We are the Friesen's: Does This Face Look Sad?

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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)

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Does This Face Look Sad?

Today, we did what many of you either did as well or already have done. We took down our Christmas tree and all of our Christmas decorations -- including all of the cards, photos, and letters we've received this year. It was very sad as you can tell from Marc's face.

Here's a photo of our empty tree just before Marc hauled if off.

Marc and I had a discussion the other night that is definitely "food for thought." Perhaps you've thought of this as well.

We have so much build-up to Christmas -- the parties, the food, the buying, the wrapping, the excitement, the caroling, etc.....You get my point.

Then, it's all done in one day. It's funny because when Jesus was born, the celebrating began -- it didn't end. Biblical scholars think that the Wisemen didn't get to the Baby Jesus until He was two years old -- a toddler at that point. That's when they celebrated, most likely.

We hopefully do celebrate the birth (and ultimately his resurrection after death) each and every day.

Here's another discussion that Marc and I have had recently -- especially since we have an infant in our house.

Jesus would've have been the perfect baby, right? No fussing, no needed disciplining, etc. Mary and Joseph had other children after Jesus. Would Mary and Joseph have been shocked parents when their other children didn't behave and act as perfect as Jesus? Wouldn't that have been difficult?