Christopherson Lane

Dear New Year,   It's been a crazy couple months. We spent Thanksgiving and Christmas with family and it was so fun and it went by way too fast. Needless to say I was busy. Very busy. I am determined to write more this year. As a family we look over a couple different quotes that we can use as a family theme for the year. So far we have done this for three years. This years theme is:     I am so happy we choose this theme. We always have many goals every year and this quote by Elder Holland will help to bring us through those goals. One of my many goals is that I finish the projects that I start. I really love to start projects, but finishing them is usually my downfall. I have many projects that are almost done, well those are about to be finished. Yes they are.(sometime this year)  I hope that the day that I face our Father in Heaven that I can say that I used my talents and used them well. It's not enough  to just have those talents, but using them and working

Dear Giver, Give said the little stream Give, oh give Give, oh give Give said the little stream As it hurried down the hill I'm small I know but wherever I go The grass grows greener still   Singing, singing all the day Give away, oh give away Singing, singing all the day Give, oh give away   This is my sons favorite song, I sing it every night to my sweet little guy. I love the lyrics, and how simple they are. I love to give! Giving gifts, giving time, giving talents, giving of myself. For Halloween I like to have my kids make treats for their classmates. Miss June is in preschool, and Miss Cheryl is in first grade, so it is still really fun to get them involved in gift giving. But I hope that the older get they will want give still.       I love this time of year, that we get to remind ourselves that giving to others is so important. Our Family quote this year is:         Giving a gift is a tricky kind of thing. And this is why I say t

Dear worry, I have been overwhelmed lately. Taking on everything and anything is kind of my specialty. My sweet husband reminded me that I don't need to stress, worry and freak out about everything that I can't do or don't do perfect. Mr. C is my rock! He told me something that was very profound. He said that the church is like a hospital. We are all sick and need to go to get better. Some people think they don't need to get better or they think that they are cured. The thing is, we will never be cured from our ailments. We always need treatment for the problems that we have. And as I thought about that, I realized that I will never be great and everything. And I am not sure why I think I could be. I can do some things really good and that I should let the rest of the other stuff go. The trails that we have in this life, aren't something that we have to face alone. Now to switch gears, Miss June had her dance recital this week. She was so excited! Right before i

Dear Confidence, When I was young, I was very shy. I lacked self confidence. But as a grew I started to do things that I thought helped me gain confidence. I started sticking up for myself and that turned into being angry and mad at everyone around me. Now there were a lot of factors involved with me being angry. My parents divorced when I was 9, and they both remarried. I lived mainly with my Dad and Step mom. But not only was I upset at my parents, (and most kids are) I had ADD. The ADD that I had was hard to diagnose, especially because I am a girl. I didn't understand it until I was 30. And that is another topic for another day. We all have special circumstances that play a role in how our self confidence is. Gaining confidence was key for me. I didn't gain confidence by sticking up for myself. As a understood myself more and learned the most important thing that everyone should know, then and only then could I be confident enough to be happy with who I am. That vitally

Dear day 1, After careful consideration I have decided to blog again. I want to document my family and the experiences we go through. As I was watching the annual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (This is the church that I belong to.) A scripture struck me within my very soul. "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and  glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 5: 16. I realized at that moment that I have been hiding myself in my own life and in my house and not sharing myself and my talents with others. I have always been the person to not ask for help, because of course I am a strong women and I can do it on my own. Saying I am a private person is an understatement. So here it is! My intention is to keep weekly journal of my life, through my eyes. Thanks for reading and enjoying my awesomeness! Sincerely, Erin

Today's Family: The Eternal Role of Mothers click on link to read the article http://www.lds.org/study/prophets-speak-today/unto-all-the-world/the-eternal-role-of-mothers?lang=eng I love this paragraph about mothers. "Among the most important roles of a mother is the call to nurture, Elder Ballard says. “A mother’s nurturing love arouses in children, from their earliest days on earth, an awakening of the memories of love and goodness they experienced in their pre-mortal existence,” he declares. “Because our mothers love us, we learn, or more accurately remember, that God also loves us.”" "Mommy, I love you!", Cheryl says as she wakes me up at 6:30 in the morning. "I love you too, honey", I say, as I hug her tight and never want to let her go. I will take those moments any chance I get, whether it's 6:30 in the morning or in the middle of the night while I am sick and holding my sick child. I have never felt that I truly found my