Hi! I’m Christina, a California girl born and raised in the “OC”. My specialty is people. People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care. Inspiring others to be the best version of themselves through telling their story lends to my life’s purpose and calling:

My grandfather Kopaczewski told me of his experience as the first POW (from Nebraska) in France during WWII. He cruised home on the final voyage of the Queen Mary after 19 months in captivity, and is docked in Long Beach, California. My husband and I ate dinner at Sir Winston’s aboard the Queen Mary during our honeymoon in November of 1988. Several years before celebrating our marriage I heard of my grandfather’s journey on the Queen Mary, his story and our connection through it inspired me to keep listening to the stories of those around me. Life changing times that connect their story to my own.

As a former editor of a small-town newspaper in rural Nebraska, I got to hear and compose the stories of local residents overcoming agricultural hardships, relatives coming for a visit, as well as inspiring stories of new businesses making their splash in small-town America. Choosing words to express a story is like deciding the hues of paint to use in painting a masterpiece...their masterpiece. Each word brings to life the situation, experience and adventure lived. My palate of expression uses vibrant colors to depict a life lived; a canvas of vivid hues depicting life choices and journeys most memorable.

I am a pastor pursuing a positive perspective with my husband in Upstate New York. I enjoy investing my time as a mentor and leader with my tribe, Soul Sisters; a group of women of all ages who are seeking connection and community with Christ at the center of it all. Our conversations are real. Our faith is paramount. When I am not mentoring ladies, I am going on drives throughout our gorgeous region with my husband, having coffee with my two adult daughters, or throwing batting practice to my teenage son. Once a moment is gone, there are no do-overs. My life would not be complete without the hues of lives I intersect with splashing on my canvas expressing a brilliant display of lives mixing through life’s experiences.

Your story’s never over… It is a legacy you bestow to future generations. Reading and hearing your story empowers its reader to take charge of their own narrative. We are all living epistles. Invite me to empower you to tell your story(s) in vivid living color. I would love to join your process of adding precise shades to your colorful stories. The time is now to redefine your destiny. There is only one you. Let us get together and paint your masterpiece. It is priceless.