HISTORY

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.
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Thursday, December 13, 2007

Ice Storm












So we were affected by the big ice storm that hit the country this week. Luckily we got our power back last night. We were without power for about 36 hours. I never want to have to go through that again. The longer I live in Oklahoma the more I understand the need for emergency preparedness!! We were actually in pretty good shape, better than most. We have a gas fireplace we could use for heat, a gas stove to cook on and hot water heated by gas. It got really hard when it started to get dark and there was hardly any light anywhere. That really starts to affect you psychologically. It really makes me appreciate the pioneers and what they endured crossing the plains, especially those with young children. I honestly can't imagine...the pioneers really are my heroes. Whenever I have a hard time with something I try to think about the pioneers and think about how easy I have it! The kids thought it was kindof fun, using flashlights and sleeping in mom and dad's room. There is a picture of them watching a video in the car during Ray's PT appointment. (Ray had knee surgery last week so this has been double hard for him!)

It is amazing how much power a little inch of ice can have, the destruction it can cause. It honestly looks like a war zone here. Virtually every tree is bent or broken. There is an older neighborhood next to ours with lots of big trees. It is so sad to drive through and see all the broken trees. Some trees were literally split down the middle (I thought of all your beautiful trees, dad:). There were over half a million people without power in Oklahoma, not to meniton all the people in Kansas and Missiouri. I really feel for your family, Crystal. Lots of people have died in car accidents and from house fires and carbon monoxide poisioning as a result of alternate heat sources being used. The entire state was literally crippled. It really reminds you who is really in charge. But, we made it through and everyone is okay. When the power came on last night I screamed and Elliot started jumping around saying "We did it, we got lights!" It was really cute. It makes me really appreciate all the modern conveniences we enjoy!

love, Becky
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3 comments:

Crystal said...

It is pretty... but as my mom said... pretty deadly.

Those trees! How awful, awful, awful! I do not miss those harsh midwestern winters one bit. It is interesting that you mention the pioneers, Becky. I think about them every winter walking and walking and walking. It must have been heart-rending to see one's own children going through that.

I am so glad you guys had heat and food and warmth. That was the problem for my grandmother. I am so grateful my mom and uncle were checking on her. She is the type that would just sit and suffer, but they took her to a warm place.

Thank the good Lord, my family is fine. It is scary though. I worry about tornados, flooding, ice, snow... all the elements except volcano eruptions with them and you guys too.

I hope Ray heals soon. Surgery and the affects thereof are no fun.

I am so glad all of you are ok.

Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 1:09:00 PM MST
Jason and Dana said...

Becky, I think the saddest part of all of this is that one of the nights you didnt have power they showed, "All I want for Christmas is a dog, Charlie Brown". I hope you already have that one recorded. Don't tell Elliot, he would be so sad.
Jason

Friday, December 14, 2007 at 5:26:00 PM MST
RebeccaV said...

Oh!! I'm so bummed! We didn't have that one recorded. Maybe next year...

Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 1:17:00 PM MST

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