Christopherson Lane

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...

We have been playing outside a lot lately and pulling weeds. Nathan took over most of the dreadful weeds while I  keep the girls busy, busy and busy. I think we are almost done with the weeds so we can enjoy our backyard now. Thanks honey for all the hard work. I love the spring and heat...just not the allergies that come with it. And I love that the girls get to run around outside. XOXO-Erin

Okay I am going to Brag about myself right now (which I rarely do). I finally made edible homemade bread! Yep, that's right it only took 7 or so years of me saying that I could never make bread, rolls or any dough that had any thing to do with yeast. Yeast, I was so afraid of it. I have no idea why. My homemade bread isn't only edible, it is darn right delicious. I have been on a bread making tangent...making it every week. I don't even need a recipe anymore. I have made Honey whole wheat, and white...Nathan loves the white bread so I make more of that. I also can make pizza dough and breadsticks. Now we have pizza every friday. So funny where I used to be and now I feel like I can make anything...almost. XOXO-Erin

Here is a video of Easter morning too. June was so sleepy.  Easter gets funner and funner the older the girls get. The Easter bunny came with some Easter baskets and we even decorated eggs this year. I am usually not that into it, but this year I even made the girls matching Easter dresses. And the girls looked adorable. I didn't get a lot of pictures because we rushed out the door for church, and when we got home they were so tired. And Cheryl didn't want her dress on any more. So, I am deffiantly going to take some more pics of there pretty dresses. XOXO-Erin