{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!
So funny! Bless your heart!
I have used your calendars for the past two years. Between grandbabies, subbing, and various dr. appointments my life would be crazy without the calendar on the fridge. I was so glad to see the 2017 calendar already up, but I can’t get it to print. I would appreciate any help you can give me.
Thanks,
Debbie
Hi, Debbie. I just sent you those files directly, in case it was a downloading issue. You might also check to see that your printer is properly plugged in and hasn’t been paused. Those two things trip people up at our house quite routinely. 🙂
I. LOVE. Your. Responses!! I need to memorize some of these, especially your reply above about dining in a 5-star restaurant – what a beautiful analogy. I just found my way here through a friend referencing something you wrote on her blog, and I’m delighted to have found you. 🙂
You have a lovely family. I wanted lots of children, but God only gave me two. We (me and you) are both blessed.
“Planning to leave the planning to God” is like me giving up my free will and holding myself not responsible for my actions.
I’d say that for us, it’s more like dining in a five-star restaurant and telling the world-renowned chef, “We know that anything you prepare will be absolutely amazing, so don’t bother fetching a menu — just send out whatever you think we’d like.” And guess what? This method has worked splendidly, and we could not be any more delighted with the results.
God Bless you and your family. I think you’re all awesome. Keep the faith!
My husband and I have seven wonderful children ranging from 2–6. We’ve have heard every one of the questions you posted. Our response to “How many do you want?” is: “Yeah, we know our family is pretty small. We really are hoping for a big family.” We have a 12 passenger van…I’ll trade it in for a 15 passenger any day!
God bless your family,
LOL…that should say ages 20-6.
Ha! I was wondering what combination of multiples gave rise to seven children in four years. That would have been an amazing feat, Linda! Blessings to you and your beautiful family!
My hubby tried to downsize from a 15-passenger to a 12- after a few of ours left the nest, but I’m happy to report we are back in a 15-passenger now. Even though we don’t use all the seats all the time, it’s good to have extras for toting friends and grandkids.
The last 3 questions & answers are funny! You have a beautiful family, God bless! Your website is informative and helpful, thank you!