me up.
Gracefully Truthful | www.gracefullytruthful.com
Faces of Grace | Williams, Crystal
I 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, I found out. The Gospel was first shared with me that night. And while, yes, I knew there was a God and He created stuff, I knew nothing of His love and plan of redemption through Jesus. As a 12-year-old girl, sitting at the round table in our kitchen, on October 30th, I uttered my first words to Him in the form of a prayer and felt a weight lifting off my shoulders in exchange for peace. And that was just the start.
