Joining the Ambassador family in 2022, Charlie McLemore is our own “Southern belle”—a native of Louisiana where she attended Louisiana State University, later earning her Master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Phoenix.

Despite her relocation to California on the same day of a significant earthquake, it didn’t take Charlie long to fall in love with the state, making it her home since 1986—and the place she raised her family with her husband of 33 years who is now with the Lord.

An “Inland Empire” resident, she’s a member of home church, Patria, in Rancho Cucamonga and participates regularly in the women’s weekly online Bible study.

Relief from spreadsheets comes by way of group-crafting and learning new ways to use various crafting tools—thus her self-imposed nickname, “The Craftinator.” If you’re around at Christmas, check out her Santa’s Village display which she admits takes about two weeks of non-stop attention to set up.

For more about Charlie, we asked her to fill in the blanks below:

There’s nothing I enjoy more than . . . hosting themed dinner parties with family and friends

Someday I’d love to try . . . Skydiving!

Don’t tell anyone but . . . my favorite downtime activity is binge-watching K-dramas

What comforts me is . . . knowing God is in control