04/13/2026
Hello everyone๐ธ
My heart is heavy as I write this. At 1:53 am on April 8th, I held my little sisterโs hand and told her it was ok to let go. She is riding her ponies in a field of wildflowers in Heaven now, and after a 6 long year struggle with cancer, she is now pain free, and wild & free, as she was always meant to be.
She was an incredible, courageous, tenacious, intelligent, passionate soul and stunningly beautiful right to the end.
She and I had our ups and downs, but the love was always strong. I begged mom for a baby sister and I named her Crystal (for Crystal Gayle,whom I thought was the most beautiful woman ever!)
Crystal fought so hard to live for her beautiful children, who will now live on as her greatest legacy. The only things I want from her now is their love and her memory ๐
The past year has been the hardest one of my life. Her pain got bad, the cancer spread, it was an incredible amount of stress and an exceptionally emotional journey for all of us. Thank you for the grace in this struggle, as I had much less energy and effort in me to put into my business. And now, Iโm just going to surrender to what thatโs going to look like. Iโm going to let God take care of that.
I really cried in her sunroom yesterday when I found this beautiful PEACE sign we made together using Fusion Mineral Paint and IOD - Iron Orchid Designs stamps transfers ๐ฅน๐ฅฐ She was giddy as a little kid making it- her and I had never created together like that before and I will treasure that memory forever.
And then to find beside the picture, a mason jar of dandelion wishes was the topper - which I knew instantly was meant to find to give to her best friend, Adie- the incredible friend who was my sisters rockโฆand also became mine, as we sat with her all night until she passed, Adie took charge where the rest of us were too emotional to deal- and helped me get her body ready to go meet God. We both agreed that it was amazing how beautiful my sister was and that the words of the song Dandelion was 100% word for word perfect in describing her.
โI wasnโt made for a fancy crystal vase, a mason jar and old blue jeans, from my boots to my roots Iโll always be, A dandelionโฆโ