Beginning of the New Adventure

  Good Morning All, 

         Well the three months have been a whirlwind of many things.  I finally after nineteen years graduated college.  I now have a BAAS in Christian Studies.  I have taken a full time position with ReachGlobal Crisis Response in Corpus Christi, TX, and I moved here when my lease was up on the cute perfect house I loved.  I have finished my first month as full time staff and it was incredible.  God has moved so huge both in my life and in the lives of all the volunteers we have had and the home owners we work with.  I cannot express the way it makes me feel to do this and the blessings I have had due to being obedient to the calling of God and Him telling me to go.  I have not worried about a lot of things I was worrying about before.  It's just amazing the joy and happiness I have inside and it all comes from God.  

       This adventure began in March 2014.  God had given me a desire to work with ReachGlobal Crisis Response (RGCR), after a week long mission trip to Staten Island, NY.  I was not in a place emotionally, spiritually, mentally, or physically to pursue at that time.  I continued to grow in all ways, by going into counseling, doing bible study and working on who I was after my divorce.  I was contacted in 2015 to be a cook for teams that were going to be working, I jumped at that opportunity as I still had a desire that would not go away.  Before I left for Staten Island, I had enrolled in to Howard Payne University New Braunfels Center and was waiting for acceptance.  

        I finished the week after making life long friends and again the desire to be a part of this organization was even greater then it was the year before.  I returned home still knowing I wasn't quite at the point I needed to be to become a missionary.  I was accepted to the university and began the process to finally finish college.  I was excited about learning more about God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit and who I was in them.  I loved that God gave me this opportunity to grow in Him and to get a better foundation for my faith.  I again made some life long friends while going through college and I am glad that I had to wait to do this.  

      In August 2017 Hurricane Harvey hit the coastal bend of Texas and RGCR was one of the first organizations to arrive.  They set up recovery sites in Corpus Christi, TX , Houston TX, and Friendswood TX.  I was asked to come to Corpus as Adjunct staff to cook for teams.  I was so excited to be asked as the desire to be a part of RGCR was still huge in my heart.  I came in Jan 2018, March 2018, and Jun 2018.  By the end of the first week I was here I knew this was where God wanted me to be.  I prayed and God constantly confirmed that this was the next chapter to my life.  I was excited.  I knew I could not start till July as I was graduating in May and had to work till June and that my lease was going to be up in July.  I began the process for the Explore 1-6 month and July 20th 2018 I was accepted as full time staff, here in Corpus Christi, TX.  

     After a month and a half of doing this job I know that this is something I will be doing for a long time.  Next month I will begin the process for 7-23 months and during that time if I am still being called by God to do this I will do the process for long term.  I am really excited about this ministry and the amazing adventure God has called me to.  I don't think I have ever had the Joy I have now.  Please pray with me for continued work of God and that He continues to move big in my life as I continue to His work.  Thank you all for reading and I hope you have a blessed day and week.   

New Adventures Coming

     Good evening,
  I am just going to let you know that I will continue my blog and keep everyone updated on the new adventures coming for me.  Stay tuned.

Christina

Gratefully Blessed

Good evening all, 

   I know it's been a long time since I have written, but I am back and hope to be more consistent in my writing.  Well as you have read tonight's blog is going to be about being Gratefully Blessed.  As most know we all have little things that can drive us nuts.  I am really good at letting the bigger things roll off but letting the little things get to me or grate on my nerves.  So over the last few weeks when I have been feeling the little things start to change my attitude I have consciously made it a point to find something in that moment to be blessed by.  I have a difficult co-worker and we don't get along really at all, so changing my perspective on our working relationship when she does the things that grate on me I find a good attribute in her and say something nice to her and remind myself of a little blessing that came out of that encounter hence being Gratefully Blessed.  I have noticed when I do this she is nicer to me also and those little things do grate on my nerves as much.  

     Today I was reminded how God takes care of me and all my needs.  It has been an exceptionally long feeling week.  Being crazy busy at work and taking care of household things.  I have been working more hours then normal and not really supposed to go over my 40 hours which is great for me but sometimes stressful as one day a week I spend the majority of the day unsupervised and always have more hours than normal.  Well this week being no exception know that this is going to happen again and having more hours than normal asked if it would be possible to leave a little early today and it was granted.  I had the wonderful opportunity to get new tires and have my brakes and alignment checked and an oil change.  It was so wonderful, but towards the end of the outing I was getting hungry and just ready to leave, letting the little things grate on me.  So a nice older gentleman was sitting next to me and we started talking.  I had the chance to share the blessings God has bestowed upon me over the last few years as I have been through lots of not so great stuff.  It changed my outlook and brightened the day of another who was waiting long periods of time for their vehicle too.  Plus I  got to share Jesus and God it was an awesome experience so I will say I am Gratefully Blessed and wouldn't change anything that has happened to me since it brought me this far and with Gods plan I will go farther than I ever imagined.  So when life gets tough and you are feeling grated on take a breath and think on the little blessings and be Gratefully Blessed.  Have a great night y'all and I will write again soon.  

Salt

Happy Wednesday,
    So I am in the midst of a Bible Study on the history of the Early Church and it's just amazing.  Well last night we talked about being the " Salt of the Earth", and it made me think of some main purposes of salt.  In cooking salt is used as a flavor enhancer, when it's icy it's used on roads for traction, it's used in water to help soften and it's used for healing. I am sure it's used for many more things too, but this is what came to the top of my mind.
    As we were talking last night I brought up the enhancement idea.  Jesus is the flavor and we are used to enhance that by showing Jesus to others.  I think being the "salt of the earth" is something that we should strive to be.  Whether we are enhancing, providing traction, softening or helping in the healing process of those around us.  Jesus is using us for the glory of his kingdom.  We are called to love, support and show grace among many other things to those around us and salt kinda does all that in it's way. So I for one would love to be the " Salt of the Earth"!
        I love that I can use my mind and draw parallels between two things I love so much.  Food and Jesus.  I feel that they go hand in hand for the survival of a person.  We need Jesus for eternal life and we need the nutrients from food to sustain our lives here.  It's so wonderful.
   Well that's what I have for now.  Some Tasty Morsels for the Soul.  Thanks for reading.

Welcome...

Hi , 

   I am Christina and this is Tasty Morsels for your Soul!  I am new to this and hope you will join me on this new adventure.  We will talk about feeding our souls and our bellies.  

  How about I start with a little about me.  I was born in Washington when my mom was in the Army, was moved to Northern California when I was about 2 weeks old.  Spent 18 years there.  Graduated from Marysville High School in 1999.  Left California for the large state of Texas.  Tried college decided it wasn't for me and joined the USAF in 2001.  Spent 11 1/2 years in the Air Force.  In my AF time I got married, did a short tour in Korea, moved back to Northern California, had a hysterectomy at age 25,  deployed 3 times, separated from Air Force and started Culinary School.  After my husbands last deployment he decided he didn't want to be married to me and wanted a divorce.  I thought my life was ending, but because of God's grace and great friends who reminded me that I am a strong young woman it didn't end. As this all happened I had Gall bladder surgery and moved back to Texas where found a great church and wonderful support as I am healing and moving forward into a new me.  This is my new beginning and I would like you to join me as I learn more about myself in Christ and more about the food we all love.  If you have anything you would like to know more about please let me know and I will work it in.  Sit back and enjoy the new beginnings of a woman obsessed with God's grace and love and all things food.  Together they will be Tasty Morsels for your Soul.