Carrie graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Business Administration/Accounting. She later went on to become a Certified Public Accountant. She joined her husband, Larry, teaching snow skiing in the early 1980s and spent most winter weekends at Stevens Pass, Washington. At the age of 24, Carrie made a decision to ask Jesus Christ to become the Lord of her life. Both Carrie and Larry are active members of Alderwood Community Church in Lynnwood, Washington.
Snow skiing is still a very large part of life in the Calvin household. Not only do Carrie and Larry teach and supervise ski lessons at Lyon Ski School, but their daughters have also been ski instructors. Their high school age son is a member of Team Lyon Alpine Racing Club and participates in ski races throughout the Pacific Northwest. Carrie is certified as a Level II ski instructor with the Professional Ski Instructors of America.
One of Carrie's greatest joys is to be able to combine her love of God with her love of skiing. In 2002, she met a fellow ski instructor who was also a missionary in France. That year, she accompanied him and a group of American teenagers on a mission trip to the French Alps as a chaperone. Her biggest eye-opening experience was the great need over there for young people to hear the Gospel. She heard testimony that out of a 2000-student high school, there were only 2 known Christians. Carrie went home with a new desire to spread God's word in France and to help these missionaries in any way she can.
Each year since 2002, Carrie has organized the "American" side of the "French/American Ski Camp". She has been instrumental in finding teenagers to attend, arranging airfare and organizing and promoting the trips. For the last few summers it has also been her joy to host several French teens who have traveled to the Calvin home to stay for several weeks in order to increase their English speaking skills and their faith in Christ. Recently, several other families have also hosted French kids at their homes. Her desire is that many more families will become involved in hosting French teenagers and also in sending their Christian teenagers to France during the summers to live as witnesses to the power of Christ in their own lives.