Dear Husband, I Don’t Feel Like “Me” Right Now; Please Love Me Anyway
Dear husband, Hang in there with me. These days are hard, like really hard. We work tirelessly every day to raise our four kids under five.…
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To My Drag-Along Child
To my drag-along child, To the one who gets dragged from place to place because of your youngest sibling status in the family. To the one who gets…
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A Big Family is a Little Extra Work—and a Lot of Extra Love
“Five kids??” “You know how this happens don’t you?” “Did you have all five on purpose??” A head shake and an “I’m so glad I’m…
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Will I Ever Not Want Another Baby?
For a few weeks, I thought I might be pregnant. I already have four children, ranging in age from 12 all the way down to two. I change diapers in the…
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I Dreamed of a Big Family But God Had a Different Plan
I woke up violently shaking and fading in and out of anesthesia-induced sleep. Through tired, scared eyes I could barely muster the strength to…
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You Are the Last Great Love of Our Lives
Dear sweet last child (aka baby number five), I look around this joint and feel I owe you an apology. Your parents are tired, in case you haven’t…
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We Love Having a Big Family
This was an actual conversation my husband had recently with someone: Friend: “So, are you miserable yet?” Husband: “What are you talking…
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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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383 Years of Parenting Boils Down to Nana’s 4 Truths
My grandmother had seven kids in six years (no twins), and as a colonel’s wife, she spent large periods of time raising a big family alone. Growing…
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Three Was Our Number, So This Baby is Our Last
“I want a summer baby,” I tell my husband as to why we are delaying the conception of our final third child. “I want to lose a little more…
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