The Love of Crystal

By Carmem Frandji

"When we no longer understand love as an unconditional feeling, we lose the meaning of our existence."

What would happen if a little angel had a chance to come down to Earth with a mission from Heaven to spread and share more love? It seems easy for the angel who self-proclaims she "loves to love." But little did she know that her memory of Heaven would soon disappear as her journey begins. In this inspiring book, each chapter warms your heart with a message on the power of love and faith hidden in the smallest details of everyday life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 2, 2023
• ISBN: 9798887936277

Book preview

cover.jpg

The Love of Crystal

Carmem Frandji

Copyright © 2023 Carmem Frandji

All rights reserved

First Edition

PAGE PUBLISHING

Conneaut Lake, PA

First originally published by Page Publishing 2023

ISBN 979-8-88793-621-5 (pbk)

ISBN 979-8-88793-627-7 (digital)

Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Baby and the Stork

Crystal's Family

Childhood

Grace

Changes

The Right Path

Motherhood

Tommy

Home

Bella

Love

Epilogue

About the Author

The Love of Crystal

Carmem Frandji

Introduction

Many times in my life, I was told I should write a book. I assume it was because of the way I shared about something that happened to me or the way I was able to quickly create a story from nothing, letting my imagination run off with an idea. It appears those who were listening could easily imagine it as well.

When the thought of being a writer came to my mind, I often asked myself, what could I even write about that would possibly attract readers? There are already so many wonderful books with beautiful, fascinating, and adventurous stories, how would I even contribute? What stories could I share that would be interesting enough to fill a book? To create a story in a conversation is one thing; to write is a completely different matter. These questions stayed in my mind for a long time until one day I woke up and the answer came to me through the question Why not?

I always had so much love inside of me, and I use it in everything I do. To me, love is and will always be the most important thing in my life. Maybe, by writing this book, I would be able to share simple stories of love to show how powerful this feeling is, a feeling that we are not only entitled to but also born with, although in many cases it becomes forgotten or hidden within us. I believe that over the years I started to understand more and more the real meaning of it—how love can be found in the most simple of situations, how it should be expressed more often by everyone, and how it can change people's lives, including our own. I hope these stories can show that love is all around us, and I hope it shows how easy it is to feel it when we look at things with an open heart.

This book is about Crystal and a few of her life stories since coming down from Heaven with a special mission: to spread more love on Earth.

Chapter 1

The Baby and the Stork

Along time ago in Heaven, there was a cheerful and talkative angel. Many times this angel looked down through a little window in Heaven and would see this beautiful blue planet and wondered how life was there.

It must be amazing, she said to herself.

Someone overheard and asked if she would like to have an experience on Earth and live out a life as a human being. Her eyes opened wide; she was so excited by this offer and couldn't say yes fast enough.

This little angel couldn't wait to go and begin her adventure at the magical place where the mother of everyone was called nature. Nature had everything to provide a perfect life on Earth.

Mother Nature is a very good mother, she thought. Who wouldn't want to go and be part of that incredible place?

The day arrived for the angel to leave. Everyone in Heaven was celebrating and cheering for the new life she was about to embark on. They all lined up to express their love and best wishes to her with tears and smiles alike in the final minutes leading up to her departure. They were aware that her new journey would have ups and downs, but they also knew that she would be able to face those moments with courage and strength.

She was ready. Her big and shining brown eyes showed how much joy she was feeling to start this endeavor.

One question came to her mind: Is there something I should bring with me? Though they seemed to already have everything on Earth.

Yes, she was told. Only one thing is missing in many places…love.

The little angel didn't think that would be difficult; she loved to love, so of course, she would be happy to bring this.

*****

A stork flew very high in the sky to meet the new baby that was brought down half of the way by two guardian angels. The stork knew this baby was special and was honored to be the chosen one to accomplish this assignment of taking her to her temporary new home.

Seeing the baby, the stork figured this would be an easy trip; the little one was so calm and quiet. Everything appeared great in the beginning, just the way it was expected. A few hours passed, and then dark clouds started developing on the way. All of a sudden, the soft and gentle breeze turned into strong and gusty winds. A big thunderstorm was forming.

Oh no, the stork thought, this is going to rattle the baby.

She really wanted to provide the baby a smooth ride and didn't want anything frightening so early on. After all, this should be a pleasant and memorable trip, the first and most important one. The rough winds, the rain, and the thunder continued along the way, but the baby looked fine, still with