Christina interviewing Christian comedian Chonda Pierce, a lady who can make anybody laugh. 

Christina's Story

Christina Ryan Claypool is a seasoned author and speaker with a miraculous story to tell. She has been featured on Joyce Meyer Ministries' Enjoying Everyday Life TV program and CBN's 700 Club.

Christina is also a past First Place National Amy Writing Awards winner and former Ohio Associated Press Media Editor Awards recipient. Still, her life was not always so blessed.  

As a teenager, she supernaturally survived a near fatal suicide attempt, but was then confined to a state mental institution with little hope for the future. After years of continued hospitalization and several more serious suicide attempts, Christina was finally released from psychiatric care. She hid her past, masking the torment with tranquilizers and alcohol. 

In 1986, after obtaining a college degree and success in the corporate world, Christina was again hospitalized for depression, but on that psychiatric ward she became a Jesus follower, and her life changed dramatically.

Her compelling story, "A Miraculous Journey" about her pathway out of drug and alcohol addiction is included in the Chicken Soup for the Soul: Attitude of Gratitude book. She has contributed to other Chicken Soup for the Soul books as well. 

Today, Christina speaks and writes about her journey of healing for those who struggle with the effects of sexual, verbal and physical abuse, aging, addiction, and mental illness, among many other topics. She has almost two decades of experience in media, including some of those years as a television producer, reporter, and host. 

Her book, Seeds of Hope for Survivors is subtitled For everyone who has ever been brokenhearted, addicted, or a victim. Her book, Secrets of the Pastor's Wife: A Novel  is an entertaining and inspiring read, receiving positive reviews from both readers and traditional reviewers.  

Christina earned a B.A. in Business Administration at Bluffton University, Bluffton, Ohio. In 2005, she completed a Master of Ministry degree at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, where she has served as a past adjunct instructor in the MVNU Communications Department. www.MVNU.edu. 

She has spoken at churches, prisons, women’s meetings, and in a Haitian revival. Christina has also hosted TV broadcasts, and emceed at fairs and banquets, but her favorite things are drinking coffee, eating chocolate, and hanging out with her beloved boys. Christina is grateful for God's gift of grace, never forgetting recovery is one day at a time!

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The Family

While her professional life was fulfilling, Christina’s personal life consisted solely of being a parent to her only child, Zach. But God was not finished blessing her. After spending a dozen years as a single mom, Christina met Larry James Claypool in October of 2000. Larry, who was 47 at the time, had prayed for a wife for decades, and had never married, trusting God to bring the right woman into his life.

The couple has been married for more than two decades.

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Hubby and Christina on a special anniversary

 

With Zach, a grown son who would make any mama proud! 

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The photo below is from a happy night out with her family. Christina affectionately refers to her husband and son as "my boys."