The moment that, for both of us, changed the desire for a large family into a conviction that we should allow God to plan our family size happened before we were married. We had a godly pastor and...

Well, to be honest one child was the result of a failure to communicate on birth control choices. Am I allowed to write that? No really, we always knew we would have a large family, at least 4 children.

I was raised with only one sibling, and I always felt like someone was missing. I had decided before I met my husband that I wanted a large family of biological and adopted children.

My husband and I grew up in the same small town. We were both raised with memories of bare feet in garden dirt, bream fishing in a pasture’s pond and hot, humid summers that included mosquitoes...

Funny story...I did not want kids in high school. My husband is from a family of 15 and he wanted 8 kids. We never really decided to have a large family. My grandfather was one of 23 kids and my...

When people wonder at the size of our family, I always say, "If you met my husband and kids, you'd know why I have such a big family." It's just that we all work together very well...

There has not been a moment since I was a very young girl that I didn't desire children. When my oldest son Chris was born that just confirmed that God intended for me to do this for years to come.

Both of us are from larger families, and both of us are the babies. We both grew up with lots of nieces and nephews around and have both always loved children. Before we were married we always talked...