We are the Friesen's: A Little Museum Visit...Part One...

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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, June 13, 2015

A Little Museum Visit...Part One...

Last week (I think), I noticed on "Instagram" that a friend had posted a few pics of herself and her kids at a small museum in a little town located close to us. It looked like something Luke would enjoy and that Kate could easily "be along for the ride". I looked it up online. The hours and the admission prices were awesome. I said, "Let's go check it out before Luke turns 7 in July (when kids get charged admission)".

This museum is called "The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum". It is located right off the highway in little Goessel, Kansas. I'm relatively certain we were the only visitors that morning...maybe, between "Instagram," "Facebook," and this blog post, I can spur a few more of you to visit.

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They have an old one-room school house. We visited it first. Luke was actually very intrigued by the schoolhouse. He's seen a one-room schoolhouse on "Little House on the Prairie," but I think now that he's been in school now for one year, it intrigued him even more.

I thought the "Rules for Teachers" were extremely interesting...

There were a couple of old houses to go in and look at. One was a house from 1911 called "The Friesen House". I had to get a pic of the kiddos by this sign for obvious reasons...

There was an old barn to look at. Luke enjoyed climbing up in the hayloft....

Luke also liked seeing a wagon -- again, like "Little House on the Prairie"...

We then went into the BIG warehouse of old tractors, a few cars, and other miscellaneous old farm equipment. The kiddos enjoyed sitting in a truck from the early 1930s....

I have a fair amount of pictures of the kiddos with or on farm equipment. I'll put those up in another post. In the meantime, here's my obligatory picture of Kate crying....Nope -- we don't get through too many fun events without tears from Kate...

After our visit (I'm skipping ahead here), I suggested to the kiddos that we try a little local restaurant called "The Branding Iron". (I actually ate there about 1 1/2 years ago with some other girlies from church). I was SHOCKED (and extremely pleased) when our very picky-eating son said, "Ok -- I'll try a new restaurant". This little small town burger joint did not disappoint....And, Luke didn't venture too far in that he ordered a grilled cheese (a safe entree). But hey -- it was a new place!