Canyon Creek Church | Lynnwood, Mill Creek & Bothell, Washington | The church on the way to the mall
This Week's Sermon
Nick Bogner
I have been a follower of Jesus as long as I can remember. With Gods help, I have somehow been able to navigate the first part of my life without screwing too much up. I grew up in a wonderful lower-middle class Christian home where all my needs were met. My parents are a wonderful example of battling through life’s tough times successfully and giving their children a loving stable environment.
In 1997 I married my beautiful wife, Renae, we were just kids, 18 & 19 years old. I then graduated from Seattle Pacific University in 2000 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. I had a unique and fortunate opportunity to go to work for a brand new company called Dynon Avionics, with only four other people. Today I am blessed to have seen the company grow to 40 people and have a fun and challenging job with a lot of responsibility.
Then we started having babies… That is where life threw me for a loop. Our oldest daughter was born with major medical problems. A close call, 2 Heart surgeries, 11 nose surgeries, deafness, growth & balance issues, and a zillion therapy sessions later she is a walking miracle and one of the most precious treasures of my life. Anyone who spends any time with her at all is blown away by the way she warms the heart. Her battles are not yet finished as we still face kidney issues, but she is God’s, and that’s all I need to know.
We didn’t stop there, in 2003 we had another daughter, and in 2007 we had a son. Don’t even get me started those little blessings! Every time I think about my family I get emotional, it is one those things that is hard to explain, our story has given us a new outlook on life and I am grateful for the journey we have had.
I like to camp, boat and go wheel’n, but mostly I like to do those things with family and friends. My family has been attending Canyon Creek Church for many years now and I am honored to serve on the Board or Elders. God is doing amazing things here and has big plans for us in the future.