A Momentous Week

The month of November has held some special days for our family already.  Starting with Nov. 1, our "baby" turned 3 years old!  We celebrated big-time with a party at Chuck E. Cheese's.  He had a blast and is already asking when we can go back.

Two days later our oldest son turned the big 13!  He didn't want a party, just a day with his dad in Paducah, shopping for a bow (for deer hunting).  Since he has the best dad a boy could ever hope for, not only did he get the bow he was dreaming of, but he got a LOT of information and challenges on becoming a man, including specific things to be working on over the next year.  We are seeing so much growth in his life and are eager to see God mold Him into HIS man.  But the best hope I have that Taylor WILL become a man of God is that he has a dad who models what this looks like day in and day out.  Even as I'm blogging, they are in the woods deer hunting together.

Then a few days later on Sunday (Nov. 6), our middle son had the awesome experience of getting baptized by the very one who shares his name!  His dad was so proud to do the honors.  Jay has been God's child for several months but just wasn't quite ready to take the next step and follow God in believer's baptism.  For the last month, he has been talking about now being ready and it was such a joy to watch this precious son show the world that he belongs to God.  What a tremendous week for the Sipes' boys/men!