A Little History:
Our story begins in Pocatello, Idaho, circa 1972, when the lovely Debby Christensen agreed to a first, though fateful date with admirer, David Croshaw. Long story-short, he bade her follow him, and they went arm-in-arm to the Logan, Utah temple for establishment of an eternal family unit, Generation 1, on May 23 1973.
From their first blissful summer in Salt Lake City, educational pursuits took them to Provo/Orem, Utah, birthplace of Leslie and Rebecca, and to San Francisco/Oakland California, birthplace of Colin and Matt. Then, for establishment of livelihood, expansion of the tribe with Abby and Dana, and for raising/unifying of Generation 2, it was back to the roots in Pocatello for a rewarding sojourn.
In time, driven by a raging, but commonly shared sense of adventure and independence, one-by-one, Generation 2 escaped the homeland to distant regions of the country and the world, each ultimately developing their own tribal expansions by pairing with worthy mates and initiating Generation 3.
Now sensing fulfillment of their purpose in Pocatello, Generation 1 has also left those roots and transplanted to Cascade Idaho, from which base, they anticipate more abundant contact with The Posterity, Generations 2 and 3, in the future. That contact however, awaits fulfillment of a call to LDS missionary service in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, wherein they hope to help the state of the world by sharing the love of Jesus Christ.
So now, including Generation 0 (Grandma and Grandpa Christensen) home base includes Yuma, Arizona, Pocatello, Idaho, Cascade, Idaho, Vancouver, BC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Spokane, Washington, Boise, Idaho, Los Angeles, California, back to Boise, Idaho, and on and on (Generation 3+) to infinity.
Our Mission Statement:
This is the blog of our eternal family unit. Initiated years ago, it served well as a journal, but even more so, as an archive of our personal interaction. It was a gathering place, a confabulation instrument, a unifying force for four generations of widely dispersed and progressively prolific posterity, and their valued associates. Though it served these purposes well for many years, it eventually took a back seat to new-kids-on-the-block, Facebook, and Instagram, and was sadly forgotten.
We now move to resurrect this blog with an added functional purpose of archiving the missionary experiences of Generation 1, of their movements and activities as they participate with The Gathering of Israel in the land northward. In so doing, we hope that via their own comments and posts, this blog will again serve to gather and unify the posterity and their friends.
As in the past, that the young and vibrant may know the old and tired, that enduring bonds may be fostered and maintained, that experience and encouragement may be openly shared, that posterity may embrace truth, and that hearts may be knit together, we must resist detachment despite our geographic divergence. We shall do so here. 
4 comments:
Your tree is BEAUTIFUL!!! We have a tall skinny fake tree I bought one year after Christmas for $20 or something from Shopko. Our first year married we had a real tree, but we haven't since them. Maybe it was 2 years? I can't remember. But your tree makes me want a real tree so badly!!! Hopefully soon we'll be in grandma and grandpa's house and we can put ours up at least.
I always like the real ones better- even though the watering and the needles have to be watched. We got really lucky this year. There is a little nursery/landscaping business down from our house the owner actually goes out and cuts down the trees every 3-4 days so your tree is literally fresh. That will cut down on the needles for sure. And it was way cheaper than any tree I ever got at Lowes or even my former bishop's garden center... I love it! Half of our living room is gone now though ;-)
I'm still a little scared of live trees. But this tree really is stunning. Maybe I really will be able to come see. I've been checking out my calendar - maybe next weekend? (I'm thinking Fri-Sat because I can't miss my own ward this month.) Is that an okay time for you guys?
crystal,
what a beautiful tree. you are inspiring me to get the decorations out, even if we have a wonderful lighted artificial tree. thanks for your thoughts and insights. they mean a lot to me. i hope you, matt and valerie have a wonderful holiday season.
debby
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