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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)

About the Friesen's....

We are Marc, Sarah, Luke, and Kate Friesen. We were married June 5, 2004. We have one son, born July 21, 2008, named Luke Andrew -- now 4 years old. We also have a daughter named Kate Christine -- born June 6, 2012. Marc is working at Cessna as a Senior Accountant, and Sarah stays home full-time with Luke. Sarah also gets to work very part-time at home for Graber Backhoe -- an excavation company AND VERY part-time at our church. We LOVE being a part of Grace Community Church here in Newton, KS. We lead a Community Life Group of other wonderful couples. Marc thoroughly enjoys long-distance running and Taekwondo. Sarah thoroughly enjoys walking -- especially when the weather is nice to take Luke and/or out in the stroller. Thanks for reading our blog!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

It's Swimming Time....

Luke had his first "swimming lesson" last week Thursday. It's actually a class called "Water Babies" at our local recreation center. It's just a couple evenings a week during the month of May. It's a class designed for babies/toddlers aged 6 months to 3 years. The class is a basic introduction to water.

Marc and I both can swim. Marc has even done quite a few triathlons. However, when we were younger, neither of us were very good swimmers. We'd like to see Luke do a little more swimming than we did. However, even if he's not a great swimmer, we do want him to be comfortable in water as well as have the ability to get himself out of deep water should he ever need to.

Luke does enjoy his baths. And, he has been swimming at our neighbors' house a couple of times.

So, when we first got in the water, Luke had his "serious" look. If you've been around Luke much, you know this is a common look.

As you can see from these photos, Luke had a serious look as if to say, "I'm not too sure about this, Mom and Dad."

BTW, thanks to Luke's Grandpa Koehn (my dad) for being there to watch Luke and to of course, take photos. So, all of these photos were taken by my dad.





We did work on the front float -- of course, I did not let go of Luke. That'll be when he's just a bit older.



We also worked on the back float. Luke did not mind either way to float. No crying from Luke in the pool :)



Finally, Luke figured out that he could splash with his hands in the pool just like he does in the tub. Once that was figured out, Luke finally turned his serious look into a happy, smiley look.



Luke kept splashing with a smile on his face. Then, things were all better.



Luke's little friend, Sophia, is also in this class. Sophia's not quite a year older than Luke, and Sophia LOVES the water. (Sophia's mom's blog is "At All Times" on the left of this blog). Here's a VERY CUTE photo of Luke and Sophia. I'm guessing they were conversing in their own language.

2 comments:

Candice said...

Looks like he's having a good time. I love how lovingly you hold on to him. Gotta love mama!

Kelly said...

Looks like fun! Luke seems to like to water! Thanks for the prayers! We will be praying for you too. Also let me know about the cook book! I am sure I can scare up some recipes to share!

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