Dec
31
2011

The Biological Countdown

shoes

I can’t shout it louder from the mountain top how great it is to have children, …even 16 children. Yes, I really believe that.

Dec
29
2011

Let Your Blogging Light Shine

Blogging

As a blogger, you’ll be sharing your perspectives, but this is NOT the same as picking a fight. When living in community, we should all be able to “take some, leave some.” Your blogging is your sharing – giving some of yourself to others – not your judgment on them.

Dec
28
2011

Global Problems Concerning Fertility

Missing teeth

We don’t understand why so many people resist the calling of parenting. Why are millions of people opting out of it? Why is the childless life attractive? Our jaws drop at such ideas.

Dec
27
2011

How Jesus Viewed Children

wall-jesus

Before we get on a high horse and condemn Christians for thinking like the disciples, let’s get down to earth. We all tend to resemble the disciples at times. Doesn’t every parent? We get short with the children, testy, annoyed. That’s not how Jesus viewed children.

Dec
26
2011

Were Children Blessings to Jesus?

Children Ornament

You know where we’re coming from. We love children. They’re blessings. Always. We’re often misunderstood. Some of the misunderstandings are commonplace and understandable, others outrageous. We got a doozy not too long ago.

Dec
24
2011

Tradition of Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas

Our Christmas Eve is spent preparing for the celebrative birth of Jesus. There is commotion going on all day. Here is a list of things we do. What about you?

Dec
23
2011

Children: Own or Lease?

Lucy and Daddy

Regardless of how parents feel about their parental freedom, current law and practice in the US (and many developed countries) reveals that the government saves ultimate authority over the child for itself. There is a third option, however, and one that transcends either of these choices.

Dec
22
2011

Is God Calling Us?

Following God's Footsteps

Yesterday, we listed four common doubts most couples experience when considering another child, but we purposely left out one. It’s actually the most important of the list of five. Not sure if you tried to guess, but some of you did.