Ebeth's 4 and no more

Tonight was a milestone for my little ( ok big family:). Every night we read from "The Book" children's bible. It is basically the Bible in its entirety with each chapter reworded into story style. During the school year #1 and #2 attend a Bible group called Good News Club. This club requires them to read a page in a workbook and answer a question. Most nights we add to the events by saying out High and Low for the day. Sometimes we do that at dinner and sometimes we forget altogether. Tonight was the best of all. As we finished reading our page and chapter I decided to add family prayer time. We talked about who we should pray for and #1 said a boy who is in the hospital and another girl who hasn't been at school. #2 wants to pray for her friend Kayla who is going on vacation, and #3 wants to pray for his new friend Eli from school. #1 has accepted the Holy Spirit over the Summer so I was explaining to everyone that while someone prays you can speak in tongues quie...

This evening I had the realization that truly being a parent of many children changes your children too. I always think about those 1st-time parents out there who are stunned by the selflessness required to be a parent. The first is most definitely the toughest. Beyond that 2 stirs things up, requires a little bit more but just duplicates the work you are already doing. Making a meal for 3 or 4 is not really different the leftovers are just less. Then the 3rd child puts things back out of whack as you never have 3 of anything. You don't have 3 hands, 3 eyes, and three ears in which to care for or keep track of the children. The old saying 3's a crowd has stuck for a reason. Now I am at the 4t h . She is nearly potty trained at 18 mos and can do a great deal more than any of her siblings did at this age. Some of this is due to her own character and intelligence but the real majority is because of her environment. She keenly observes and follows every example set before her. ...