Anyone else leave their childbearing up to God?

[erin_c_odonnell]

Originally Posted by christina2babyboys PICS!!

Awwww! how absolutely adorable!

[christina2babyboys]

Thanks everyone!!

[MrsAsh]

Originally Posted by christina2babyboys Had my baby 12/17/2012!! John Matthew is completely healthy! His kidneys look great! Praise be to God!!

Halilullah!! Congratulations!!! He is adorable!

[christina2babyboys]

John Matthew

[christina2babyboys]

Thank you!!

Originally Posted by MrsAsh Halilullah!! Congratulations!!! He is adorable!

[christina2babyboys]

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

[sweetgrace]

Does anybody have some good Christian resources about this subject especially for men? My husband is having an enternal struggle within himself right now and I thought maybe if he read or listened to some testamonies he might find peace. Also maybe some key scriptures to turn to? I really love that he is praying about this and is talking with me. This is HUGE for him/us! I have to admit I have my doubts as well sometimes. I too keep wondering if our family is complete right now and how we can do so many more things with only two children. I think a biggie for us is we are really outdoorsy and are concerned that any more kids will stop our outdoor hobbies. I don't know anyone with more than 3 children let alone large families that are into the outdoors. Please continue to pray for us

[christina2babyboys]

((HUGS)) Praying!

[erin_c_odonnell]

Originally Posted by sweetgrace Does anybody have some good Christian resources about this subject especially for men? My husband is having an enternal struggle within himself right now and I thought maybe if he read or listened to some testamonies he might find peace. Also maybe some key scriptures to turn to? I really love that he is praying about this and is talking with me. This is HUGE for him/us! I have to admit I have my doubts as well sometimes. I too keep wondering if our family is complete right now and how we can do so many more things with only two children. I think a biggie for us is we are really outdoorsy and are concerned that any more kids will stop our outdoor hobbies. I don't know anyone with more than 3 children let alone large families that are into the outdoors. Please continue to pray for us

I'm curious to see other's respond but I do want to recommend a book (sorry if that sounds cliche) but honestly I really LOVE this book. It's by Voddie Baucham called "Family Driven Faith". So far from what I've read and heard of Voddie is exactly how I feel about the children topic. I've not seen one thing I disagree with him. The book addresses much more as well....

As for outdoorsey and large families- I dont think I know ANY large families that DONT like outdoors. We have 5 kids who are all "little" and LOVE camping and do so at least 4 times a year and more when we have time. We love nature trails and hiking and waterfalls and mountains etc. One of my favorite bloggers has 15 kids and they are very outdoorsey. All my friends that have 5+ kids are campers, RVers, bikers, etc. So yeah- you can have lots of kids and be outdoorsey.

[lecialefty]

I would love if anybody could share a story about a baby after ppd - I am doing well now, still working on it, but we are not exactly on the same page about the next baby yet. We're communicating and trying to work it out but not quite there. If anybody has some insight I'd love to hear it. (pm is fine)