Post by Sister Michelle on Jul 5, 2006 20:03:21 GMT -5
Life in a Large Family
Are you wondering what "large family" means? Well... sit down,
I've got a story or two to tell you.
You know you have a large family when you go to the store and you see people's heads bobbing up and down as they attempt to inconspicuously count the members of your family. or... You're all out somewhere and people invariably ask one of the following questions: [my thoughts or comments in pink]
Are they all yours? We're asked this very regularly!
(We have fun with this one...)
Same marriage?
(Yep... 10 years!)
And you birthed them all?
(yep, all of 'em!!)
Are you going to have any more?
(They about faint when I say "I hope so!")
I could *N-E-V-E-R* handle all those kids!
(O my, in our own strength, we can't either!)
What kind of job do you have???
(If they only knew!!)
Do you work?
(snicker... if they only knew!!)
Better you, than me!
(We think so, too!)
Are you Mormon? Catholic? Crazy??
(no, none of the above...)
I wanted more kids but I have terrible labours and so I can't!
(hmmmmm...)
I wanted more kids but I'm just not cut out for it!
(We used to think so, too---and now we *know* it is *ALL* God!)
Don't you know what causes that!?!?
(I sometimes *dread* my husband's answers ;-) !!)
We'd have more kids, but we can't afford them.
we think... boy if we're short on money sometimes --now--
just think how short on money we'd be if we *didn't* have these kids!
The LORD *always* provides! Always.
We don't have enough room for more kids.
we think... well then, you're not stacking them properly!
We don't have enough patience for more kids.
(Well... there's one sure cure for that... PRAYER!!)
Are you wondering what "large family" means? Well... sit down,
I've got a story or two to tell you.
You know you have a large family when you go to the store and you see people's heads bobbing up and down as they attempt to inconspicuously count the members of your family. or... You're all out somewhere and people invariably ask one of the following questions: [my thoughts or comments in pink]
Are they all yours? We're asked this very regularly!
(We have fun with this one...)
Same marriage?
(Yep... 10 years!)
And you birthed them all?
(yep, all of 'em!!)
Are you going to have any more?
(They about faint when I say "I hope so!")
I could *N-E-V-E-R* handle all those kids!
(O my, in our own strength, we can't either!)
What kind of job do you have???
(If they only knew!!)
Do you work?
(snicker... if they only knew!!)
Better you, than me!
(We think so, too!)
Are you Mormon? Catholic? Crazy??
(no, none of the above...)
I wanted more kids but I have terrible labours and so I can't!
(hmmmmm...)
I wanted more kids but I'm just not cut out for it!
(We used to think so, too---and now we *know* it is *ALL* God!)
Don't you know what causes that!?!?
(I sometimes *dread* my husband's answers ;-) !!)
We'd have more kids, but we can't afford them.
we think... boy if we're short on money sometimes --now--
just think how short on money we'd be if we *didn't* have these kids!
The LORD *always* provides! Always.
We don't have enough room for more kids.
we think... well then, you're not stacking them properly!
We don't have enough patience for more kids.
(Well... there's one sure cure for that... PRAYER!!)