The Firstborn in a Big Family is the Helper We All Need
It’s half-past nine, an hour or so after the usual bedtime for kids in our home. The house is dark with the exception of the dining room, and…
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Our House May Be Full But We’d Love Another Baby
Our home is busy. OK, it’s more than busy. What’s busier than busier? Chaotic? Yes. Our home is chaotic. Chaotic in the very best way. It is…
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To the Mom of a Big Family, Your Heart Was Made For Many
I know you don’t think you have space in your heart, momma. I know you wonder how you’re going to manage it all. But, momma, I’m here to tell…
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We Have a Lot of Kids But More Importantly, They Have Each Other
Four kids—people used to stare at us as we walked by in Target. “You must have your hands full,” they’d say, the look of confusion or…
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You Were Made for Motherhood
As a mother of four precious little men, I just witnessed something that often puts me in instant inward RAGE. I feel my blood pressure climbing when…
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7 Reasons Having a Big Family Rocks
I have four boys. Now, personally, I don’t consider four kids to be “a lot” (I would totally take more but not make more—but…
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What Having a Big Family is Really Like
“How do you do it?” As a mother of eight kiddos all age 13 and under, I field that question about having a big family more than any…
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We Had a Lot of Kids (on Purpose)
It happened again today, this time in the dairy section. An older couple casually strolling the kind of leisurely pace only grocery shoppers sans…
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