About
Crystal Manget & Grace Additives
About Crystal Manget
Crystal Manget is the creative force behind Grace Additives. She is a passionate writer and blogger dedicated to nurturing faith through her insightful words. Crystal has found her calling in sharing scriptures, stories, and personal insights that illuminate God’s grace. Her blog serves as a platform to provide encouraging content that strengthens readers’ faith. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Crystal aims to add small quantities of inspiration to improve and preserve her readers’ faith in God.
I am a wife, mother and writer/blogger. I am an author who has published a compilation Advent devotional, with my first solo publication coming out soon (July 2025). I hope to eventually add speaker to the list of credits.
Fun Facts
love
traveling
I discovered traveling as an adult and fell in love with discovering new places. My husband and I love to "go"... whether here in the states or abroad, we love finding new places, new foods, and fun things to do (And BTW, I am a foodie...love to cook).
need
coffee
LOTS and LOTS of coffee. My favorite coffee is
Clint Black Coffee (Cowboy Coffee), it's dark roasted and so good (little honey and cream and I'm good to go).
love
painting
I discovered a hidden talent several years ago, I can draw! I tried for years and I could never get anything to come out right. Then one day God tweaked something and I could draw.
need
chocolate
I am all about chocolate, everything chocolate. But if it has caramel involved, it is a bite of heaven to me!
more about Crystal
I fell in love with storytelling when I was quite young. I have created stories in my mind for years, rarely sharing them with others. Life experiences have brought me some negative comments and beliefs that have made me shy away from sharing my writing with others. However, with maturity both in life and in my faith, I started sharing a few pieces with friends. Those friends encouraged me to start a blog.
In 2018, I established Grace Additives as my blog website. I did not know the first thing about designing a website, but dove in anyway. I attended a conference or two to learn about writing and the calling I felt God placing in my life. He gave me so much material and I published (blogs) without a thought (sometimes it showed). I wrote consistently at first, but then life happened and a betrayal sidelined my writing. I prayed through it all, writing the occasional post on Facebook or in my website. I had given up on writing, on myself.
THEN God prompted me to write a book during the pandemic. I fought it. Four years, I fought it. Then I stepped into my faith and trusted that He called me to write a devotional. In the Summer of 2025, my first book is being published. “Come To The Table, A Shame-Free Invitation To Your Identity In Christ” is a 30-day devotional dealing with a Shame-based Identity vs a Christ-based Identity. We walk through my life that was filled with shame which kept me from seeing how God sees me in Christ.


the blog
Grace Additives
Crystal Manget is the heart behind Grace Additives, a blog and ministry devoted to helping others experience God’s grace in everyday life. As a writer, blogger, and faith encourager, Crystal weaves together Scripture, personal stories, and practical insights to inspire her readers to deepen their trust in God.
Her passion is simple but powerful: to offer small, consistent doses of encouragement that strengthen faith and preserve hope. Through her thoughtful writing, Crystal invites others to see God’s hand at work in every circumstance, reminding them that His grace is always sufficient.
Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Crystal continues to share God’s truth one story at a time, adding just the right amount of grace to nourish and sustain the hearts of her readers.