We are the Friesen's: Playing Catch Up....

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The verses that have REALLY spoken to me (Sarah) lately....

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock." Matthew 7:24-25

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. I Peter 5:8-9

From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. For in him we live and move and have our being. As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' Acts 17:26-28

May the words of my mouth and the mediation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock, and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14

So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. Walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. Deuteronomy 5:32-33

God, our God, will take care of the hidden things but the revealed things are our business. It's up to us and our children to attend to all the terms in this Revelation. Deuteronomy 29:29 (The Message)

Monday, September 22, 2008

Playing Catch Up....

I am way behind on this blog...So, we'll play catch up a bit.

Last Saturday, September 13, Luke attended (and watched his Dad run) his first running race. This was the annual "Horsethief Canyon Trail Run." The distance is somewhere between 6 and seven miles, and almost all of it is on trail. The race also crosses several creeks (one went up to Marc's chest). So, needless to say, Marc was "messy" when he finished. I have done this race several times in the past, and while most of you who know me well would find it hard to believe that I'd want to cross water and get that dirty, I actually do enjoy this race. Obviously, Luke prevented me from being in proper shape this year to complete this race. Perhaps next year, I'll do it again.

Here is a photo of Marc coming in toward the finish line.

Here is a photo of Marc right after he finished -- of course with a can of Pepsi in hand. You really can't tell from this photo that Marc was quite filthy, but he was.

After Marc was cleaned up, he held Luke for awhile for everybody to meet. Luke is barely awake here. Unfortunately, Luke did sleep while Marc was finishing the race, so Luke didn't even witness Marc finishing. That's a baby for you. Luke is here, posing in his borrowed hat. Thank Ollie for letting him borrow your hat :)

After the race, we stopped by one of my Dairy Queens to eat, see a remodeled DQ, and of course, visit with Karen and Roger (friends and owners of this DQ). Karen fed Luke, and Roger tried to offer Luke his first DQ cone. He wasn't quite interested just yet. Perhaps very soon....