Happy Birthday Catrina "19"

This is Catrina....she is our intern that we are hosting while she interns at Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch in Tumalo. She is 19 years old TODAY!!! Happy Birthday Catrina.

Catrina is DARLING. She is GOOFY, and she is sweetly STRANGE!! She is very smart and very witty. We are sooo blessed to have her live with us.

Catrina is probably one of the most courageous people I know. She has grown up in a wonderful family in Minnesota, and she has always been home-schooled...one might think this means she has been pretty protected so she is shy and timid. NOT SO!!! Just the opposite actually...she is confident and outgoing.

This girl moved out here from Minnesota without knowing a soul, and without ever talking to us. She had a few conversations with Lashae, but she really had NO idea what in the world she was getting into. And anyone that KNOWS us knows that is a brave move......

She moved out here in April and has never looked back. She keeps in good touch with her family and friends, she misses them and loves them a ton, but she is solid as a rock. She has not waivered for a second on why she is here and if this is the right thing for her.

She has such faith in the Lord....at first you may think she is just naive, but it is just plain COURAGE and FAITH! She trusts the Lord completely, she doesn't worry, she knows what she wants in life, and she has patience and perseverance...sometimes those 2 things do not go together in one person, but they do for Catrina; all that faith and courage are wrapped up in a very tiny package with a great big heart.


Catrina is a GIFTED musician. She can play about any instrument, she writes amazing songs, and she can sing beautifully.

We love her to pieces and wherever the Lord leads this girl, I know she will follow, and it will be good.