More Kids Easier???
So often people say things to me such as “You must have a lot of patience with all those kids”, or “How do you do it with all those kids?”, or even “I would go insane with that many kids!”.
What people who only have two or three kids don’t realize, is that it gets easier when you have more. Once you have four kids, more is not harder, but easier.
It happens as the oldest kids get older. When I had my fifth baby, my other four were 3, 6, 8, and 10. The oldest ones were well able, and eager to help.
I remember the most they fought over was “it’s my turn to hold the baby, you held him first last time!”
Now, my kids are almost 5,7,10,13,16,19,and 21. They are really good friends with each other (most of the time). As I am writing this post, I am listening to Rachel (13) read a book to Andy (4). How wonderful to see them love each other.
I know I am blessed, and my prayer for them, among other things, is that they will always be close to each other. They will always have each other, and I want them to rely on and enjoy their relationship as siblings.
God put us all together in a family because He wanted us together. What a blessing to see Him at work in them. Sharing time together, reading together, playing, and doing chores. All things a faimly does together.
Time goes by so fast, and kids grow up and move on.
I want to remember all the sounds of my happy family- even when they don’t sound so happy (not as often as the happy sounds, Thank God!).
For something fun to do with the whole family, check this out:
Marcie, “Discussing Autism” blogger, has a great post about making playdough. What a wonderful family activity.
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