‘A Rare Find’ – “Christinia showed me how to jump into life”

Christinia Murray is an extraordinary woman. She is a loving wife to Roderick Murray and a devoted mother to Henry and Aleisha Teets. She was born in Brunswick, Maine, and her parents, Jean and Shayne, raised her to be hard-working, kind and compassionate. 

Roderick and Christinia met at a 12-step fellowship a decade ago and quickly became friends. “We would spend hours on end talking to each other,” said Roderick. “She can talk to anyone and make them feel heard,” he continued. 

Over the next year, their conversations led to dating. “I fell in love with her huge heart and fiery personality,” said Roderick. 

Not all the dates were smooth, remembered Roderick. One night after some teasing, Roderick convinced Christinia to go on a carnival ride called the Zipper, and it landed them both in bed sick from the spinning. 

On another one of their dates, Roderick took Christinia to meet his grandparents where she more than proved her love. “I don’t know how it happened, but she ended up tending to Grandpa’s funky feet,” Roderick chuckled. 

Despite the motion sickness and the elderly foot massage, they found it hard to be apart. It was Christinia who showed Roderick how to “jump into life.” After a few years of dating, they jumped into marriage. 

Family is most important to Christinia. She has two children, 20-year-old Henry Teets Jr. and 19-year-old Aleisha Teets. Her love is unconditional, and loyalty to her family is unquestionable. “She loves her family to the moon and back,” said Roderick. 

Outside of the home, Christinia has been highly successful in her professional career as well. She has managed property, worked in the medical field, and is currently a General Manager of a roofing company. “She has been a leader wherever she goes,” commented Roderick. 

When she gets the chance to relax, Christinia enjoys going to dinner, traveling and watching movies. Roderick admits that even though Christinia is beautiful, and the woman of his dreams, it was her fishing skills that finally won him over. “She taught me to filet a fish; that’s when I knew she was the one,” he said.

She is a rare find indeed. Loving, beautiful… and good with old men’s feet. Kind, caring, and not afraid of an adventure, even when it lands her sick in bed. A generous mother, doting wife, and leader in her industry. Christinia deserves to be recognized for the amazing woman that she is.

“I love her. She is the only one for me, even though I don’t tell her that enough. She is patient with me when I am being stubborn and helps me to be a better man. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with her,” said Roderick.