Sane Woman's Guide to Raising a Large Family

Yes, I may not have a "large family" but I wanted to read this book anyways! Partly because I run my home as if I had a large family, and partly because you never know what the Lord may have in store .
So after seeing it recommended on a blog (I have no clue which one now, I keep a running list of books recommended on blogs, I’m such a blog addict it’s kind of pathetic) I put it on my library queue and it came in this week.

I REALLY liked it. It was just little bits of info about pretty much all areas of life, and almost ALL of it is what I already do anyways (maybe why I liked it so much).There were a few small things I wouldn’t do but it was filled with great tips! A lot about just keeping it simple.In fact is some ways I am even more extreme than her, we do NO sports or outside activities even with only 3, and I expect more chore wise out of my children.
One of the reminders  hit so close to home for me.
"Sometimes when my husband goes bodyguard on me, it rases my hackles. I see his protection as an insult to my intelligence. Does he really think I am helpless? I forget that God has given my man those protective insticts."
and this quote is relevent whether you have 2 children or 20!

" As the mother of almost 12, I can say with all certainty that the most amazing part of having a large family is the fact that it drives you to your knees before the Father so often. There is no self delusion that you can somehow ‘be enough" for your children…that you can meet all their needs…. because it is appareent 24/7 that you can’t. Becoming a parent exposes flaws I might never see otherwise. Each child reflects just how well I am doing. It can be cripplingly humbling sometimes, but it keeps me dependant upon His grace, and His grace alone.
I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me always, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Jeremiah 32:39

Currently reading: Sane Women’s Guide to Raising a Large Family, A By Mary Ostyn