The Patterson Family

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Some Pictures...

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Countdown!!

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Sorry for not updating our blog! We have not had internet at home! Anyway, we are waiting for Baby Patterson to come and it is SO close! Mama is feeling good, Gunnar is so excited for brother, Rowen is starting to realize there may be something to this whole baby thing they keep talking about!, and Dada just wants to meet his son! He continually encourages Mama to eat "labor inducing foods" and take big long walks! :) He loves his little man so much already! We will update you through, texts, FB, and/or email, so keep checking back!

God is Still God, and God is Still Good

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After watching this video(s), I felt so compelled to share. True beauty is on display here. Watch both videos. Be forewarned, if you are pregnant or female, you will cry.

97 Days...

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Well 97 days to go, give or take a few. I remember that once I reached the below 100 mark, each baby came fast. So I guess that's where I am again. Here is what needs to be accomplished before then:
*We need to move.
*We need to be settled and organized before he comes. (or really a month before.)
*We need to be pre-registered at St. Joseph's.
*I need to get out those cute little clothes and wash them again.
*I need to finish out Bible Study...10 more weeks or so.
*I need to tell Rowen that there is an actual baby in me and he will have to help mama when he comes out. :)
*I think there is more.....can't quite think beyond that, so I guess that's all that actually will get done.

Eggplant?

2011-02-09T13:18:00.000-08:00

So, I was just thinking that my baby is the size of an eggplant....according to "thebump.com." My question is: Why does my tummy look like it has a women's size basketball in it? ( Please laugh. I am.)

Baby Boy #3~ Canon(?) Emmett

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Here are the cute pictures we have of our little man. He was only about 19 weeks complete, that was 6 weeks ago. Kyle is leaning more toward having his name be Canon, so that is why I put Canon in the title....Blessings to you all. *Please note his strong, yet skinny little legs. They are my favorite ones. He looks very similar to his brothers in his profile picture. (Big surprise!) I am looking forward to meeting him more and more each day! I love him so much already!

Fear God....

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Our friend Travis spoke to our High School students this past Lord's Day evening at Youth group. He did a great job and provoked me to read Ecclesiates again. There are many great verses to meditate on, however, I can't quite get the last few out of my mind. I think that these verses sum up my whole desire for existence and could easily be my last words to anyone i encounter. I think this one will be the first framed in our home.

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every deed into judgement, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. Eccl. 12:13-14

And all God's people said AMEN!

Happy Birthday Priest!

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It's Kyle's birthday today! Happy Birthday to my kind, patient, humble, handsome, loving, funny, God-exalting husband. I am particularly thankful for his "priest- like" qualities. Although, biblically Christ is our High Priest, Kyle has been appointed priest of our home and, sorry ladies, I have the best one around. He is judicial, sensitive, understanding, and constantly putting me in my place (which if we all admit the truth, we need that as wives! ;) ). Not only am I thankful for Kyle for all of his godly traits, I am thankful he actually called my pastor and dad after our first date as I so heartily demanded! Not many men do that, which is particularly why I could so easily love him. Love you my sweet Kyle! Forever and always! Happy Birthday to my outstanding and exemplary husband!

It's A Little Late

2011-01-06T18:29:00.000-08:00

SO....most or all of you know that we are having a boy! Surprise! :)
I haven't updated lately, mostly just on FB, so I keep pluggin along and do my best!

TOP NAMES:
Canon Emmett
Levi Emmett

Dada and Gunnar call him Canon, so Mama may have to concede. :)

Love to All! Hope everyone had a blessed Christmas season.

Good News, Bad News

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Good News:
Kyle and I had our ultrasound changed to THIS THURSDAY! We are excited to say the least! We both are very thrilled to actually know what baby is in there! We have imagined having another boy and how great that would be in SO many respects. We have tried to imagine what it would be like to have a little girl around the house and we think it would be marvelous as well.

We have contemplated waiting until Christmas day to "find out" with our family in view, however.....here is the

Bad News:
Everyone (except Kyle and myself) will have to wait until Christmas day. EVERYONE. Kyle and I want to have one special day of knowing before everyone else. Sorry. :(
We have decided to find out alone and have everyone else wait until Christmas to share the joy. We love the thought of sharing the news with everyone at the same time, but we would rather watch everyone else's reaction rather than everyone watching ours. We thought it would be a fun present to ourselves. So sorry if that sounds selfish, it may be, but it is going to be fun for us to see some of you drool before the feast is served.... ;)
Until then....

Baby #3- More Thoughts

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We have two weeks exactly until we find out which sex this baby is, and I am very excited and a little nervous. I am expecting for the tech to say "It's a boy!" because that is all I have ever heard and frankly, another boy would be wonderful to me. I love raising my boys. I love encouraging and pushing them towards masculine traits that God expects and honors. I love being "tough" with them and saying things like " Be tough", "Be kind and gentle with the ladies", "no excuses", "take responsibilty." So on and so forth. I am in boy --> men mode.

On the other hand, part of me "feels" like there is a girl in there, because I have had a different pregnancy in a lot of ways and all I think about are girl names. Now, if I'm wrong, oh well. I am surely fine with that. Ramble. ramble, ramble.

Kyle has officially vetoed the name Betsy from the radar, so off to the drawing board again.....He encouraged me to not think about it until we find out because he knows that from time to time I just go on and on and try to find that right name. (Just like I am doing now!!) So, I totally agree with him, however I came across two that I like very much.

Glory.......and.........Lyla.

Glory because, well, woman is man's glory! and we are to be reflecting God's glory all the time. What a beautiful honor to have that name associated with my daughter. Lyla because it is a lovely feminine name and it sounds soft to me.

If it is a boy, then Kyle has chosen.......Canon Emmitt. Canon means "church official" and we like it because it reminds of of the canon of scripture. Emmitt after Kyle's dad (his middle name) and he thinks it flows well.

Anyway, it is pretty awesome that the Lord knows all of those details and He provides for us perfectly and also perfectly for our little one!

Just in case it's a girl, here is the bedding I would love to get! ;)

Christmas

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The world and Satan continue to steal and destroy righteous thoughts of the Advent season. Shopping, Santa, materialism, and deadlines is what we hear and see this time of year.* Let's prepare our hearts and minds to love Christ Jesus now and forever and not be swept away by the lusts of the world. By reading God's Word and mediating (constantly coming back to it) on it, we are given the hope and promise that God will work in us and our minds will be renewed. Join me as I seek to do so.

*I am not declaring that shopping or deadlines are bad. However I am declaring that Santa and materialism are. :)

Try this.....Sorry

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Article.

Everyone NEEDS To Read This

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Enjoy!

http://http://feastofbooths.blogspot.com/2010/11/thanksgiving-2010.html

New Post

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I have been told by lovely, beautiful, godly, sister-in-law to "seriously update your blog." She is right. So I thought I'd tell you about our life lately....here you go Cammion. :) I love you.

Our power was out last week for two days, so we resided at Mom and Dad Pattersons for those days+thanksgiving+an extra day for Kyle and his dad to work on our brakes (Saturn)= a long, fun week at Nana and Papa's. During the week, Rowen and Gunnar both had viruses and had fevers. Mama went shopping on Black Friday with my usual crew and got all of our Christmas shopping done. :) We also played Rook, watched 2 movies (How to Train Your Dragon and Up), played Super Mario Brothers on the Wii, read Nahum, finished my book, went Christmas Tree shopping, cut down our Christmas tree, missed church because of my sickies, decorated for Christmas, did a craft, and went grocery shopping after most of our food was bad from the power outage. It was a wonderful week and this week will be the same I am sure. God is good to us!

As far as baby goes, baby #3 is a mover. Always feeling kickies in the afternoon and evening and I love it! I am somewhat "fearful" of the action this baby is already getting. I am thinking he/she will not be like Rowen (calm, and the most amazing sleeper in the world). :) But what do I know?! Maybe it just wants to get out and play with brothers....he/she hears them laughing all the time! I love this stage of pregnancy!

Gunnar is ever so cute by engaging us in conversation and telling his Mama that she is beautiful almost every morning. He is quite the reader during his three "reading times"

everyday. He helps me cook, clean, fold towels, and gets Rowen water and snacks. I often hear him telling Rowie that he "needs to calm down because everything is fine" when he cries. Wonder where he got that from! He loves playing outside and is thoroughly enjoying his new snow boots from Grandma! He has quite the imagination and is always "killing" the bad dinosaurs and crocodiles that attack our house and tells them that they are "evil." We laugh a lot.

Rowen is becoming a little charmer and flirt. His two words are: "bisz-sha" and "aba-dah." He is the most darling baby and I find myself chewing his ears and cheeks because they are so cute. He leans to give me kisses a lot and does everything brother does. He loves when Gunny makes him laugh and loves to eat. He eats all the time and when he is not eating, he is sleeping. He is pretty much the easiest baby I have ever met.

Until next time....

Baby #3 Update

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So I went to the Doctor's office yesterday and heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time. It was sweet. 173 beats/min. I opted out for going again at 16 weeks because all you hear is the heartbeat again. Not that I don't want to hear it, but appointments usually end up taking half of my day away with dropping off kids and driving and so on and so forth. But the great news is that we will find out what baby is on December 28th!! Can hardly wait! Guess Auntie Noelle will be happy to know she will be the first (besides Kyle) to know what the baby is because she will be there! Yay!

A Couple More....

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Sorry I didn't follow through with getting you the rest of these on Thursday. We ended up not having the computer at home. Enjoy!

Here's One...

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Here is one of our great pictures done by our friend Kristal. I'll give you the rest tomorrow.

I Declare A Misnomer

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I will explain....

Being "with child", I am commonly asked this question: "Are you hoping for that girl?" I answer truthfully and say that surely it would be a great privilege to have a girl added to our little family, but in all actuality, I am more than content to have another boy. I do love raising "Future Men." The next comment is usually made: "As long as it is healthy, right?" And I in somewhat of a whirlwind answer, "Sure." Well, my answer has changed.

I am redefining healthy and declaring a misnomer! A misnomer is a term which suggests an interpretation that is know to be untrue. Why are Americans obsessed with health? I, as a Christian, a slave of Christ Himself, am to joyfully accept all things that come to pass, not because they are always pure and lovely, but because they come from God the Father, who at all times is Good, Righteous, Just, Pure, Lovely, Compassionate, Slow to Anger, and promises to always do good to me His child. I posses love from the Creator of the Universe, that not everyone can claim. Why do you O Christian complain about anything or everything? Why do we humans declare rights to things we own not? (Romans 9:14-30)

A healthy baby, for the Christian should be a misnomer. For the Christian, a healthy baby is not the goal of pregnancy. Yes, I take vitamins and eat healthfully because I want to steward my body, His Temple, in a way in which brings glory to Him. However, the goal of pregnancy is to rest in that, after I have done what He requires of me, He will give me a gift which I do not deserve to care for on this earth. Oh the responsibility of growing a child in the fear and admonition of the Lord !! Whether that child has all 10 fingers and toes, a healthy heart, a functioning liver, or all the chromosomal perfections that we take for granted, is up to the Lord Almighty and knowing Him, allows me to rest in HIS perfection, not mine. Like our fore fathers Job, Joseph, David, and Daniel, I long to and resolve to fix my mind on Thee O Christ!

Whatever the Lord wills, is what I desire. Amen.

"You will keep Him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee." Isaiah 26:3

Sweetness of Life

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I am watching Gunnar and Dada read books and thought there is no better life than to Love God, because when you do, it doesn't matter where you are or who you are with, life can never be sweeter.

New Pictures Coming Soon!

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We got some family pictures done! We do not have the CD yet, but here is one. There are 2 or 3 more on Facebook if you check those out. Thanks to our friend Kristal, we have some nice memories! Thank you God for your goodness to us! Psalm 100

The Boy Weighs In....

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Rowen (Rowie) had his Dr.'s appt yesterday and the scale is slowing up! He is only 70% in weight now, 80% in height and he has a big noggin' at 75%. Way to go Rowie! You are too cute! Fun picture of Shannen and Rowen.....

Well Good News!

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Hello Blog,
I'm Paige the one who created you.....

Sorry it's been so long! I have not cared for the computer much. Just to let everyone one know.....WE are expecting baby #3!! I am due around the 22nd of May which makes me a little more than 8 weeks along. We feel very blessed to have another arrow in our family. (Psalm 128) We recognize God's perfect providence in our lives and both having been the third child in our respective families, we have a quirky expectation to have this one blow us out of the water! ;) I will keep you posted and hopefully get some family pics up eventually.

I Love New Blogs

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So I entered to win this awesome new blog makeover/overhaul. Pray I win. I guess that is not appropriate.....let me try again.....If by His wonderful grace, I win a blog makeover, I would be very happy, not that my happiness matters.....is that that better?! ;)
Check it out yourself.

Ha.
paige

Good News, Great News

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Good News! Dr. Pratt is very confident we do not have to have surgery! The time may come, when, we get it done for practical reasons....but we are praising God we don't have to do for some time. Yay! Great News! God never fails and is SOO Good.

Our Precious Gunnar

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Keep us in your prayers Tuesday as we head to Dr. David Pratt who is our latest and greatest Ophthalmologist for Gunnar. Two months ago, we received a referral to Dr. Shelley a pediatric ophthalmologist and learned that Gunnar has a condition called ptosis. It is congenital, meaning it has been so since birth. We always thought that he had "sleepy" eyes, but in fact it can cause a number of potential problems in the future, therefore we are going to find out when we can get the corrective surgery he needs in order to prevent those problems from arising. The good news is that he is in the Hands of God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth. And He is good. Therefore we have no worries, because He will care for our needs. Pray that Dr. Pratt would be wise in discerning when and how the help might be administered to Gunnar. Thank you!!!

Family Pictures in California

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Matt Chandler Has Brain Cancer

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Very sad news came today. Pastor Matt has cancer and we need to keep him in our prayers.

http://fm.thevillagechurch.net/blog/pastors/?p=453

Pastor Matt Chandler is Doing Well

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Here is a letter he wrote to everyone prior to his surgery yesterday afternoon.

He is recovery well and the Doctor says he is responding very well.

http://hv.thevillagechurch.net/blog/hvpastor/?p=357

3 Truths That Will Change Your Life!

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Here is a great article on the 3 truths that change your life! I have personally benefitted from them and praise God for his goodness to me by sharing His everlasting Word with His people. Enjoy!

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2009/12/03/3-truths-that-change-your-life/

Gotta Love Good Ol' Martin....

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“After Lucas, the artist, had taken a wife and the wedding was over, he always desired to be next to his bride. He had a good friend who said to him, ‘Friend, don’t do that. Before a half-year is gone you will have had enough of that. There won’t be a maid in your house whom you won’t prefer to your wife.’ And so it is. We hate the things that are present and we love those that are absent. As Ovid wrote, ‘What we may have [does not please us]; it’s what we may not have that excites our passion.’ This is the weakness of our nature. Then the devil comes and introduces hatred, suspicion, and concupiscence on both sides, and these cause desertion. It’s easy enough to get a wife, but to love her with constancy is difficult. A man who can do this has reason to thank our Lord for it. Accordingly, if a man intends to take a wife, let him be serious about it and pray to God, ‘Dear Lord God, if it be thy divine will that I continue to live without a wife, help me to do so. If not, bestow upon me a good, pious girl with whom I may spend all my life, whom I hold dear, and who loves me.’”

—Martin Luther, Table Talk [WA TR V no. 5524] p. 214.

The Lord Giveth and the Lord Taketh Away, Blessed be the Name of the Lord

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A couple weeks ago, I had posted a link to a sermon by Matt Chandler. Just this past Thanksgiving morning, he suffered a seizure and through later testing, the doctors found a tumor on his brain. Please keep his health and young family in your prayers. Here is a link to their family blog. Praise God they are in perfect peace and are trusting in our Father in heaven who is Sovereign over all things, even our suffering!

2 Months Old

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Rowen is 2 months old today.......that's all. :)

Thanksgiving

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Although they are not the best pictures, especially because Gunnar was in bed, they show the cute little 1st Thanksgiving Shirt that Rowen was given. Happy Thanksgiving!

Almost Smiling

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I'm tired Mama....what's new?!

I like this one.

I am a cheesball.

I look like Dada.

My Little Reindeer

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Gunnar- My Little Man

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Rowen at 1-2 weeks

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One of the Best Sermons....

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I was very humbled today by listening to a SBTS Chapel Sermon by Matt Chandler. Please take time to watch/listen to it here.

May God pierce our hearts and may we be cleansed only by His suffering.

Paige

Rowen Newborn/ Family Pictures

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Rowen Daniel- The Delivery Day Story

2009-10-09T14:26:00.000-07:00

So please forgive me for posting so late! I have been wanting to sit down and put a bunch of pictures up, but I haven't been very organized the last week..... :)

Last Tuesday, delivery day, was very interesting! Here is the story:

I woke up around 3:30am to shortness of breath and talked with my midwife who gave me two choices: Go to ER or go to the office for a BP check at 8am. I chose the latter. I figured I would let them make that decision. After seeing the midwife and all my vitals were decent (mind you not quite normal, but normal enough). They said to go to ER.....arriving at the hospital by 9am, I quickly was given an IV port just in case anything came up and started doing BIG tests. After an X-RAY, CAT scan, and EKG (wanting to rule out the worst case scenario....a blood clot in the lungs), everything turned out fine. There was a little trace of protein in my urine and my BP was high for me, but still in normal range. Both are signs of pre-ecclampsia.....BAD! They still couldn't figure out why I had continued to have trouble breathing. The ER doc gave me two options: Go upstairs and wait to hear from my OB and midwife or go back to the office to have them give me an exam to see if inducement would be feasible.

At the office, Kim, one of my midwives checked me and I was already 3cm and almost completely effaced, and she had good reason to believe my body was in pre-labor due to my stressed condition and that we might be looking at pre-ecclampsia to hit hard soon. With all of that, Kyle and I went right back to St. Joe's and were admitted to the 14th floor, Labor and Delivery. I was given a "natural" inducement pill that takes about 1-3 hrs to see results from and sure enough after an hour, I was feeling some slight contractions.

At 7:45, Kim broke my water and the Lord graciously gave me my breath back! Yay!, but the pain had just begun! Four hours and ten minutes later Rowen Daniel was out and I was so glad to be done and Kyle was so excited to have him born on 9-29-09. :)

Labor was way harder this time, but WAY shorter and worth every minute. My precious little man has been such a blessing and we are praying that the Lord would use him for His kingdom and glory! What a joy it is for me to have the responsibility to raise 2 God-fearing men for Christ! I am so thankful!!

I will post more pictures as the time permits me to. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for praying for Kyle, myself, and Rowen during this time. What a joy it is to have the knowledge that my sisters and brothers are lifting us up to the Throne of Grace and that Christ himself is interceding as well. What a gift it is to be the daughter of the King!

Love to you all! Paige

Rowen Daniel Patterson - September 29th 2009

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On Tuesday September 29th at 11:55pm, God gave the gift of a son to the Patterson family. He was a healthy 8 lbs 1 oz and was 20.5 inches.

While those facts are often the first to be asked they are of the least importance. If he had a cleft palate, and was blind, would he be loved and cherished any less? I am sure the answer would be no from any normal person. The physical statistics are fun to know and compare with what others have had, but as I watched his amazing gift come out of the womb, and breath his first, I was struck with the wonder of God, and His grace in giving us our own life and breath, let alone showering on us the joy that comes from a child of our own. God is so good and kind to us in a thousand difference ways. Thank you Lord for your Mercy. While I would be lying if I said I didn't look to see if he had all his fingers on toes, the questions of stature are of little significance. But it's still okay to ask, I ask them too. :)

Thanking God for our new son, Kyle

(Paige will give you all the details in a later post!)

Fair Pictures~Due in 1 Week!!

2009-09-27T20:31:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures from last week. We are busy this week with (hopefully) our last OB appointment on Tuesday, youth group, meetings, and class (for Kyle). I will be trying to naturally induce my labor per my husband's request with a pressure point massage, drinking a special tea, and "getting on the birth ball" in other words the exercise ball to open my hips up....I know sounds weird! But they say it helps! Anyway we are enjoying what could be our last full week of having only one child that is outside the womb and continuing to have our

pre-pre-school lessons which may come to a halt for a few weeks when Rowen arrives. God has been so good to me this pregnancy and I am truly grateful! I have been way less swollen than last time and able to stay somewhat active enough to take care of our regular commitments and duties. Thank the Lord for His care! I will let you know of my status this week and keep you updated until labor begins. My friend Lisa will update our Facebook page for all of our friends who are wanting info on the arrival of Rowen Daniel. They are a few of you whom we will call for sure and you all know who you are! :)

Love, Paige

Here is the belly! 38weeks

Nana and Papa came and brought us dinner afterwards.

Dada and Gunny's annual Petting farm picture.

I really think Gunnar has a special love for animals. (Unlike his mother.)

He was so giddy and content there for a good half hour. We had to

tell him to go otherwise he would have slept there with them!

I think his shirt is wet with lemonade.

Gunn loves horses! They are his favorite!

5 day old piglets

My dear Aunt Gail who loves to visit and we love to have visit!

Our annual picture in the Dahlia section. Last year's was not a favorable one, so you won't ever see it! :)

Less Than 2 Weeks to Go!

2009-09-23T13:31:00.000-07:00

Well, we had a Midwife appointment yesterday and everything with baby Rowen is well and found out he has descended a little bit, but has not completely dropped yet. I am almost 2cm dilated and 80% effaced. Pretty good for not being in too much pain! :) Looks like the due date is a good time for him to come out! We have our bags packed and car seat in the car. Boy, do those car seats take up a lot of room!

You will hear back from me soon! We walked around the fair again yesterday before taking my aunt back to the airport and have so many pictures to show! I will make more time tomorrow to get those up so you can enjoy! Until then, gotta run!

Love, Paige

The Fair!

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My sweet little niece Trudy and Gunnar on the swing....I love watching them get bigger and they are so sweet to one another. We had a blast and love being able to go and enjoy ourselves! Praise God for His goodness!

P.S. Not feeling any contractions lately. Two weeks to go and are looking forward to it! I'll keep you posted. We have an appt. on Tues!

Two Weeks and 3 Days Left

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After an appointment yesterday, everything is great. Baby is cooperating as well as can be expected and we are all registered for our Birth Center. I am feeling changes in my body, so things are working! Kyle is very excited to meet our little guy and I am excited to see what he is going to look like! Everyone has been very gracious to us and many ways, so thank you all for your thoughtfulness and support! God provides in every way and more! "Talk" to you soon!

In His Service, Paige

3 Weeks to Go!

2009-09-14T11:42:00.000-07:00

Well, progression has been the same this past week as it was the week before. Things are good and we are prepared (I think) for the arrival of Rowen Daniel.

We had a great time at the fair on Friday with all of the Pattersons. Gunnar rode on his first ride with cousin Trudy. They went on the giant swing (the one where you go in big circles while elevating up and down.) He loved it and waved every time he past by. What a big guy! Gunnar loves Trudy especially because she acts like a mini mama to him! :) After eating our Krusty Pup, Papa, Dada, Uncle Jeff, and Nana took the kids to the Rodeo. Kyle said he loved it!

Aunt Gail is coming to visit us this weekend and we always look forward to seeing her! We will take some pictures for you and I will get some up of the fair.

God is kind to us all the time and we are thankful for His Providence. Remember, "there is a time for everything", says Solomon! Sometimes it's not in our timing though. Thankfully God is wiser and Sovereign over all!

Love, Paige

36 Weeks and Counting!

2009-09-08T09:19:00.000-07:00

Here is another baseball game picture courtesy of Alison and Joel who invited us to tag along! We are slowly but surely preparing for baby Rowen this week and have all our bags packed just in case. Kyle thinks I will push this baby out early. I, on the other hand, would love that to be true, but am very leary! Time will tell us, and in the mean time will trust that the Lord will keep our little guy safe and growing well. We can't wait for this new adventure!

Love in the Name of Christ,

Paige

Baby Appointment

2009-09-03T10:12:00.000-07:00

I had a normal check-up with one of my midwives yesterday. I had told her in passing that I had already started having sharp painful contractions occasionally. She in return asked if I had wanted her to check my progression, and of course I said "yes please!"

Who knew I would already be 1 cm dialated and 80% effaced! This doesn't necessarily mean I will have the baby early. Many women walk around 1-3cm dialated for some time without going into labor. So, my hopes are not up for a sooner D-Day, but I am certainly encouraged that my body is in pain for good reason! Yeah! Who knows, maybe Rowen will be a bit early! My skin sure hopes so! :)

Thanking God for His Care!
Paige

5 Weeks To Go....Zoo...Baseball Game....Wedding

2009-08-30T21:58:00.000-07:00

Yes, time is winding down quickly as it always does. We are getting ready for our new baby boy Rowen!

Hope you all are enjoying life even in the midst of difficult times. James reminds us that our trials are for the purpose of godliness if you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, so be thankful for them! God is so good all the time, may we never be ungrateful for His perfect Providence!

Here are some pictures from this month. The pictures of Gunnar are from the zoo. The belly shot is 33 weeks pregnant. The "dressy" shots are from our friends wedding in Everett yesterday. Enjoy!

7 Weeks To GO!

2009-08-17T09:43:00.000-07:00

Well we are in the home stretch....Kyle and I are officially flabbergasted that we are having another baby! We keep pinching ourselves and saying phrases like, "Oh, wait. We can't do that! I might be in labor!" or "What was I thinking babe, we will have a newborn around that time!" Guess we have been good at keeping things going, but we are really starting to slow down and rest. It is nice!

Along with settling, we realized that Babies 'R Us has a fantastic deal when you register! Whatever is left on your registry, you get at a discount. So we headed down there and had so much fun "shooting" the things we are going to need like diapers, pacifiers, bottles, MYLICON!
Kyle of course had a blast playing with the gun! It took us back to our engagement!

We took an updated picture of baby belly, but let our sister Alison use the camera for the weekend. I am excited to post it to show it. But let me give you fair warning....it looks like my 38 week shot when I was pregnant with Gunnnar. You can let me know what you think!

Anyway, we are so thankful for this coming season and praying that everyone is loving Christ, seeking His guidance, and taking every opportunity to thank Him for His provision. He is good to us all!

Gunnar's 2 Year Pictures and Family Portrait

2009-07-22T09:05:00.000-07:00

Here are the pictures! Enjoy! We are so thankful we could take these and that Gunnar smiled so well!

Love, Kyle and Paige

New Pictures Coming Tomorrow!

2009-07-21T22:55:00.000-07:00

We got family pictures taken today and plan on receiving them via email in the next 24 hours. We are so excited to show them to everyone! Baby Rowan is getting large and so is the space he lives in! Less than 11 weeks to go, Mama is feeling the "organizing bug" lately and started working on preparations for the new boy! Thanks for all the birthday wishes everyone! The Lord is surely kind to us.

Check back tomorrow!

It's a Boy!

2009-05-26T18:18:00.001-07:00

We are so honored to be entrusted with another boy for our family! God is so good to us and we are so excited to welcome another Patterson for life! Thanks for all your prayers and thanks for all of your encouragement. We love you all!

Worldliness

2009-03-17T21:04:00.000-07:00

So Kyle and I just bought a few new books and received then in the mail today. A lot of them are your classics by Puritans including Jonathan Edwards and newer ones including one of our favorite Pastors, John Piper. One however seems overarching not in it's eloquent writing, but in its need to be read by all Christians. It is called 'Worldliness' by C.J. Mahaney and a couple other pastors involved in the Sovereign Grace Network.

This book covers a biblical critique on music, entertainment, clothes(including modesty), and things(as in the stuff we get or buy). It is very powerful in its exhortation to confessing Christians to leave or forsake the things of this world and what it so dangerously offers to all. As Christians, there are many things that are not beneficial to ones focus on, walk, or purity towards Christ.

We need to be making war against the flesh and or sinful desires to pacify ourselves and fit in with others. God does not call us to live our lives how we see fit, He calls us to be holy as He is Holy.

May we all contemplate and submit to His good and perfect will for our lives. It is in His Word!

Springtime

2009-03-14T12:05:00.000-07:00

Well we are enjoying better weather and I am experiencing better days. I am starting to feel a little better these past couple days! Gunnar is getting more and more enjoyable and quite a little goofy boy. He fills our days with laughter and love. Kyle is in the middle of his semester at the Seminary and busy most days with preparing sermons for Sunday nights and meetings at church.
Here are some pictures from Christmastime...

He loves playing with Daddy's clothing.

Licking the plate after cookies...

Waiting for cookies to come...

Baby #2 is On Its Way!

2009-02-18T16:39:00.000-08:00

We would love to announce that we are expecting our second baby this coming October 5th, 2009. We are very thrilled that the Lord has blessed us in this way and Gunnar is very glad to be a big brother. He laughes everytime I tell him that Mama is going to have a baby! He signs the word "baby" everytime he looks at my belly, although it is not quite "there" yet.

Keep the baby in your prayers and Praise the Lord with us for this immeasurable joy!

2008-12-20T13:14:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas! Once again we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior from our sin, Jesus Christ.

Two thousand eight has brought many opportunities for us to grow in the Grace and knowledge of God and we are very grateful! Kyle was given the priviledge and responsiblity of serving God through ministering to the youth of our church, has decided to further his education at Western Reformed Seminary, and has continued to lead our family as loving husband, father, and wrestling coach to Gunnar. We have all adjusted to our new hometown of Port Orchard and love our home and neighbors! God is so good to us!

Paige is at home raising Gunnar, our busy eighteen month old who has learned to communicate to us through sign language, and who loves to "play" his imaginary guitar. He loves to throw balls, "read" books, and push cars off the table so they "crash." He is all boy and loves the attention he receives from Mama, Dada, and the countless babysitters we have from church. We are persuing to train him up so that he might trust and obey God and be a humble servant who will love Him and His Word. Along with working at home, Paige loves helping out the church, visiting family and friends, and finding excuses to get lunch at Costco.

All in all, God has blessed us with wonderful family, friends in the faith, and opportunities to go beyond our comforts and trust the Lord in all things. What joy we have in serving the Sovereign God who cares for us and who became a helpless baby, so that we might be able to humbly worship Him. As we put up our tree, hang ornaments, and wrap presents, we are more aware every year that our traditions may have the capacity to edify our relationships, but ultimately can not awaken our hearts to the awe and worship of our King. Only God can give such a gift!
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6.

May the Prince of Peace reign in all our hearts this Christmas, and give Him glory!

2008-12-11T19:35:00.000-08:00

So I just now figured out how to put a picture in the middle of the blog....wow, I am stupid. Here is a picture of us in August, trust me I have many more updated ones, however I will wait until after Christmas to put more on.

Kyle just finished his Greek final today and thinks he did well. Gunnar is really communicating well with his sign language, and is quite the crack up. He loves to yell "mama!" and then wait until I look at him to literally pretend to crack up like an adult. He hangs out with too many old people! His latest new "gig" is to pretend like he is playing the guitar when a song with a beat plays. His favorite to rock to is track 6 on our Enfield CD. He LOVES to dance and "play" music. I have a feeling weve got a musician on our hands, but we sure hope he plays baseball too! ;) He is quite a joy to be around and is continuing to be very loving.

The Old "L" Word

2008-12-08T13:02:00.000-08:00

Here is a exurpt from one of my favorite"daily" blogs: Miscellanies. Hope you enjoy as I did!
Grace and peace to you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

What is Legalism?
Ah the ole “L” word. Many of us use the word in our vocab. But what is it and what does it mean? That’s a question I’m asked on a frequent basis and one I like to revisit annually on this blog.
I can distinctly remember the time when this question begged for clarification in my own life. At one time three events collided (and all took place in the same week). I think each event reveals why clarifying the dangers of legalism are necessary and worthy of revisiting frequently.
First was a conversation with a woman who had decided to permit her daughter to skip church in order to participate in soccer games. “I don’t want to be legalistic about church,” she said. Another encounter was with a man who defined legalism as “living by lots of rules.” And the third encounter was with a man who labeled Christians who abstained from alcohol as legalists.
Let me say from the start that I’m not saying these people are right or wrong in their convictions. What is important to see is that each statement (I believe) reveals a superficial and fundamentally flawed view of legalism.
Let me explain.
Rules are not the problem
Almost 900 passages in the Bible contain the phrase “do not.” Which is to say that the Bible contains quite a lot of prohibitions. Jesus condensed some chief prohibitions for us: “You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother’” (Luke 18:20). There are a lot of rules in the Bible.
Which is to say that if you apply the entire Bible to the Christian life, you can end up with a long list of helpful rules and reminders (i.e. the “one anothers”). Doesn’t this fact explain why Jonathan Edwards was compelled to compose his long list of resolutions?
See the fundamental danger of legalism is not living with rules or not living by rules—whether you attend church every week or not, whether you drink wine or not. Legalism points to a much deeper heart issue.
A false gospel
At its most dangerous level, legalism is a soteriological problem. That is, legalism is a false gospel and a false hope. Legalism is the lie that says God’s pleasure and joy in me is dependent upon my performance rather than the finished work of Christ.
It is legalism that causes the Pharisee to look proudly into the sky in the presence of a tax collector. It is legalism that causes a poor missionary in Africa to think God is more pleased with him than an American Christian businessman driving a Mercedes. It is legalism that causes the preacher behind the pulpit to think God is more pleased with him than the tatooed Christian teenager sitting in the back row.
Legalism is the lie that God will find more pleasure in me because my obedience is greater than others or that God looks at me with disgust because I am not living up to His expectations. It is the failure to remember that God’s pleasure in us comes outside of us (in the finished work of Christ). Legalism causes the heart to forget that God sings over us because of the work He has done, not because of what we have done (Zeph. 3:15-17).
Believers equally bring pleasure to God because the pleasure He receives in us is the purchased pleasure of the substitution of Jesus Christ. Any imagined superiority to other Christians (not rules or a lack of rules) is the sure sign of the legalist.
The irony of legalism
The great irony (and danger) of legalism is this: If you think God is more pleased with you because you take your child to a soccer game instead of church, if you think God is more pleased with you because you do not live by rules, and if you think God is more pleased with you because you do drink alcohol—you are just as legalistic as the man who thinks that perfect church attendance, lists of rules, and abstaining from alcohol makes him more pleasing to God.
Rules are not the problem.
And whether our convictions are biblical or unbiblical is another issue altogether. Legalism is not so much objective (are my convictions biblical or not?) but subjective (what do my convictions get me?). And this is what makes legalism dangerous whether your convictions are biblically accurate or not.
From what I hear, often what is labeled as legalistic too often focuses primarily upon rules or a lack thereof rather than the gospel.
As I’ve seen in my own heart, what sustains self-righteous legalism is a failure to boast only in the righteousness of the Cross of Christ. Once I take my eyes off the Cross I begin boasting in my list of rules or boasting in my lack of rules. Either way, I know I have fallen into legalism.

Luther's 95 Theses

2008-11-12T11:09:00.000-08:00

Wish I would have thought to post this on Reformation Day, but I think it well for us to go back and to recall where we came from as Protestants and to thank God for the example of a common vessel He used in our church father Martin Luther. To God be all Glory forever and ever. Amen.

Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences
by Dr. Martin Luther, 1517

Out of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light, the following propositions will be discussed at Wittenberg, under the presidency of the Reverend Father Martin Luther, Master of Arts and of Sacred Theology, and Lecturer in Ordinary on the same at that place. Wherefore he requests that those who are unable to be present and debate orally with us, may do so by letter.
In the Name our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

1. Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, when He said Poenitentiam agite, willed that the whole life of believers should be repentance.
2. This word cannot be understood to mean sacramental penance, i.e., confession and satisfaction, which is administered by the priests.
3. Yet it means not inward repentance only; nay, there is no inward repentance which does not outwardly work divers mortifications of the flesh.
4. The penalty [of sin], therefore, continues so long as hatred of self continues; for this is the true inward repentance, and continues until our entrance into the kingdom of heaven.
5. The pope does not intend to remit, and cannot remit any penalties other than those which he has imposed either by his own authority or by that of the Canons.
6. The pope cannot remit any guilt, except by declaring that it has been remitted by God and by assenting to God's remission; though, to be sure, he may grant remission in cases reserved to his judgment. If his right to grant remission in such cases were despised, the guilt would remain entirely unforgiven.
7. God remits guilt to no one whom He does not, at the same time, humble in all things and bring into subjection to His vicar, the priest.
8. The penitential canons are imposed only on the living, and, according to them, nothing should be imposed on the dying.
9. Therefore the Holy Spirit in the pope is kind to us, because in his decrees he always makes exception of the article of death and of necessity.
10. Ignorant and wicked are the doings of those priests who, in the case of the dying, reserve canonical penances for purgatory.
11. This changing of the canonical penalty to the penalty of purgatory is quite evidently one of the tares that were sown while the bishops slept.
12. In former times the canonical penalties were imposed not after, but before absolution, as tests of true contrition.
13. The dying are freed by death from all penalties; they are already dead to canonical rules, and have a right to be released from them.
14. The imperfect health [of soul], that is to say, the imperfect love, of the dying brings with it, of necessity, great fear; and the smaller the love, the greater is the fear.
15. This fear and horror is sufficient of itself alone (to say nothing of other things) to constitute the penalty of purgatory, since it is very near to the horror of despair.
16. Hell, purgatory, and heaven seem to differ as do despair, almost-despair, and the assurance of safety.
17. With souls in purgatory it seems necessary that horror should grow less and love increase.
18. It seems unproved, either by reason or Scripture, that they are outside the state of merit, that is to say, of increasing love.
19. Again, it seems unproved that they, or at least that all of them, are certain or assured of their own blessedness, though we may be quite certain of it.
20. Therefore by "full remission of all penalties" the pope means not actually "of all," but only of those imposed by himself.
21. Therefore those preachers of indulgences are in error, who say that by the pope's indulgences a man is freed from every penalty, and saved;
22. Whereas he remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to the canons, they would have had to pay in this life.
23. If it is at all possible to grant to any one the remission of all penalties whatsoever, it is certain that this remission can be granted only to the most perfect, that is, to the very fewest.
24. It must needs be, therefore, that the greater part of the people are deceived by that indiscriminate and highsounding promise of release from penalty.
25. The power which the pope has, in a general way, over purgatory, is just like the power which any bishop or curate has, in a special way, within his own diocese or parish.
26. The pope does well when he grants remission to souls [in purgatory], not by the power of the keys (which he does not possess), but by way of intercession.
27. They preach man who say that so soon as the penny jingles into the money-box, the soul flies out [of purgatory].
28. It is certain that when the penny jingles into the money-box, gain and avarice can be increased, but the result of the intercession of the Church is in the power of God alone.
29. Who knows whether all the souls in purgatory wish to be bought out of it, as in the legend of Sts. Severinus and Paschal.
30. No one is sure that his own contrition is sincere; much less that he has attained full remission.
31. Rare as is the man that is truly penitent, so rare is also the man who truly buys indulgences, i.e., such men are most rare.
32. They will be condemned eternally, together with their teachers, who believe themselves sure of their salvation because they have letters of pardon.
33. Men must be on their guard against those who say that the pope's pardons are that inestimable gift of God by which man is reconciled to Him;
34. For these "graces of pardon" concern only the penalties of sacramental satisfaction, and these are appointed by man.
35. They preach no Christian doctrine who teach that contrition is not necessary in those who intend to buy souls out of purgatory or to buy confessionalia.
36. Every truly repentant Christian has a right to full remission of penalty and guilt, even without letters of pardon.
37. Every true Christian, whether living or dead, has part in all the blessings of Christ and the Church; and this is granted him by God, even without letters of pardon.
38. Nevertheless, the remission and participation [in the blessings of the Church] which are granted by the pope are in no way to be despised, for they are, as I have said, the declaration of divine remission.
39. It is most difficult, even for the very keenest theologians, at one and the same time to commend to the people the abundance of pardons and [the need of] true contrition.
40. True contrition seeks and loves penalties, but liberal pardons only relax penalties and cause them to be hated, or at least, furnish an occasion [for hating them].
41. Apostolic pardons are to be preached with caution, lest the people may falsely think them preferable to other good works of love.
42. Christians are to be taught that the pope does not intend the buying of pardons to be compared in any way to works of mercy.
43. Christians are to be taught that he who gives to the poor or lends to the needy does a better work than buying pardons;
44. Because love grows by works of love, and man becomes better; but by pardons man does not grow better, only more free from penalty.
45. Christians are to be taught that he who sees a man in need, and passes him by, and gives [his money] for pardons, purchases not the indulgences of the pope, but the indignation of God.
46. Christians are to be taught that unless they have more than they need, they are bound to keep back what is necessary for their own families, and by no means to squander it on pardons.
47. Christians are to be taught that the buying of pardons is a matter of free will, and not of commandment.
48. Christians are to be taught that the pope, in granting pardons, needs, and therefore desires, their devout prayer for him more than the money they bring.
49. Christians are to be taught that the pope's pardons are useful, if they do not put their trust in them; but altogether harmful, if through them they lose their fear of God.
50. Christians are to be taught that if the pope knew the exactions of the pardon-preachers, he would rather that St. Peter's church should go to ashes, than that it should be built up with the skin, flesh and bones of his sheep.
51. Christians are to be taught that it would be the pope's wish, as it is his duty, to give of his own money to very many of those from whom certain hawkers of pardons cajole money, even though the church of St. Peter might have to be sold.
52. The assurance of salvation by letters of pardon is vain, even though the commissary, nay, even though the pope himself, were to stake his soul upon it.
53. They are enemies of Christ and of the pope, who bid the Word of God be altogether silent in some Churches, in order that pardons may be preached in others.
54. Injury is done the Word of God when, in the same sermon, an equal or a longer time is spent on pardons than on this Word.
55. It must be the intention of the pope that if pardons, which are a very small thing, are celebrated with one bell, with single processions and ceremonies, then the Gospel, which is the very greatest thing, should be preached with a hundred bells, a hundred processions, a hundred ceremonies.
56. The "treasures of the Church," out of which the pope. grants indulgences, are not sufficiently named or known among the people of Christ.
57. That they are not temporal treasures is certainly evident, for many of the vendors do not pour out such treasures so easily, but only gather them.
58. Nor are they the merits of Christ and the Saints, for even without the pope, these always work grace for the inner man, and the cross, death, and hell for the outward man.
59. St. Lawrence said that the treasures of the Church were the Church's poor, but he spoke according to the usage of the word in his own time.
60. Without rashness we say that the keys of the Church, given by Christ's merit, are that treasure;
61. For it is clear that for the remission of penalties and of reserved cases, the power of the pope is of itself sufficient.
62. The true treasure of the Church is the Most Holy Gospel of the glory and the grace of God.
63. But this treasure is naturally most odious, for it makes the first to be last.
64. On the other hand, the treasure of indulgences is naturally most acceptable, for it makes the last to be first.
65. Therefore the treasures of the Gospel are nets with which they formerly were wont to fish for men of riches.
66. The treasures of the indulgences are nets with which they now fish for the riches of men.
67. The indulgences which the preachers cry as the "greatest graces" are known to be truly such, in so far as they promote gain.
68. Yet they are in truth the very smallest graces compared with the grace of God and the piety of the Cross.
69. Bishops and curates are bound to admit the commissaries of apostolic pardons, with all reverence.
70. But still more are they bound to strain all their eyes and attend with all their ears, lest these men preach their own dreams instead of the commission of the pope.
71. He who speaks against the truth of apostolic pardons, let him be anathema and accursed!
72. But he who guards against the lust and license of the pardon-preachers, let him be blessed!
73. The pope justly thunders against those who, by any art, contrive the injury of the traffic in pardons.
74. But much more does he intend to thunder against those who use the pretext of pardons to contrive the injury of holy love and truth.
75. To think the papal pardons so great that they could absolve a man even if he had committed an impossible sin and violated the Mother of God -- this is madness.
76. We say, on the contrary, that the papal pardons are not able to remove the very least of venial sins, so far as its guilt is concerned.
77. It is said that even St. Peter, if he were now Pope, could not bestow greater graces; this is blasphemy against St. Peter and against the pope.
78. We say, on the contrary, that even the present pope, and any pope at all, has greater graces at his disposal; to wit, the Gospel, powers, gifts of healing, etc., as it is written in I. Corinthians xii.
79. To say that the cross, emblazoned with the papal arms, which is set up [by the preachers of indulgences], is of equal worth with the Cross of Christ, is blasphemy.
80. The bishops, curates and theologians who allow such talk to be spread among the people, will have an account to render.
81. This unbridled preaching of pardons makes it no easy matter, even for learned men, to rescue the reverence due to the pope from slander, or even from the shrewd questionings of the laity.
82. To wit: -- "Why does not the pope empty purgatory, for the sake of holy love and of the dire need of the souls that are there, if he redeems an infinite number of souls for the sake of miserable money with which to build a Church? The former reasons would be most just; the latter is most trivial."
83. Again: -- "Why are mortuary and anniversary masses for the dead continued, and why does he not return or permit the withdrawal of the endowments founded on their behalf, since it is wrong to pray for the redeemed?"
84. Again: -- "What is this new piety of God and the pope, that for money they allow a man who is impious and their enemy to buy out of purgatory the pious soul of a friend of God, and do not rather, because of that pious and beloved soul's own need, free it for pure love's sake?"
85. Again: -- "Why are the penitential canons long since in actual fact and through disuse abrogated and dead, now satisfied by the granting of indulgences, as though they were still alive and in force?"
86. Again: -- "Why does not the pope, whose wealth is to-day greater than the riches of the richest, build just this one church of St. Peter with his own money, rather than with the money of poor believers?"
87. Again: -- "What is it that the pope remits, and what participation does he grant to those who, by perfect contrition, have a right to full remission and participation?"
88. Again: -- "What greater blessing could come to the Church than if the pope were to do a hundred times a day what he now does once, and bestow on every believer these remissions and participations?"
89. "Since the pope, by his pardons, seeks the salvation of souls rather than money, why does he suspend the indulgences and pardons granted heretofore, since these have equal efficacy?"
90. To repress these arguments and scruples of the laity by force alone, and not to resolve them by giving reasons, is to expose the Church and the pope to the ridicule of their enemies, and to make Christians unhappy.
91. If, therefore, pardons were preached according to the spirit and mind of the pope, all these doubts would be readily resolved; nay, they would not exist.
92. Away, then, with all those prophets who say to the people of Christ, "Peace, peace," and there is no peace!
93. Blessed be all those prophets who say to the people of Christ, "Cross, cross," and there is no cross!
94. Christians are to be exhorted that they be diligent in following Christ, their Head, through penalties, deaths, and hell;
95. And thus be confident of entering into heaven rather through many tribulations, than through the assurance of peace.

2008-10-15T13:26:00.000-07:00

Fall is here in Washington. It is quite lovely and colorful! Even though I know that God has created all of this, I still tend to forget that He is in control of every detail. He has created every color on every branch and paints them a different color every day until He blows them off.

Likewise in our lives He brings many colors into our days and when He so chooses, takes them away for a season to prune us and shape us for His glory and our good! What joy this can bring us in difficult circumstances. He is the one who giveth and taketh away. Praise Him with me!

Gunnar is sixteen months old and is such a joy! He loves food, books, and cars! I praise God for this season and look forward to the next. His vocabulary is growing and so is he! He measured in the 75% in height and 25% in weight. (This is the same from his birth.) He is so loving and kind to everyone and we continue to find joy in shaping him to obey and trust the Lord. We see God's faithfulness most when we obey Him! He is the only one worthy of Honor and Praise!

Kyle is well and working hard ministering to the youth at our church and local High School. He loves where God has placed him and has found a "old" pastime he enjoys.....school! Yes, he is attending Western Reformed Seminary and will continue to further his education. Greek is his current class, and is very difficult...you might keep him in your prayers! :)

I (Paige) am at home with our beloved Gunnar and also am working on "Fall" projects. (Finding new Fall recipes, organizing more and more, taking Gunny to the library every week for "Storytime", and keeping our home managed well.) I am sure there are many more but those are the most enjoyable. I also enjoy a book study every Wednesday. We are reading "Disciplines of a Godly Woman" by Barbara Hughes. What a wonderful look at what God desires for us! I also am reading 6-10 more...yes I am one of those people. In God's Word , Kyle and I have been reading the Samuels and Colossians. His word is so rich, so indwelling. We serve the Holiest God and we are revered to love Him more.

Kyle just came back from the NANC National Conference in St.Louis, MO (nanc.org) and was richly blessed there with biblical teaching and counseling information as he does counsel youth and familes from time to time.

I just came back from the West Coast Ligonier Conference in Phoenix, AZ (ligonier.org) and had the joy to hear God's Word from my 2nd favorite pastor, R.C. Sproul and stay with my 3rd favorite family, the Andersons. At the end of the conference, I slipped him a note and a picture of the three of us. Just two days ago, we recieved one from him! That was such a treat!

Enjoy this season and revel in the goodness of God lest we forget that every good and perfect gift is from Him! Love to you all.

1st Haircut!

2008-07-31T08:49:00.000-07:00

Gunnar, being the cute little chap he is, never made a peep while getting his haircut for the first time. Being the flirt he is, enjoyed Dede, the lady cutting his hair. Now that that long hair is gone, he looks a lot more gentlemanly. Yeah!

The Faithfulness of God

2008-06-19T13:22:00.000-07:00

Well, sorry about the pics not being up yet. I have not had enough time as of late to justify my posting pictures. So I hope you will forgive me. We do have Gunnnar's birthday pictures, however they are awaiting my email box. I will put them up as soon as I do get them from the Patterson's.

However, right before we celebrated his first birthday, we had just arrived home from our conference in sunny and very hot Palm Springs. We LOVED the weather and we were greeted by our old friends from church and school. What a line up of godly men we heard from! Rick Holland, John MacArthur, John Piper, C.J. Mahaney, Randy Alcorn, and my favorite, Steve Lawson. The theme of it was Heaven and Hell. You can imagine the depth and glory of God that we heard through expository preaching, worshipful music, and godly fellowship. You can hear any of these sermons for FREE on http://resolved.org. John Piper's second sermon really lifted the veil of the glories of the cross, and of Heaven for my soul. What a time of worship the whole weekend was. If we are not living, in all things, for the conscience glory of Almighty God, we are wasting time and dishonoring the Savior! What convivtion and Grace we experienced!

If we are wasting time, we are wasting our life!
Soli Deo Gloria, Paige

Almost ONE!!

2008-06-02T11:55:00.000-07:00

Gunnar is almost one year. He has really changed in the last week or two. He is "walking". He has officially taken two, three steps...but he is not really walking. I figured if I can't capture it on camera, he's not quite there yet. He is also signing "thank you" and "kisses" and "yeah Gunnar" very, I mean very often. "Mama" came out today for the first time. But it was "vmava". It was very special though. We are preparing for our Palm Springs trip on the 13th and are looking forward to having Mommy and Daddy time. We are attending the Resolved Conference (resolved.org) and looking forward to solid biblical teaching from some of our favorite theologians and pastors. Praise God!

Pictures are coming later today or tomorrow, so check back!
Love,
Paige(r)

our latest pictures of gunn are up

2008-05-05T15:15:00.000-07:00

Gunnar is getting so big....and handsome! Here are pictures from our vacation and from other cd's i have found. He is saying "ut-oh" a lot, using his hands with EVERYTHING he "says". Others include "eh" (sounding very Canadian), and "ba-ba" . He is very close to walking, but quite content crawling...who knows when he'll take the first step. He loves food and will eat pretting much anything these days. He does not like bell pepper. :)

2008-04-29T19:15:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Patterson's Blog!!
We are so excited that we can start this so that all our friends can see us (Gunnar) as of late and keep in touch with you better. If you have any requests, please let us know...We love you!
Love, Kyle and Paige