EEG Results for Joe

We have gotten the results of Joe's test. They are not as good as we were hoping for, however thankful that they did find something. No more guessing game. While they were doing the EEG test in a small part of Joe's brain he was having small seizures. Although we could not tell he was having them. Thankfully they are not going to put him on medication as of yet. We are scheduled for a MRI on his brain on Monday. (December 1 @ 2:15) This will determine if we are to go to Seattle in January and if he needs to be put on medication for a while. I would appreciate your continued prayers and am so thankful for everyone who has kept our family in their prayers. God is at work and He is in Control!

Happy Thanksgiving!!! *Uptated*

Here are some pictures from our meal at the annex. As you can see we had a great turn out with

lots of family to celebrate with. And Matthias even fell asleep in Jon's arms and had a little nap.

It was a wonderful day with lots of memories.

Today is the day we set aside to be thankful for the blessings we have in our lives. I have so many blessings to be thankful for. My God, my family, my friends, my church family. Today we will be going to the log annex and sharing our turkey meal with our family in Christ. I want to challenge you not just be thankful today, but I challenge us to be thankful for the blessings God gives us everyday. May your day be blessed and don't eat to much.

Happy Thanksgiving from

the Paden Family

New Stockings X 8

This Christmas, due to the fact our family is getting bigger, I decided that is was time to upgrade our stockings. After buying material, and more material, and returning material, and even cutting out material for 8 stockings and deciding that it really wasn't what I wanted. I am almost finished. This is the first one I made. I only have the trim to finish on the other 7, so I will put that picture up later when I am all done. I am not sure what I will do for our names, I might just pay someone else to embroidery our names on them. This has been a fun project for me because it has been a while since I was able to use my crafty talent. Due to the fact that I have 2 small children and 3 older children that request my time. I rarely get a chance to do some of the things I enjoy doing. I am thankful for my children and also thankful for Fridays when some of us meet at the annex for craft day. God truly is good and blesses us richly. Have a great weekend.

P.S. We hopefully will get the test results for the EEG on Tuesday. I will update when we find out the results. Thank you for your continued prayers for Joe and our family.

Update on Joe

The EEG appointment went well this morning. Joe did fine and I am sure they got a good test. They wanted him to rest and I am sure he fell asleep because of all the twitching he did, but he assures me he didn't go to sleep. I even almost went to sleep a couple of times. They pasted (kinda like the paste some of us would eat in kindergarten) 26 different wires to his head. This was of course after she took measurements and colored with blue marker in spots on his head. The testing took only about 30 minutes, however the prep was a little over an hour. We will find out the results in about a week. Continued prayers are so much appreciated. Have a great weekend.
God is Good and He is in Control!!!

Weakness

I am focusing on 2 scriptures during this trial in my life. Although Joe is doing great and has not had anymore seizures, I still find it difficult to let God fully be in control of this situation. So I ask that during this faith builder I am going through that my friends and family will continue to keep me in their prayers. I am so very thankful for David during this time. He is being so patient and gentle with his words. Tomorrow is the EEG test so pray all goes well.



Here are my verses:

Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, " plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.


2 Corinthians 12:9-10
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weakness, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties,
For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Thank you for your prayers

Happy Birthday Justus!!!

Today is Justus' 4th birthday. I can't believe he is 4 already. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were on our way to the hospital. Justus has been a huge blessing in our lives and we are truly blessed by God to have him. Join us today by thanking God for our sweet little boy.

Justus wanted a tractor on his cake. I think David did a great job.

Happy Birthday Justus!!!!

Big Smile

One of Justus' favorite gifts

All little boys love flash lights

Trials and Blessings (Prayers for Joe)

It seems that when your spouse is out of town that is when trials happen. This Saturday night Joe had a seizure. You may be asking why I title this post blessings. It is because when ever trials arise that is when you can see the blessings. I have several blessings from this weekend. The big one is knowing that God is in control and the others are as follows. Having Jon next door when Joe was having his seizure. And Katie was a huge help when talking to the 911 operator. Then of course the EMT crew. Then Bill Williams saw the flashing lights from his house and came over. Next Rachel came over and stayed with the kids for a while and even cleaned up my house. (Thanks Rachel) The doctor and the hospital did all the test he could and was very thorough. All the tests came back normal and we were able to return home around 2:15am. Another big blessing is knowing that I have the prayers of my brothers and sisters. Although David was not here because he is hunting we have had communication and just being able to talk to him is a blessing. David will be home Tuesday afternoon. The boat is high and dry up the creek and they are waiting on the next highest tied to lift the boat. Today we had a follow up appointment and the Dr. is waiting on a call from a neurologist in Seattle. Joe has a EEG test on Friday at 7:30am please pray all is normal. I am so blessed to have my family and friends praying for us. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and your support during this time.

God is Good and He is in Control!

Watchful Eyes

It is amazing to me what the little boys learn from the big kids. It seems that it only takes a little bit for them to learn lots. Here are some pictures to show how they learn from the big kids.

P.S. Happy Birthday Bruce Baird and Tim Wilson. If you see these boys make sure you say happy birthday to them.

Smart Kids

Do you ever feel you have the smartest kids in the world?

Sometimes I get this feeling. Not to often because I know they are still learning and some of them are only working on half a brain. However I am so very proud of my kids. The three older ones are doing excellent in school. All their teachers tell me that if I ever decided to get rid of them that they will keep them. They are getting good grades and trying their hardest to learn.

The little boys are daily surprising me with their personalities. The other morning while everyone was getting ready for school and Justus was still sleeping. Luke decided to play with Matthias. All the sudden Justus yells out at the top of his lungs "Luke, DANG you woked me up."Where he got this I will never know.

And yesterday while Justus was at preschool group I went to Fred Meyer's to get some more infant Tylenol because we have gotten some kind of bug going around town and we are all taking turns with it. While their I was looking at picture frames and near the picture frames is a price scanner. Matthias starts complaining and whining. I am trying to figure out what he wants. Meanwhile in his hand is the box of infant Tylenol that he has been holding for me. He wants me to do a price check on the Tylenol. So I bring the drops over and he puts the box under gets the price check and is ready to move on. I guess he has watched me do this a few times.

I think I have some pretty smart kids.....

VOTE!!!!

Today is the day we as a US citizens vote for a new president. I am declared independent so I can vote for whichever party I want. Their are good qualities to each party that I like and of course with the good you also have the bad. I am one of those people who really does not pay attention to politics until I really have to. And I don't really like to talk about who is running and who I am going to vote for. I have many friends and family members who like to argue and debate about these topics. I would just rather avoid these arguments altogether. However I am not going to form a bad opinion of someone because they think differently than I do. My point is that today it is important to get out an just Vote. I have been listening to the christian radio station and their seems to be a lot of talk of spouses and friends who don't agree on this topic and so they fight and can't come to terms as to why the other can't see things their way. This to me is absurd. I want my children to see that you are entitled to your own opinion. And no matter how you disagree with others that you show LOVE to the people you disagree with. In my opinion it is extremely important to Vote. I want to set the example to my children that even if you are in a party or undeclared that it is a privilege to cast your vote.

Who ever we choose as the next president will have a huge job. But God is the one who is really in control. Let us not forget this today as we go out and VOTE.

May the Lord bless you today.

Harvest Party

The big group of kids (and adults). Such happy faces.

Each year we go to the annex to play games and let the kids get candy. It is a good alternative to the going around town and knocking on doors. Although that can be fun too! Our older children enjoy being able to go around our block and do the Trick-or-Treat thing. This year was really hectic for me because David was sick and I was trying to get the little boys ready, get myself ready and prepare for the balloon darting game that I enjoy doing every year. Oh well enough complaining. All went well and David is feeling so much better. Here are some pictures from the evenings events. Go to Geoffrey's web page to see more cute pictures of the kids.

Katie is not in them because she was working this year and I did not see her until 8:15pm that night.

Our Little Clown

The Cowboy

Not sure what Luke is, Dana painted his face because he couldn't decide on a costume. I should have made him go as Justus' horse.

Justus really liked to play the dart game. He was actually pretty good at it. He popped at least 3 balloons during the night.