My husband comes from an extended family of well over two thousand people. Yes, right now the count is at about almost two thousand five hundred people give or take a few! There is going to be a family reunion and so there has been a book compiled that we just got a few days ago. Many families have contributed pictures and we live in a relatively small town. It was astounding to see pictures of people we know but had no idea we were related to! It all started with two people who got married in 1920 and had twelve children together. Each of their children had from six to eleven children each. From one of their children came eight hundred and seven descendants alone.
I did not know the exact number of children that I wanted to have when I started this journey and at my age now I wish I could have had more. The work load is more than I can manage. The stress is more than I can manage but the blessing is also just beyond measure. Children are everything good the Bible says they are. They are such a blessing and heritage. In starting out my parenting journey I never really internalized how big my family could grow to. When my oldest got married I realized that one day I may have twelve children if each of them get married and that if they each have children just how big my family might get. To me this means so much. My family means so much to me and there is such a weight in wanting them to know the love of God and also the security and beauty attachment brings. I am locked in to serving and loving them all my days. I adore this life even in my failings and frailty. It is such a gift. Who knows how many descendants my husband and I will have and how they will struggle and persevere and also how they will be victorious. Prayer is powerful and love is powerful. I want to hold that close.
Tansy
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