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Pedro, Bob and swim lessons with my five year old.

Posted on Wednesday 11 October 2006 by Greg @ 9:32 am
Filed under: Rants

I can’t swim, float or even doggy paddle. But I have the flail down.

Don’t get me wrong. I’ve not afraid of the water. Whenever I can get to the ocean I go in it. I’ve been snorkeling in Maui and even scuba dived a few years ago in Cozumel (although the guy Pedro who "certified" me and my wife took a whole twenty minutes to do it and then plunged us into the ocean to take a watery journey to the bottom of the ocean that I’ll never forget.) This backyard scuba "expert" took us both about thirty feet down to the sea floor before my gear started malfunctioning (or was it me?) I kept hitting the ocean floor and then turning the nob and flying to the top. I turned the nob again and went right to the bottom. Meanwhile my wife is having the time of her life while I relived pounding the ocean floor and then shooting to the surface again and again and again.

So I’m taking swim lessons with my five year old Jeremy and "Bob", a seventy year old swim coach in Boulder. Am I humiliated that there I am in the water learning the same moves as my Kindergartner? After experiencing my humiliation in the ocean with Pedro the scuba instructor nothing aquatic can phase me.

Kind of like life. God uses the "poundings" we take early in life to prepare us for the poundings we are taking today.

Who loves ya Pedro?

Signed, Greg Stier

8 Comments for 'Pedro, Bob and swim lessons with my five year old.'

  1. On October 11, 2006 @ 3:21 pm kacy said:
    • yah im am the first comment! i celebrate wired thing like that don know why but  i just do me dont know but strangly im so happy today and i dont know why but any ways the student hand book that we got last year at d2s um yah somthing was telling me to take that to school today so i did and when i got in the gym{we meet there every moring} one of my friends was realy having a hard time so i talked to her and invited her to come to my youth group and i asked her if she hade a relation ship with jesus and she said no and i shared the gosple with her and she has jesus in her life now so that felling i hade was to share the gosple with a friend who was lost welps i think im hungry know so im going to go eat so                            jesus loves you!             ps.134 days until d2s in lincon nebraska! im excited and are you speaking agin?                                        kacy

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  2. On October 11, 2006 @ 6:37 pm Becky said:
    • That is funny but meaningful.I barely learned to swim this year. ~Becky

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  3. On October 11, 2006 @ 11:58 pm Ashley Buckner said:
    • I’m blessed to be able to swim well. At least that’s what I’m told by a friend of mine. Well, good luck learning that. Hope it goes well. As always though it seems you find something out of your rather entertainingly funny life that points to the big guy upstairs. Kepp it up! L8r. Signing off, Ashley

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  4. On October 11, 2006 @ 11:59 pm Ashley Buckner said:
    • I mean keep it up. Not Kepp it up. Is kepp even a word? LOL, Ash

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  5. On October 12, 2006 @ 12:14 pm Michelle said:
    • Greg you crack me up. You amaze me. You set the example that you are just a regular person in this world like the rest of us and constantly growning your relationship with God. You make it look real because you are real and wow I cant explain it but you are amazing! Anyway I just wanted to say that its funny that in the categories section at the top there are a ton more of rants than anything else lol. That just goes to show that you are real and your a regular person just like the rest of us doing your best to walk the walk and talk the talk! Your great! Your sister in Christ, Michelle

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  6. On October 13, 2006 @ 8:22 am angela_ym said:
    • I’m not sure how to find your email on this site - so this is my way of getting ahold of you.  Now, I know this probably won’t work, but for the sake of my kids I’m going to try: My kids and I are signed up to go to the Game Plan in Chicago on March 30th - 31st 2007.  They really really really want to treat you to lunch or dinner or coffee.  I understand totally if you are booked 4 years in advance, and my kids will understand too.  But, I thought I would invite you anyway.  They want to hear from you on a more intimate basis, where they can ask you questions and be inspired by the Holy Spirit in you.  Have a wonderful day walking with the LORD :) Your partner in youth ministry, Angela Chouinard, Youth Director, Messiah Lutheran Church in Wauconda, IL (847) 526-7161

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  7. On October 13, 2006 @ 8:56 am Tim said:
    • What about the spiritual beating I took last weekend at the NYWC in Austin when you said we need to stop praying like a wuss? Ouch. Very true. Thanks, Greg!

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  8. On October 16, 2006 @ 8:26 pm Grey said:
    • Swimming is pretty fun!  How did you not get the bends doing that??? Oh well!

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