If you've just found our family blog due to the DailyMail UK post, then I'm so glad to have you here! Welcome! Wish we could sit down for a spell-- I'd love to have a nice cup of coffee with you! Yes, it's true. I have 16 kids. And sure. Maybe I am a little … [Read more...]
The Best Lesson from the #Olympics
Our family is just a little bit athletic. Crazy competitive. So when little baby Vaughn does an Olympic judicial salute after finishing his pb&j, or stands on the back of the couch in a perfect figure skating finishing pose, you can bet we've been watching … [Read more...]
What will YOU do?
I've been so heartbroken for the parents of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas who have lost a child. The photos of the victims, the grieving parents, the teens traumatized by the shooting. To think that 34 parents have to bury their child. Siblings left to wander through life … [Read more...]
On Becoming #GoldStarStrong
Parenting isn't easy. I don't care if you have one kid or twenty...It really only takes one child to humble a person and make them need a Savior and an inspiration. Obviously, parenting 16 children has it's own unique challenges. There have been times over the last … [Read more...]
Look What YOU Did for Houston! (PHOTOS)
As Hurricane Harvey was closing in on my hometown of New Caney, Texas, I nervously kept watch on the news and in my social media newsfeed. As what would become the single largest rainfall in US history descended upon my town with clay and sand soils surrounded by … [Read more...]
Holding On For Dear Life
Kemper's been working hard this summer to get her foot hold in the triathlon world. She's been training with a team on the west coast of Florida, traveling with an incredible family across the country to different races, and doing very well on her … [Read more...]
Happy Double Digits Shep!
Shepherd hit double digits yesterday...and I can hardly believe it has been a decade since he came into our lives. Handsome, HUGE (off the charts size-wise), and incredibly intelligent...he is a blessing in every way. A few weeks before he was born, the adoption … [Read more...]
Just Get Your Butt To Church
I get it. Life can be crazy. There's work. School. Sports. A day off for goodness sake. There are a million things competing for our time. And then there's the sucker punches of life. The things that happen and our heart, our hopes or dreams, our … [Read more...]
Brute Strength vs Inner Strength
"I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in." Ephesians 3 *me...attempting a workout on my own. Since this photo I … [Read more...]
Austin and Perry Angelversary
I remember the storm so clearly. We were on our way home from a day of running errands and the sky had turned an eerie green as wind whipped the trees violently and rain pelted our van angrily. Debris flying through the air and thunder clapping overhead, we ran into the … [Read more...]
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