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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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Count your blessings!



hi everyone,

where has this summer gone? lots of good things have happened in our family in the last year (2008) might i elaborate on a few: all are alive and well. lilia, cole, asher and little vanderlouw, becky and ray have moved back to the west, ray got a new job, matt got a new job, abby returned home safely, colin got a residency, jason got a new job, we live in a free country, grandma and grandpa christensen are still around, we have the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives, dad and i got to go to Israel, and have our testimonies of the Savior strengthened in a magnificent way, dana and jason safely moved to san antonio, alex and leslie have completed part uno of the visa process, we get to study the book of mormon this year, we have a new prophet, we have made it through some difficult challenges, we love each other, we are all sealed together--thank you crystal and alex, two new temples in idaho, safe travels--and our family has really put in the miles, on the road and in the air, prayers are answered, more prayers still up there, but we know they will eventually be answered, temples, peace. we can be together forever. add any that you can think of. i love you all. xoxoxo

4 comments:

Jason and Dana said...

What a really really great post mom. I miss you!

Leslie said...

i'm grateful for the blessing of technology, especially the internet. blogging keeps us all so much more connected than we would be without it.

abbynormal said...

I brag about this blog to my friends all the time, and how it is SO good for keeping in touch with everyone. I'm pretty sure I've influenced at least two friends of mine to start one up with their families. What a blessing it has been for us.

Jason and Dana said...

ha, me too! Shanah started a family blog for Trevor's family.