As a Child

As a child, it seemed so simple;
Every step was clearly marked.
Priesthood, mission, sweetheart, temple;
Bright with hope I soon embarked.
But now I have become a man,
And doubt the promise of the plan.

For the path is growing steeper,
And a slip could mean my death.
Plunging upward, ever deeper,
I can barely catch my breath.
Oh, where within this untamed wild
Is the star that led me as a child?

As I crest the shadowed mountain,
I embrace the endless sky;
The expanse of heaven's fountain
Now unfolds before my eye.
A thousand stars shine on the land,
The chart drafted by my own hand.

Can't Sleep

Imagine with me for a moment, if you will, that your entire world consists of a single solitary glass panel and you can only stand by and watch as it shatters before you, and every time you try to pick a piece of it up it cuts you, some pieces cut deeper than others, and no matter how hard you try you can’t put them back together, and no matter how careful you are you can’t pick any of them up without you hurting and bleeding. What would you do? Would you give up and move on, or would you cling to the pieces you love even if they are the ones that hurt you the most? Would the pain, the bleeding, and the crying be enough to push you away or would you hold on even tighter despite it all?

New Phone, New Apartment, New Zest!

Well, I'm getting back into the game. Many of my teammates have abandoned me, but to those who've stood by me I'm eternally grateful.

I can still smile

Threads of an old life

How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand. There is no going back. There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold.

-Frodo Baggins

E-mail me

For some of us, putting that pen to paper is quite an arduous experience. E-mail on the other hand seems to come more naturally (weird as it may seem). So you can e-mail Elder Christiansen via this address:

danhawk03@myldsmail.net

Misionary Address

Well, I'm a missionary now so feel free to write me --

MTC:

Elder Daniel James Christiansen
Oklahoma Tulsa Mission
Provo Missionary Training Center
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604

Mission Office:

Elder Daniel James Christiansen
Oklahoma Tulsa Mission
5125 E 71st St Ste 300
Tulsa, OK 74136

I love you all and wish you the best.

Thanks go out to the Henrichsen Clan and all derivatives thereof for your friendship and support. Some of you helped me more than you may ever know.

No time left to talk, I'm off to bed.

Hmmm

This just made me smile