At least once each day I am asked, "How do you do it?" Most of the time I just shrug my shoulders and don't really know what to say. "It" is such a general word. It could mean so many things - "have so many children" or "feed so many children" or "wash clothes for so many children" or "school so many children" or "work while you have so many children". I could go on and on, but I'm pretty certain that we have a common denominator to work with here - SO MANY CHILDREN.
To be honest with you, the children are the easy part. As Mother Teresa once said, "How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers." She was johnny-on-the-spot with that one. I love their laughter, their questions, their love for me and their father, their love for God and others. I simply LOVE having so many children to love. So if I answer the question, "How do you have so many children?" from my heart, the answer is "We say 'yes' when God sends children to us." We have a heart for the fatherless, the vulnerable, the poor, the oppressed. And we are incredibly blessed because of it.
As we're preparing to bring home one more Robinson, Dean and I have been reflecting on the other meanings of "it". Okay, I've been reflecting. Dean humors me and listens to all of my reflections while we sit together in the quiet of the early morning folding socks. Feeding, washing, schooling, working....these are things that can be overwhelmingly difficult for a family our size if we do not strategize. The reality of the situation here is that we cannot do it all and have so many children. Our lives look so much different today than they did 10 years ago, or even 3 years ago really. From what we eat to what we do with our time, almost everything has changed. And we are incredibly blessed because of it.
As God shapes us and molds us and equips us to this life He has called us to, He is allowing us to be apart of His incredible work! And that's AMAZING, folks!! If we only did what we thought we could accomplish with what money we have left in our bank account, what time we have left in our our day, and what strength we have left over after living our ordinary lives , we Robinsons would have missed out on SO many blessings!!!
As we reflect and grow, God is showing us how to do it - how to have so many children, how to feed so many children, how to wash clothes for so many children - how to school so many children - how to work with so many children. And we are incredibly blessed because of it.
Now I know, I never really did say "how" we do anything. I will soon. I promise. But right now, I have to go. So many children are wanting my attention, and what a blessing is that?!? So, stay tuned, folks. Up next....how do we feed so many children?
To be honest with you, the children are the easy part. As Mother Teresa once said, "How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers." She was johnny-on-the-spot with that one. I love their laughter, their questions, their love for me and their father, their love for God and others. I simply LOVE having so many children to love. So if I answer the question, "How do you have so many children?" from my heart, the answer is "We say 'yes' when God sends children to us." We have a heart for the fatherless, the vulnerable, the poor, the oppressed. And we are incredibly blessed because of it.
As we're preparing to bring home one more Robinson, Dean and I have been reflecting on the other meanings of "it". Okay, I've been reflecting. Dean humors me and listens to all of my reflections while we sit together in the quiet of the early morning folding socks. Feeding, washing, schooling, working....these are things that can be overwhelmingly difficult for a family our size if we do not strategize. The reality of the situation here is that we cannot do it all and have so many children. Our lives look so much different today than they did 10 years ago, or even 3 years ago really. From what we eat to what we do with our time, almost everything has changed. And we are incredibly blessed because of it.
As God shapes us and molds us and equips us to this life He has called us to, He is allowing us to be apart of His incredible work! And that's AMAZING, folks!! If we only did what we thought we could accomplish with what money we have left in our bank account, what time we have left in our our day, and what strength we have left over after living our ordinary lives , we Robinsons would have missed out on SO many blessings!!!
As we reflect and grow, God is showing us how to do it - how to have so many children, how to feed so many children, how to wash clothes for so many children - how to school so many children - how to work with so many children. And we are incredibly blessed because of it.
Now I know, I never really did say "how" we do anything. I will soon. I promise. But right now, I have to go. So many children are wanting my attention, and what a blessing is that?!? So, stay tuned, folks. Up next....how do we feed so many children?
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