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Crystal

@crys3.bsky.social
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Former singer, choir director & someone's special lover. Mom to 3 sons, off on their own, with 1 of them in heaven. Widowed. Retired. Love my mom (94!), sons, music, gardening, mountains, creeks and my dog. Independently blue. 💙🐾🐾🌲🎼🪷 ~ 🚫Hate ~ 💙 #SheShed ❤️‍🔥

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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
💯 Good advice, Ann! 💙✌️
Kindness. It doesn't cost a damn thing. Sprinkle that shit everywhere.
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
💙🎉 #SheShed #WomenLeading #GrowTogether #EmpowerWomen #Leadership #Community
Today's Reflection. "Courage isn't measured by how loudly we speak. It is measured by our willingness to continue choosing truth, kindness, and integrity-even when no one is watching." Keep showing up. Keep caring. the world is better because you're in it. You matter. #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Taking care of yourself allows you to be kinder and more supportive to others. 💙
HELP FOR DEPRESSION IS AVAILABLE! Emotional distress or crisis: Call or text 988. Free, confidential support, 24/7. Treatment referrals and information: SAMHSA National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357). Free, confidential, 24/7. #VivaHerAlliance
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hi SheShed! 💙🌹 Does celebrating keeping my sanity count as an accomplishment? If it does, my hope is to inspire others! 💙✌️ #SheShed #CelebrateWomen #StrongerTogether
A circle of women who believe in one another can change everything. #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thanks for including me with so many great people Raelle! I appreciate you. 💙✌️🌊 #BlueWave #StrongerTogether
We the people must take back America now!
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Yes we do need Janelle Stelson! 💙 #VoteBlueallthewayPA #JanelleStelson
#StrongerTogether
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Side by side we bloom. When women gather with kindness and purpose, encouragement takes root and beautiful things grow. SheShed 💙
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#StrongerTogether 💙
Together women rise. Share knowledge. Open doors. Build stronger communities. Connect. Support. Thrive. Stronger Communities Brighter Tomorrows. VivaHerAlliance
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Lead with compassion. Create opportunity. Inspire change. SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#StrongerTogether #BlueWave
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
💙 #SheShed #WomenStrongerTogether #Community 💙
Pause. Reflect. Refocus. Rise. Your brighter tomorrow begins today. #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
💙 #WomenStrongerTogether #VivaHerAlliance #SheShed 💙
VivaHerAlliance, Empower, Educate, Elevate. Stronger women, stronger futures. When women support women, confidence grows, voices rise, and communities thrive. Together, we create change.
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Wishing the same to you Corrina 🌹✌️💙
Good morning written under a rainbow-colored tree with a colorful cup of coffee with a pink heart and a brightly shining yellow sun.
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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#VivaHerAlliance Look back with wisdom. Stand strong today. Build what comes next.
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Pause. Reflect. Refocus. Rise. Your brighter tomorrow begins today. #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Viva Her Alliance. Empower each other. Educate always. Elevate every day. Stronger Together. #VivaHerAlliance
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Good morning #SheShed! 💙 We all matter & are #StrongerTogether when we #GrowTogether!
Together we grow. In sisterhood, every small act of care helps hope, strength, and community bloom. #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
#SheShed 💙 #StrongerTogether
Strong women do not compete for the Light. They help one another find it. #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
💙 Lovely reminder Corrina. Just breath & bee. ✌️
A happy yellow & black striped bumble bee smiling over a bouquet of daisies in a field of green meadow grass & wildflowers.
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
#StrongerTogether Monica! #VoteBlue 💙
Love and Peace
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
💙 Good morning #SheShed 💙
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
💙 #VivaHerAlliance #SheShed #StrongerTogether 💙
The future is built by her. We lead with courage. We show up for each other. We create stronger communities. Together, we rise. Together we thrive. Empower. Own your voice. Know your power. Lift others as you rise. Inspire. Share your story. Be a light for the next woman. Connect. Build real relationships. Stronger Together. Small actions. Big impact. Endless possibilities. #VivaHerAlliance ~ #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Good morning #SheShed! 💙 We are all #StrongerTogether!
A circle of women who believe in one another can change everything. #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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When women encourage one another, share knowledge, and strengthen their communities, lasting change begins. Reach out to one woman and remind her that her voice matters. Empower. Inspire. Connect. #VivaHerAlliance
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
👏👏👏 The thank you goes to Governor Josh Shapiro! And thanks to you for this well written news brief of his many accomplishments Debbie! Awesome job! 🔥💙 #PA
Thank You, Pennsylvania. Governor Josh Shapiro
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I would love to walk there! This photo doesn't have the quality of your photo, but it is #TuesdayTrees in Pennsylvania. My happy place that I visit with my dogs as often as possible. Which we enjoyed doing last evening. 💙✌️
Hazy sunlight lighting a dark green forest lined dirt road in Pennsylvania.
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Thank you for including me in a great group of Blue resisters, Beth! 💙✌️
Lavender heart shaped flower dripping cascades of water hanging from a tree branch with green leaves & tiny bright pink flowers to top it off.
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
💙 Empower. 💙Inspire. 💙Connect.
Behind every successful woman is a tribe of other women who have her back. Be that tribe. Build. Lift. Empower Repeat. #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Investing in each other invests in communities. A win-win. 💙
When women encourage one another, share knowledge, and strengthen their communities, lasting change begins. Reach out to one woman and remind her that her voice matters. #VivaHerAlliance
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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Small acts of courage become lasting change. Empower. Inspire. Connect. #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Today's Reflection. "Courage isn't measured by how loudly we speak. It is measured by our willingness to continue choosing truth, kindness and integrity; even when no one is watching." Keep showing up. Keep caring. the world is better because you're in it. You matter. #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🔥💙✌️🤲
🩷 Sister Resister Persister #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Good morning, Beth, & happy Thursday to you. 🌹 I still hate that I hate him & this entire admin so dam much. Let's keep standing up! 💙✌️ #StrongerTogether #Blues & #SheShed 💙
🩷 Sister Resister Persister #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Twenty-three years of remembering & missing my son, Devon. Forever loving his memory. 💙 Special thanks to Cathy for the awesome graphics to accompany my words. 💙
In Loving Memory of our Son ~ Devon Gottfried 10/18/1983 - 7/26/2003

His death was brutally violent though he wasn't in a war nor was he shot. He died in a red Firebird that he loved. 
The music was blaring, but not loud enough to keep him awake.
The cement culvert didn't give when his Firebird hit it. That bird soared, rolled and slammed to the ground.
His body was smashed, torn, broken. I never saw my son again. He was gone. Quickly, I pray.
A beautiful summer weekend at the end of July. Full of sunshine, laughter, joy. His T-top roof open, the wind blowing through his hair.
Eyes full of life, charm, delight. His life as an adult was just beginning. 19.
The exact amount of dollars in the wallet I held onto like a lifeline. A lifeline I slept holding in my hands over my heart for months.
The wallet now residing in a pretty little box with his dad's.
And a patch. A patch I found in his room tacked to the ceiling. 
"No Regrets".
It was early on that beautiful Saturday morning when the coroner came. A plastic baggie in his hand. He held it out to me. I didn't want it.
The precious wallet, some papers, the CD's in their cases, crushed glass in the plastic sleeves.
He said, "I'm sorry. Your son is dead."
My reply was immediate and vehement. "He cannot be! I just prayed to God last night, to keep him safe, healthy and whole!"
How could this be? How could I be waking up to the news that my beloved young son was dead? I prayed damn it! I prayed!
Yet with all my heart, I still believe, for your spirit lives forever inside me. Mind, heart and soul. 
No regrets my son.

Love you always Sonshine, Mom
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Looks like middle east on this map of PA
PA CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
💙 #SheShed 💙 #StrongerTogether 💙
Small acts of courage become lasting change. Empower. Inspire. Connect. SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
#SheShed 💙 #VivaHerAlliance #WomenSupportingWomen #CommunityMatters #EmpowerInspireConnect
IF YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BEING KIND AND BEING RIGHT
CHOOSE BEING KIND AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE RIGHT
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Of course. 🤭
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
👏👏👏 #SheShed 💙 Empower! Inspire! Connect! 💙
SheShed. Empower. Inspire. Connect. Change happens when women show up. We lead. We listen. We lift. We build. Together we create stronger communities and a brighter future.
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I'm with you Sammie! Let's keep promoting Dr. Annie Andrews! She is a leader to stand by! @drannieandrews.com 💙
Dr. Annie Andrews, Doctor. Mother. Leader. Fighting for a healthier future. Pediatrician & healthcare leader. Advocate for accessible & quality healthcare for all. Committed to stronger communities & brighter futures. Driven by compassion, guided by purpose, focused on you. "I'm running to create real change by listening, leading and putting people first." Compassion. Courage. Community. SheShed VivaHerAlliance
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Right there with you Pam! 💙 #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance #WomenStrongerTogether
SheShed Empower. Inspire. Connect. Change happens when women show up. We lead. We listen. We lift. We build. Together we create stronger communities and a brighter future. Every voice, every action, every woman makes a difference.
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Thank you for explaining this so well, Melissa! 💙 #VoteMelissa4Congress #SheShed
Melissa Chaudhry Democrat for U.S. Congress Washington's 9th District. "When you stand up to bullies, they fold." People. Progress. Possibility. Washington can do better. Together we will. Empower. Inspire. Connect. #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
A truly good choice! #SheShed
Melissa Chaudhry Democrat for U.S. Congress Washington 9th District "When you stand up to bullies, they fold". People, Progress, Possibility, Empower, Inspire, Connect #SheShed
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Congress needs to do what is right. That means doing the opposite of whatever the pedophile in chief does.
STAND WITH UKRAINE
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Freedom! 💙✌️
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
TY for the inclusion Raelle. We must now be "brave" ones & fight for our "land of the free." ✌️💙
Land of the Free. Because of the Brave.
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Glad to be included with #DefendersofDemocracy always, Corrina! TY! 💙 #SheShed!
A large red, white & blue heart with surrounding stars. Happy 4th of July!
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Just have a beautiful day Jill. 🥰 “One day at a time, sweet Jesus…” by MariJohn Wilkin & Kris Kristofferson. ✌️
Beautiful lavender heart shaped flower dripping with water droplets with deeper pink/magenta tiny flowers above it with a green stem and green leaves hanging from a dark brown branch with greenery in the background.
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
It's okay to feel how you feel Jill. As you've listed, there are so many reasons for not celebrating. There's also no reason for 160+ little girls to be dead in Iran. Or hundreds of thousands to be dead from cuts to USAID. Our very voting rights are being threatened. The thread is long. #SheShed
The United States American Flag against a blue sky, being flown upside down with a dark green mountain in the background with trees & vegetation in the forefront.  ... & something to the bottom right I just don't know what is. :) Not my photo.
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Crystal @crys3.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Definitely! One of Dex & I's happy places. Bear Valley State Park, PA. It's a single lane dirt road to get there, but well worth it. 💙
Bear Valley State Park, PA. Black, brown & white dog named Dex, cooling his paws in the creek. 2025
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