This week the 4 Moms of 35+ Kids are discussing how we knew we could handle a large family.
The honest truth is that there are times I still don’t know if I can handle a large family. I am not naturally patient or organized or energetic. I like to have time to myself, and I don’t like to be interrupted.I am selfish and grumpy and sinful.
None of those this is conducive to mothering a large family.
But through a series of events and conversations and readings, I came to realize a few years ago that I can actually grow in patience and develop organizational skills and outgrow my selfishness. And I came to see children as a blessing from the Lord, just like the Bible says they are.
I also saw through reading the scriptures that God uses weak, imperfect people to accomplish His purposes, and that He provides the means and the strength to carry those purposes out. (See Moses, David, Jonah, Joshua, Peter, etc.)
God tells us many times in scriptures that He will guide us, care for us, protect us, give us strength, if we trust in Him.
I’ve got the weak and imperfect nailed down, so once I put my faith into action, and I must do this daily, then I know I can handle a large family.
Don’t forget to read about how the rest of the 4 Moms of 35+ Kids know they can handle a large family.
Other posts in this series
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- The 4 Moms Head to Church With 35 Kids
- 4 Moms Answer Reader Questions
- 4 Moms Teach History
- 4 Moms Eat Inexpensively While Traveling
- How To Keep Kids Still and Quiet During Worship
- 4 Moms Answer Reader Questions
- 4 Moms Reveal Where Babies Come From
- Summertime Company Meals
- How to Lose Baby Weight
- Large Family Moms Answer Your Questions
- 4 Moms Choose a Church
- Favorite Naptime or Bedtime Read Aloud Books
- Homeschooling a Child With Learning Differences
- 4 Moms Picnic Linky
- 4 Moms Announce a Book Club!
- Teaching Children Diligence
- 4 Moms Discuss Lunch Menus {Linky}
- 4 Moms Interview Kim Brenneman, Author of Large Family Logistics
- 4 Moms Discuss "Large Family Logistics"
- 4 Moms Discuss Managing the Week ~ Large Family Logistics
- 4 Moms Review Chapters 28 - 47 in Large Family Logistics
- 4 Moms Finish Reviewing "Large Family Logistics"
- The 4 Moms Keep Our Patience in the Midst of Chaos
- 4 Moms Pack a Lunch
- 4 Moms Discuss Memorizing {and 2 GIVEAWAYS}
- Keeping Up With Housework in the Midst of Homeschooling
- 4 Moms Tackle Large Projects
- 4 Moms Q & A
- Food Storage For Large Families
- Best Vehicle For a Large Family
- 4 Moms Celebrate Thanksgiving
- Preparing Children to Deal With Differing Beliefs
- Favorite Holiday Recipe {Linky}
- 4 Moms of 35 Kids Go Christmas Shopping
- 4 Moms of 35 Kids Answer Reader Questions
- How Do You Organize ALL Those Clothes?
- 4 Moms Q&A
- Encouragement For Homeschoolers
- 4 Moms Share Favorite Desserts
- 4 Moms of 35+ Kids Answer Your Questions
- 4 Moms Discuss Storing Keepsakes
- Ebook SALE! {Goes Live at 11:00a.m. CST}
- 4 Moms Answer Questions From Readers
- 4 Moms Make Time to Manage the Budget
- 4 Moms Manage Blogging Time
- What Do Large Families Do About Tithing, Saving for College, and Saving for Retirement?
- 4 Moms Q&A Time
- Large Family Moms Homeschool Through Chronic Illness and Pregnancy
- Large Family Moms Serve Leftovers
- Favorite Frugal Tips of Large Family Moms
- How Do Large Family Moms Manage Everything? {4 Moms Q&A}
- Homeschooling Through Bad Attitudes
- Teaching Children to Cook
- How Did Large Family Moms Know They Could Handle a Large Family?
- How Do Large Family Moms Keep Their Energy Up?
- Favorite Freezer Meals
- 4 Moms of 35+ Kids Discuss Dating and Courtship
- How Do You Manage the Home While Nursing a Baby?
- How to Begin Homeschooling With a 5 Year Old
- How Do Large Families Handle Older Children Disciplining the Younger Children?
- 4 Moms of 35+ Kids Answer Reader Questions
- What To Do About Tattling
- Favorite Fruit Recipes {LINKY}
- 4 Moms Discuss First Weeks With a New Baby
- 4 Moms Answer Questions About Sharing, Boys, College, and MORE!
- 4 Moms Handle Different Standards Between Husband and Wife
- Kids and Electronics - What Age and How Much is Too Much? {4 Moms}
- 4 Moms Discuss Food Preservation
- 4 Moms Discuss Laundry, Labor, and Clothes Management
- Large Families Keep Up With Technology
- Giving Food as Gifts
- 4 Moms Answer Questions About Christmas
- Quick and Easy Christmas Crafts
- Quick and Easy Holiday Recipes
- 4 Moms of 35+ Kids Answer Questions on Preschool, Homeschooling with a Newborn, and More
- On Encouraging Self Sufficiency in Children
- 4 Moms of 35+ Kids Answer Questions
- 4 Moms Answer Reader Questions
- 4 Moms Talk Buddy System, Dinner Recipes, Hand-Me-Downs, and Sharing
- 4 Moms Q&A - Birthdays, Switching Seasonal Clothes, and Grieving a Stillborn Baby
- 4 Moms Discuss Difficult News Stories, Naptime, and Sleeping Through the Night
- 4 Moms Answer Questions About Personal Space, 15 Passenger Vans, and Dawdling
- 4 Moms of 35+ Kids Answer Questions About Seating Arrangements, Snacks, and Books
- 4 Moms Answer Questions About Sharing, Church, and Extreme Honesty
- 4 Moms on Bedtime, Home Construction, Forced Association, and Favorite Read-Alouds
- Frequently Asked Questions
- 4 Moms Answer Questions About Road Trips, Bedtimes, and Cool Meals
- 4 Moms of 35+ Kids Discuss Tattling
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I love your honest answers here. I get tired at times of people asking me how on earth I have a large family. It is just as you say but I have never been able to put it into such clear words! Thanks!!
So true! My mom certainly didn’t know that she could handle 16 kids until she had all 16 of us and she handled it. I think that’s how all moms of large families are. Just take that first step in faith and know that God will support your every need and you will be ready for however many children He sends you.
I love how you put it, “There are times I still don’t know if I can handle a large family.” I feel the same way, too, and we only have four children. Sometimes, I look around and wonder how I do it, how I mother all four of them. Thank you for your honesty from someone else who likes to have time to herself with no interruptions.
We just take it day by day. I never set out to have 6 children. Thru the struggles of infertiliy and miscarriages. I was and am blessed to be my boys mother. We take it day by day and wu itch faith in god.
New visitor! and follower! Mom of six-
and I was hoping your answer would be “I still don’t know if I DO know how to handle a large family!”
That’s my answer, but living it a day at a time, loving it, hating it, and covered in the grace of God!
Emily
http://www.weakandloved.com
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