"Are they all yours"?

If your a mom with 3 or4 or more children then your sure to have heard this comment, and probably more times than you care for!!lol!
I have been asked this so many times!
The last time was just a few weeks ago.
I was in the produce section of our local grocery store, and an older man came in.
Upon seeing my children, he began to count, "1,2,3,4,", and then he asked, "are they all yours'?
I replied "yes".
Then Samuel pipes up and said, "we have 5 kids."
So I add, "yes, the oldest is at home with Daddy."
Then he asks, " how do you provide for them all?"
I said, "Oh my husband provides for us, my husband and the Good Lord."
Then he glances at me again and says, "You got one in the oven too?"
I reply smiling (though atlitte shocked that he could already notice at 7 or 8 weeks), "yes we do!"
At that he saids, "What if they all want to go to collage?"
I just shrug, and by that time he is moving on, so i also went on with my shopping.


In the fall i will be a mother of 6. I still do not consider that a big family nor a lot of kids!
I am the youngest of 9 kids, so i consider a big family to be at least 9 or more. I would call a large family if they have 12 or more children.

But with most people use to the modern day families of only 2 to 3 kids, they think any over that is A LOT! Though i do think big families are having a come back. And i think it is wonderful!
I love seeing big families! I think it is so precious!

In Him,
Mae