A few days ago, the DJs on the radio station we listen most often, were hosting a small debate regarding children and chores. Some of them thought that it was good to pay or reward children for doing chores. They cited it as a great opportunity to help them learn how to work for the things […]
One of our most frequently asked questions is… what’s the age range of your children? Currently we have a span of 18 years from oldest to our youngest who is 2 (Of course that is set to change near the end of May with the arrival of our 12th child – a little girl). With the […]
With our kids’ return to school this past week we now feel that we are solidly into 2017. We are certainly hoping and believing for a better year than last year but we can see a golden thread through all the events of 2016. Although we really can’t write about or expand on each one of […]
What are your heart echoes? By that I mean, what are the things that have been spoken to you or about you that echo around in your heart and mind. A lot of times they are negative comments that ricochet around in our hearts and memories that dent our identity over and over, continuously shaping […]
We’re expecting…Great things! Over the past several weeks we’ve been quietly building a new thing that we have officially titled Love Ministries. This ministry is something we feel God has been laying the groundwork for nearly all our lives. We’re not being dramatic in saying it that way. We truly see this new experience in […]
I (Tami) have been thinking lately how marriage is like a job. I know some of you will quickly disagree. Others of you will whence at my analogy. I realize it doesn’t seem like a very romantic thing to say. We’re more comfortable with phrases like, marriage is like a garden and love is a […]
Todd and I found out we were pregnant and expecting our 12th child on November 16th 2015. We were excited that the Lord had blessed us once again! Sadly, the pregnancy ended in miscarriage. In total, we have now had 14 pregnancies with three ending in miscarriage. I have now experienced three different types of […]
Little One Loved. Wanted. We had a place for you in our home. Our hearts had already included you from the moment we discovered you were here. Love has a way of expanding in an instant. We thanked God for you. We prayed for you and blessed you. So why did the knitting together cease […]
NUMBERS – by Jaylin Noel Hair All our lives we are labeled as a number. On the day we are 1 day old. To the day we turn 1 year old. As we grow older with a little more freedom we are still consumed by a number. A number on a test. The numbers that […]
Why does the Christmas season have to be so stressful? It seems like every year I (Tami) tell myself, “Stop stressing out over it and just start enjoying Christmas more.” I really do love the Christmas season. I love it so much that I begin playing Christmas music on Halloween night and I almost cry […]