Deeper Story: Why having (many) children is a radical act of hope

Posted on February 17, 2011 by elizabeth

Today I’m sharing the story of my big family and why it’s important to make choices about family size from a place of hope and trust–and not from a place of fear. Go read Deeper Story and be not afraid! :)

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  • Katarina

    Love your perspective in this post. It’s very encouraging. I’d love to hear how you and your husband met. Perhaps you want to keep that personal, which I completely understand. It’s just that being a single woman, I love hearing other people’s love stories….it brings me hope :-)

  • Cindy

    What a great reminder to not fear–something I fall into much too easily. I love your perspective here.

  • hope t.

    I think you may have mentioned before that the amazement at large families is a California thing. I just wonder because I have never had anyone ask me why I have five kids. It would be pretty disconcerting to live in that kind of atmosphere. I would be tempted to go out less frequently to avoid comments….oh wait, I don’t go out now… because I have FIVE kids :)

    • http://www.elizabethesther.com elizabeth

      Yeah, definitely has to do with being in Orange County where it’s rare to see a family larger than 3 kids. Maybe I need to move to a small town? Nah, I don’t mind sticking out like a sore thumb! Keeps me on my toes! :)

  • Katy-Anne

    I get it all the time, and I’m only on my 4th. I’m amazed that people find it weird.

  • Joanie

    Yeah, Baby!

  • http://www.imperfectpeople.net Katie @ Imperfect People

    I love deeper story! looking forward to reading your article!

  • http://fairworthy.blogspot.com/ Micki

    I found your article via the Jeub family. I want to thank you for such a lovely and inspiring article. You have put down in words the very things I have been thinking a lot about and wishing I could put into words myself when others make comments to me. Like you, I realized it was the comments from other Christians that bothered me the most. I cannot tell you the grief we have suffered from others (even family!) when they discovered we were having our fifth. It has been hard to witness family members tell others (in front of us!) that we were done having children (after we only had four!) because they felt like we had enough (too bad for them they didn’t know we were already expecting!). I realized just the other day that I need to make sure that no matter how tired I am when I hear these comments, I need to make sure the people who say them know that I am so glad that I have been blessed so abundantly. Although I need to make sure I’m being kind and respectful, I want them to realize that they are missing something when they make those comments to me! Thanks again.

  • Karen W

    Wow! You have done a tremendous job of stating something so many people simply to not understand, the joys of having many children and the amazing gift we have in sharing with God is the creation of His people. It is truly awe-inspiring. Thank you for sharing this!