Children - A Heritage

Our Journey

And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. ~ Malachi 2:15
And God blessed them and God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply. ~ Genesis 1:28

Over 18 years ago God wrought a work in our hearts that was to greatly change our lives, probably more than anything else except our salvation itself.

We married young and unsaved and decided we would have 4 children, both of us being the fourth it sounded like a good number, and would be done by the time we were 25; they'd be grown by the time we were 45 and we'd be "free" to do other things. Those first 4 were naturally spaced between 2- 2.5 years, by breastfeeding. We had our four before I was 25.

But God did something else at that time. He saw fit to save my soul, and my husband accepted Christ about a year later. At this time nearly all our friends were getting sterilized. (They called it "fixed", but we all know that when something doesn't work it is broken, not fixed.) The problem we saw was though all considered themselves "faith" people, who trusted God for everything, their reasons for not having any more usually had to do with not being able to "afford" anymore. We saw a bit of an inconsistency there.

We weren't wanting to do anything permanent, our youngest was weaning, and God was giving us a new perspective. The first time I read through Mary Pride's The Way Home I thought some of her ideas were strange. But the Lord began opening my eyes to His Word, and I saw many of those ideas there too. We decided if we were truly "faith" people, we must trust Him for our family size, and the finances to raise them for His glory.

I was soon pregnant with number 5, our first "quiverful" baby. The Lord saw fit to take her home within a few hours after her birth. I never got to hold her alive. Yet will I trust Him. Her funeral and the months following were truly a time of peace that passes all understanding. His grace was great.

We of course wanted another baby again soon, even began looking into adoption. I cried out for a baby in my arms before her first birthday. For the first time we "tried" to get pregnant, plotting temperature, ovulation and all that goes with that. I didn't get pregnant.

I don't remember why, but there was a month that we did nothing, no charting, no paying attention, nothing that should have resulted in pregnancy at the supposed "proper" time. But by God's grace, I was pregnant. We saw very clearly that God truly opens and closes the womb. Our sixth girl was born just 1 week before what would've been her sister's first birthday.

Since then God has seen fit to give us 4 boys and another girl, and also to take another child to himself before its birth.

This seems like such an abrupt ending to this story. Although our youngest is now 4, and it appears that no more are being added through birth to our family, I don't consider our story "finished". We just live each day awaiting to see what God has in store for us.

See also Eve's Treasures and Mykayah's Things articles.

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