for you Jesus Christ came into the world;
for you he died and for you he conquered death;
All this he did for you, little one,
though you know nothing of it as yet.
We love because God first loved us.
We had the joy of celebrating Luke's baptism this past Sunday, March 21, 2010. His little body is growing so quickly it is a good reminder that his spiritual growth has begun also. I've been studying the book of John through BSF this year, and one of my favorite stories has been that of Jesus' encounter with a Smaritan women at a well (John 4:1-42). After this woman has met and come to believe in Jesus, she returns to town and can't help sharing about God's son. As a result, many of the townspeople seek out Jesus and become believers.
"They said to the woman, 'We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world." (John 4:42)
This is our goal as we raise the sons God has blessed us with. Dave and I aim to live our lives in such a way that Eli and Luke will witness God's Spirit at work in our lives. We will tell and teach them of the Lord's mighty works. We will point to Jesus Christ as the center of our lives, our home, and all of history. We do this with the faith that the Holy Spirit will work in the lives of our sons and they will commit to a personal relationship with their Father. They will believe not because of what Dave and I have said, they will hear for themselves and know that this man really is the Savior of the world. What an awesome priveledge and responsibility!
Same smirks
In the Larry Bird wig. What a goofball!
Eli finds it so hard to share, but...
Luke loves this little jumpy play saucer.
And this is why we put in a fence this past fall.
Still loves to snuggle up with Momma.
Ba! Ba! Ba! If that's not a first word, it sure is getting pretty close.
Checking out the new play place from Mr. Duane. His grandkids have all outgrown it. Eli was all smiles when we were setting it up in the backyard.
1 comment:
Congratulations on Luke's baptism! Sorry we couldn't be there to help celebrate. What an honour/challenge/priviledge we have as parents hey? :) We think your little guys are pretty special and we love them lots.
love, the Huismans
p.s. Micah is often heard saying that all important ba "word" too!
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