March 3, 2005 7:34 AM
Guerrilla Parenting #2
Just as not everyone is called to the mission field, or called to homeschool, or called to adopt, I would never argue that every couple should submit their family size to God. It takes a lot of faith. On the other hand, just because you've submitted your family size to God, it doesn't mean you'll have a dozen children!
But for those who are being nudged in the direction of Guerrilla Parenting -- submitting the number of arrows in their quiver to God -- here is more reading:
Ten Good Reasons to Have Another Child -- simply beautiful. Thank you, Steven Mosher
MOMYS (mothers of many young siblings)
Vasectomy reversal information (I know several couples who have had vasectomy reversals and gone on to have several more children. One had four children and is expecting number seven!)
You know You're a Big Family When - thanks, Rebecca Prewett.
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Comments
Barbara, You probably answered my question here (that I left on your last post). Sorry - I should've read everything before I posted. :)
Amy
Posted by: Amy | March 4, 2005 5:00 PM
You're so right about trusting the Lord with your family size and then not getting a huge family. My bil and sil trusted God from "I do" and were pregnant a year later. Yet here they are now ten years later with one eight year old. Doesn't appear that any more are coming, just the one cute little guy. They've had a lot of peace the entire time, just not those around them "gee, what's happening? should we pray for you?" and their patient answers that God has the whole thing planned out.
Posted by: Marykay | March 8, 2005 7:10 AM
Thanks so much for sharing on this issue. I think large families are wonderful, and I come from one (oldest of 4), however my husband and I have only been blessed with one little guy (now 2) in almost 10 years of marriage. I always thought I'd at least have 3, but I know God has our best intrests at heart and if all we have is one it will be OK. There was a point in time when it was looking like we wouldn't even get to have one, so I'm very thankful for our one blessing. Thanks for the links too - it's great to read the different thoughts.
Posted by: Tracy | March 10, 2005 4:17 PM
On letting God choose your family size, it goes both ways. We've been pregnant six times and lost four of those babies. So it seems that sometimes allowing God to choose your family size means accepting God has a small family for you. I'd love to have more kids and hopefully God will open the door for more, either through adoption or naturally, but for now, He seems to be saying "two is enough."
Posted by: Elaine | August 30, 2006 8:55 PM
We too have trusted God to determine our family size, and have only 2 after 12 1/2 years of, ages 11 and 6. We long for more, only God can do that for us. I do have a hankering to walk up to women who have 5+ kids and let them know we're quiver-full minded, even if our quiver is a little smaller than theirs right now.
Posted by: Lisa | August 31, 2006 4:01 PM
I love these articles! My husband and I have slowly come around to the full quiver line of thinking, after years of birth control between our 1st and 2nd, and 3rd. We have had a child every year since 2000, and are expecting number 6 any day now. It is so good to get encouragement; we really do seem at odds with society.
I so regret all the years I took my fertility for granted, and all the lives I cut off by using birth control. I really do count every child as a gift from God, despite how tired I get of being pregnant.
Thank you for sharing your archives!
Posted by: Angie | September 2, 2006 10:52 AM
