Hi, I'm Christine and I've been married to Brian for 30 years. We have five children and five grandchildren (two more on the way). Our oldest (Matt) is 29 and our youngest is 15 (Sarah). In between are Emily (28), Jacob (23) and Nathaniel (19). Matt lives in Oregon with his wife Eden and their three children, Isabel (10), Isaac (3) and Moses (1). They are expecting their fourth in July. Emily lives in Houston with her husband Kyle and their daughter Sophia who was born in March. Jake and his girlfriend Stacey have a three-year-old, Kaitlyn and are expecting their second in September.

We live on an acreage outside a small town in Iowa. We have six dogs and ten cats. I was born in Pennsylvania and raised in NJ. Brian was born and raised in Seattle. We have lived in Tennessee, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Oregon. Brian and I have been vegetarians for over 30 years and our kids have been vegetarians their whole lives.

I am a Nutrition professor and teach a nutritional assessment laboratory class. My research area is vitamin B-6. I'm active in my church, and for fun I enjoy my adult fitness exercise class, reading and cooking.