Angels from on High

 Abigail was definitely smiling from about 2 weeks old!

An Angel is living in my house. She loves unconditionally, no matter how I may look, no matter whats going on around us, when she looks in my eyes and lights up with her wobbly lopsided smile I am everything in her little world, I am her mother. I can't get over the miracle that is these little ones. What a privilege and blessing they are, how they encourage and push me to continually try to be better.  I see so many beautiful lessons that come from a 'well ordered large family' and I thank Heavenly Father for each of these little people in my life and pray that there will be more that we may welcome into our home to love and learn from.

. "I think in some ways it is easier to raise a large family. It depends upon what you want to accomplish. If you want to provide material benefits, obviously the fewer children you have, the more you can provide for each one. But if you are trying to teach unselfishness, responsibility, cooperation, regard for one another--these things can happen in a well-ordered family only if there are sufficient persons there in the first place."
                                                                       Elder Boyd K. Packer

I love and accept my God given right to teach, lead and enjoy my children. And so homeschooling is such an integral part of who and what my family is. We live and learn and work for and with each other. We support each other and share our time together, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; They will not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. Ps 127:3-5