Our Jounrey

It's late and I should be sleeping , but I am afraid I cannot rest until I have shared a few thoughts rambling around in my head. First I feel gratitude for a God that I know knows me and knows each us personally. I know not all my readers share my beliefs so if you haven't already stopped reading please don't. I have a story of two friends and their journey together I would like to share. It all began five years ago when I walked into my friends office and I sensed something was wrong. With great hesitation my friend shared with me that she had just hung up with her mom and that she had been given the news that her mom had been diagnosed with breast cancer. I watched her eyes fill up with tears as she said the Doctors are only giving her three to six months to live. The weeks that followed were of great sadness as my friend made the decision to move home to Washington to be near her mom. Three to six months came and went and I decided to make the road trip from Salt Lake to Spokane to see my friend. It was August and we had decided to drive to Idaho to hit some shopping. My friend saw this little cafe and decided to go inside. There was a band playing and she wanted to stop in and listen a while. As we stood there listening our attention was drawn to this man who walked in and my friend immediately recognized him. She gasped and graped my arm and then walked over to this man and exchanged a few words with him. Later she told me that the man was the Doctor who had helped save her mother's life and given her family a little more time. This Dr. through no short of inspiration was in the office on a usual day off. He looked over my friends mom's chart and realized that the course of treatment was not what needed to happen. He immediately contacted my friends family and told them of his findings and the changes in surgery that needed to take place. My friend told me of the fasting and prayers that they had pleaded to Lord to prolong there mother's life and there prayers were answered. She felt so humbled seeing this man that I first hand got to witness the exchange where she thanked him for saving her mother's life. How strange that he would be in the exact place in a completely different state and walk into the same little cafe we did. As we reflected it was not strange at all. It all goes back to God knowing us personally. My friend's life had been blessed because of this man listening to a still small voice he may not of even known was heavenly inspiration. She needed and wanted so much to thank him for what he did for her family and her mother. A year or so later I felt inspired to go on a whim to see my friend. I did my best to shake the feeling, but I could not. Married now and poor I was not sure Devin would agree to fly me all the way to Spokane, just because. He seemed to have sensed the same urgency I did and knew that once again a dark hour had come and that my friend needed me and he even booked my flight for me. It was an amazing visit to be able to hang out with her and her mom and be silly girls. That was almost two years ago. Now some may call it coincidence that I now live 5 hours away, but this may be all part of the creator's plan for me and my friend. So many conversations, treatments, frustrations, triumphs and tears later my dear friends mom passed away today. Spokane is again calling me. I have so many things going on I heard myself muttered to her today, after she said "come soon",well I can come then or there but I have to be home here or there. AAAAGGHHH Why do we do that? In the shower tonight I felt prompted to just go "just go Crystal". Devin and I have known it was coming and we are prepared to be apart for a few days. I guess I share this because I have felt first hand the love Heavenly father has for my friend because he has provided so many ways for me to be there for her. So when I reflect upon this I think if he loves her that much how much does he loves me. Then I reflect upon all the people and friends that have been blessed in my path during my darkest hours. God is aware of us. You cannot witness what I have witnessed and not know this to be true. He loves us and his tender mercies are what he uses to testify to us that he knows us. People are not perfect, but God is and so is love. I am very sad and upset right now. No 29 year old girl should have to journey to her friends side to comfort her as she goes through this. It's so hard. The words escape me, but I find comfort in the word's "just go Crystal".

The Random Corner

I ordered this book shelf a year ago before we moved to Oregon and when we were home Devin's sister Amy mentioned she was curious about how it looked. Here ya go Amy. There are two more glass shelves I don't use because my dolls wouldn't fit.

Latest Polymer clay I did a few weeks ago.

He's not finished, but he is close. Just got bored one day.

All the Simpson girls made these when I was home. Dad Simpson cuts these out for us and then we create. I didn't finish mine when we were there so Simpson girls here is my finished BOO!