Birthday

It feels to me like time is stuck on cruise control. And the pedal was jammed against the floor when it was set! This past Saturday was Noah’s 5th birthday. I feel like it could have been 3 or 4 weeks ago when we first brought him home from the hospital. As we left the hospital both Tiffany and I were waiting for them to say, “No, you are way to young to drive this baby home.” I was halfway tempted to make a T-shirt that said I’m older than you think!

5 years ago this little kid came into our lives and made a beautiful mess out of me! I am so thankful for him and the ways that he challenges me to be a better husband, father and man. It is crazy how much you learn about yourself when you get married. It’s even crazier how much you learn about yourself once you have children!

I am looking forward to the next 5 years! It’s gonna be awesome!

This video feels like yesterday!

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~Peter

Two years ago today I became a father of two children! This is an exciting moment in our household… No more need for whole milk, no more baby food, potty training begins soon, no more babies in our house… (At least for now…) This is a huge moment in our lives. We have two children over the age of two. It is cause for celebration. We all went into Grace’s room this morning and woke her up… Here’s a little movie I took of that. It is too funny.

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It is thrilling to see Grace grow and become a little girl. Soon enough it will be exciting to talk about how she is learning to drive, and engaged, and eventually she will be introducing a new life into the world of her own. I can’t wait to watch and see how she grows.

Imagine with me for a few seconds that if I feel this way about my own son or daughter, how much more excited God gets when we make strides to growing up spiritually! Imagine when we get to the point where we just aren’t praying for a “good day”. Or we are beginning to see the needs of others. I can just see God up in heaven going, “WAHOOOO!!! I THOUGHT THIS DAY WOULD NEVER COME! GOWESKY FINALLY GETS IT! HE IS GROWING!”

What are you doing to intentionally grow closer to God and in your walk with Him?

~Peter

Step on the gas

She’s Two