We are a big happy family of 7 - me, my husband, and 5 boys. To answer the most commonly asked questions: Yes, we did want every single child. Yes, we tried for a girl once, but eventually we decided we were happy with whatever we got. And No, I don't have it all together all of the time. In fact, I rarely (if ever) have it all together! We just keep the important things together and try to keep most of the pee off of the toilet seats. At least in mom's bathroom. Sometimes...
Children are not lumps of clay that a mother can mold and shape into whatever she thinks would be best. They are seedlings… already pears, pines, or petunias. As gardeners, we can add only sunshine, water, fertilizer, time, and love in order to make that growing plant the most beautiful specimen of what it was intended to be.
~Linda J. Eyre
Another wise thought that made me think...
"Even during times of disstress, we have nothing to worry about; We are perfectly free to have joy and rejoicing without limit whenever we are ready, enjoying to the fullest the faith that brushes aside every dark and foreboding cloud of gloom, the hope that leads us on to never a moment's boredom since we are always seeing something wonderful ahead."
~Hugh Nibley
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Love the sticky notes. Don't you just love their reasoning for EVERYTHING!
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