Our Most Frequently Asked Questions
A family our size attracts a lot of attention and gets asked a lot of questions. Here are our answers to those we hear most frequently:
Q: (Pointing to the youngest) Is this your last?
A: (Pointing to the youngest) This is our most recent.
Q: How do you manage?
A: By the grace of God, through lots of prayer and teamwork.
Q: What kind of car do you drive?
A: A fifteen passenger van, which probably gets better gas mileage per person than most economy cars!
Q: What does your husband do for a living?
A: He’s an anesthesiologist. (He puts people to sleep for surgery, then wakes them up when it’s over).
Q: Were they all planned?
A: Absolutely! (But not by us. We only planned to leave the planning to God).
Q: Are you Catholic or Mormon?
A: Just passionate Baptists (by upbringing, at least). We currently attend a small, family-integrated Bible church.
Q: How many do you want?
A: As many as God will give us.
Q: Don’t you know what causes that?
A: Amazingly, we do.
Q: Do I need to buy you a TV?
A: No, thanks. We get entertainment enough watching all these kids!
