Crystal N Wilkins

My eyes hurt

I used to help with my whole body My whole being. I’d welcome with a smile and the bend of my knees to greet the child. Children would approach with an ease. They’d hug, they’d pull on my sleeve, they’d grab my hand. Now there is this awkward moment that stands between us. If IContinue reading “My eyes hurt”

Erasing Death

SPLAT! She giggled, and took wad after wad of toilet paper, dipping it into the bowl of water and throwing it furiously at the poster-board. 10-20-30 times maybe, she hurled the dripping wads of paper towards her enemy. The more she did it, the more energized she got. Her mom cheered her on from behind.Continue reading “Erasing Death”

Thanks for Visiting

Welcome to Sincerely, Crystal My name is Crystal. Please check out the “About Sincerely, Crystal” section to learn more details about who I am, what I plan to write about and why I want to write. Glad you are here–whether we have nothing in common or could be best friends, I hope my writing inContinue reading “Thanks for Visiting”

My Prayer…

Psalm 19:14 “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Writing this blog has been a goal for some time now. But I wanted it to be the right timing. I wanted it to be for the right purpose.Continue reading “My Prayer…”

Are You there?

Acts 17: 24-27 “The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives all mankind life and breath and everything. And he made from oneContinue reading “Are You there?”

being

I lay on the ground like a pretzel as she spoke the words… What’s it like to just be? I thought about the people I want to know. The clients…the kids…my friends… My parents, my sibling, my loves. I’ve spent so much energy learning what their being is like. What drives them? What scares them?Continue reading “being”