Family, Children, Love, Jesus
My Grandma Freda was a wonderful cook. She put me to work in the kitchen a lot. I loved to visit her because it meant there was always something bubbling away on her stove. Now that I look back on it, I can see that she loved serving her family more than I loved eating her delicious food.
We spend roughly $800 per month on groceries. We don’t go on extravagant shopping sprees every week. This surprises most people, even other large families who spend twice as much with half as many children. The question they ask is, “What on earth are you eating?” A better question may be, “What on earth aren’t you eating?”
Complex recipes usually require running off to the store to spend more time, energy and money than I (nor you) would like to spend. I try hard to make each recipe as frugal and simple as possible, blessing your family with great meals.
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.
We have quite the tradition concerning Christmas letters. First, we tape them all over our entryway. The montage of family pictures and Christmas letters is quite impressive. Second, we start reading every single letter following the holidays, a couple every morning over breakfast. The kids love to hear about friends and other families, and we take the time to pray for each family we read about.
“Wendy, I am struggling right now with my oldest daughter. It is heart breaking for me and I am struggling with being angry. When my daughter IS sweet, I don’t even want to be lovely with her because I am so worn out, hurt and offended by her [earlier behavior]. I know that is not right, but I am struggling to get through it…”
I’ve often had this eery suspicion: Perhaps having children is healthier than avoiding them. That’s been the case for me and most large family moms I know. A recent study validates my hunch over the popular assumptions.
I’ve got some tips for busy moms, tips that help stretch the number of minutes in a day. We need all the help we can get to help our day run more smoothly. Here are some of my favorites.
