This is one of my newest pieces, it is called

"Let There Be Light"

I was inspired by Genesis 1:3 and have felt led to to dig deeper into the creator and His creations as well as the knowledge of Him creating our abilities to create!

Thank you Lord for the Gift of creativity. I seek to honor you in all I do. Let these works that you have inspired me to do be a praise unto you.

~ Crystal

Mothers Love

I watch them sleep
I watch them play
I watch them weep
I wipe tears away
I hold them close
I'll let them go
I'll raise them strong
They will always know
I'll show them hope
When they can't see light
So they can cope
And find their might
I'll give them wings
So they can fly
And when they fail
I'll point to the sky
And they will rise
To try again
Because they know
They have a friend
But most of all
What will make them soar
Is to have to fear no more
For what they have to count upon
Is what they got when heaven shone
For what they have from up above
Is always having
There mothers love

Written By; Crystal Desharnais

A Poem that I wrote a few years ago....I thought I would share it with you...

Stretch Marks

Can a heart be big enough to love more than one?
Will I be able to share my attention?
Share my time
Share my life
Will a little one consume me or complete me?
Oh how I long to know.
And know I will
The time is here
My Body has changed to hold this precious cargo
My world has shifted to accommodate our new joy
When I hold this sweetness in my arms,
I will never trade the stretch marks on my tummy,
For they have taught me
How to embrace,
The Stretch Marks of my heart.

By; Crystal Desharnais

What a day...

Today was one of those days where there was nothing unusual of difficult yet somehow when the day came to a close my temper was short, the to do list was long and the timing of it all was off. Hmmfff...well I just don't know. Do I sit and watch a movie and pretend the laundry will fold itself? Do I get on the phone and make the calls I neglected to make in the scurry of the daylight? Or do I take advantage of the long awaited quiet and solace that a house full of sleeping children brings and go to bed? Hmmmm, what to do?
Movie it is... Popcorn, the little secret chocolate and a cuddle with David on the couch watching a movie from our limited collection and that should wrap up the frazzled day just fine! Tough day but all in all, I am going to end the night with five healthy kids and a husband who loves me and the hope of a fresh day in the morrow! Thank you Lord for this day too!

Blessings
Crystal

Praise God from whom all blessings flow

Praise Him all people here below

Praise Him above all heavenly host.

Praise Father Son and holy Ghost

Amen

I cannot help but rejoice, this is the day that the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it for this is the day He has made. My father is so good so good to me....

Hallelujah Jesus my Redeemer

Your face shines on me like the perfect warm sun on the dewy sun hidden grass of the earth.

How great you are Oh God how great you are to me!

~ Happy Boys ~

David and Pierce Fall 2008

"Oh Happy Day"

Open Doors...

I just kissed Pierce goodbye as he was leaving to go back to the neighbors house for the afternoon. It still strikes me as a little strange that our children are old enough to dress themselves, decide where to go and then follow through by going...Just going. No ride, no mom to mom play date planning, no help with zippers or laces, just opening the door and going. I can hardly believe that he is that old. For all the things that my memories fails to retain, I never seem to to forget how he looked when he was born or how he sounded the first time I heard him sing. His high angelic little voice singing out "Oh happy day, ah ah ah oh happy day" Time is like running water in a river bed, smoothly flowing with a specific purpose and in it's course makes permanent definitions in our lives as the water to the rocks.
I enjoy reminiscing but I also enjoy watching these doors open the front door to the house that let's our maturing children in and out and the doors that the Lord continues to open up to us as we mature in Him. I am sure that the Lord delights in our growth and ability to know Him and His will for us better. It helps me understand the joy of watching our children grow and mature and all though missing their sweet young years, living in the delight and anticipation of what doors the Lord will open up to them as they stand up and walk for Him!

Blessings
Crystal

The hustle and bustle of dinner ...

...and all it's calamities have ended. The children are gearing down to a cuddle and (ideally) a calm time for family devotions. I found myself while waiting for a toothbrush free bathroom, reading a fellow bloggers blog. This fellow blogger is close to my heart and will remain nameless however I did want to say....it was when I was reading his thoughts for the day that I found myself fondly remembering the last time he and his now wife were sitting with David and I in our living room. It does not feel like it was years ago, but according to his account of his life now with his wife and now three lovely children, apparently a great deal of time has passed. How can that be? How can it be that in my mind it is so clear that it must have been in the recent past? I can hear his deep and sincere hearty laugh filling our living room at the hilarity of the dialog he was having with a talking doll that our daughter had left in the living room. We were nearly dying of laughter as he had this whole world set up in that moment with that silly doll. I don't remember ever thinking a talking doll was so funny before that day! I never felt the same about that doll again. I also never felt the same about my dear cousin (fellow blogger). So for what it's worth, should you manage to catch this...Time goes by too fast, but it's the memories we fill it with that matter the most and I am grateful for the ones we have with you.... I love you buddy!

Satisfaction ~

I just finished a great class in the studio. It's too late to call anyone that I would love to talk to and I am not sure I would be all that great of a conversationalist at this point anyhow. However, I never seem to run out of things I would like to talk about. Almost every time I am in the Art Studio paitning, I manage to let the same simple words slip out of my mouth. "Oh I love painting" As if this were news to anyone. But it still shockes me just how happy and satisfied I am when I do it. I am so blessed. Today at the end of the class some of the students were planning how they were going to set up thier art areas in thier homes too. I can't even express just how wonderful that is to hear. If there was anything that I wish to have my students leave the class with, it is a desire to continue on the new path of creating and expressing themselves that they have discovered here in the studio.

What a satisfying day indeed!

A Frosty Winter morning Sunrise.
The View from our living room window

January 2009, Montgomery House

For all of those who have just come for the first time...

WELCOME.

Thank you for coming for a visit. I hope you will find as you visit from time to time that you find somthing interesting. I appreciate your support and encouragement and enjoy your comments..

God Bless you and Keep you.

Love Crystal

Good day to you,...

March has been nothing short of a miraculous month. I love being on the greatest ride, that which is to be safely buckled into the walk we call with the Lord. My walk is not much of a walk at all but more of a ride. I feel blessed to be in a life that I don't have to navigate through on my own. My God is an AWESOME God. Thank you Jesus for everything you do. Without you I would be nothing, have nothing, know nothing. I count everything as a loss without you. I finally understand what that means.
~ Crystal