About Us

We are the Peske Family and although we've had this (inactive) blog for many years, we are reviving it (or re-reviving it) in the hopes that you will join us on our journey to adopt a daughter or a sibling group of daughters from Eastern Europe. 

A little about us: 

Rob is a musician who teaches part time at a local high school and college, teaches private percussion lessons and stays home with our two sons. He's also in several bands, has a slightly creepy love of Apple products and his favorite food is carb.    

Nicole is the education director for the ND League of Cities and spends her time working with local elected and appointed officials in North Dakota. She loves saving money and traveling with her husband, has a tendency to be a little dramatic at times and has a totally irrational fear of ET (like the alien, not the celebrity TV show).

Ben is our six year old charmer. He loves school, video games and hummus. Seriously, we're going to go broke buying the kid hummus.

Evan is three and is a little ham. He loves bath time, raw peppers and his big brother. He hates sitting still.

We are a Jesus loving, support giving, music listening, fun having, love sharing, Christ following family.

How our journey began: 
Back in the early 2000s Nicole and Rob's lives were changed at a Steven Curtis Chapman concert they were lucky enough to attend (thanks mom and dad!). At the concert they heard the Chapman's story about their call to adopt and just like that the ball began to roll. Eight years, one marriage and two children later...we again began talking about growing our family.

Did you know that 80% of adoptions are initiated by the woman of the household? Well, ours was no different and, just ask Rob, once Nicole gets something in her head...well, we'll just leave it at that.... Many months of prayer and research ensued and in early November 2011, Nicole was reading a blog entry by an adoption advocate and came across this comment on adoption...

Adoption is not for the faint of heart. It takes courage, determination, and complete dependence on a God who called you by name and sent you on a mission.

 ...which caused the quote and this message to be emailed to Rob...

Let’s do this Rob.  He has given us so much. We don’t need more. We can forsake a basement for several years. I’m ready to say yes. I’m really, really scared, but I feel I can’t let that paralyze me into saying no. God is so much bigger than the fear I have.

What do you think? Want to go on a crazy adventure with me?

He said yes, we said yes to God and it feels really, really awesome!