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A Bundle of Myrrh

"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13

Links for Life

June 17th, 2015 by Aubri

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Spreading the message that “all Life is good,” one Link at a time.

Did You Mean to Have All These Kids?  “So I suggest we stop saying these things to the woman whose arms are full of children for the sake of the woman whose arms are not. Because the answer to “Don’t you know what causes that?” is not a what, but a Who. I don’t know why God gave me children effortlessly and withholds them from others who would make fantastic parents. But I know this: fertility is not a curse, it is a gift. It is a scandalous miracle.”

I Don’t Know How I Do It Either  “And I think that is one of the hardest things about raising a larger family.  It isn’t the cost.  It isn’t the chaos.  It isn’t the questions from everyone else.  It is the culture shock of the new language.”

A Special Life “Enjoy your special life.  You’re very lucky.”

Theodore Roosevelt: On American Motherhood “The woman’s task is not easy—no task worth doing is easy—but in doing it, and when she has done it, there shall come to her the highest and holiest joy known to mankind; and having done it, she shall have the reward prophesied in Scripture; for her husband and her children, yes, and all people who realize that her work lies at the foundation of all national happiness and greatness, shall rise up and call her blessed.”

What I Would Like To Say When People Make Me Feel Like a Freak for Having Children “Why is it strange to you that I have not done something to stop the natural process of reproduction? Why is the burden of proof on me, the one whose body is functioning as it was intended to do? Why is it strange for humans to have babies when the rest of Creation constantly demonstrates the natural and important cycle of life? Why would God make women to naturally bear children for a season of life but then expect us all to chide the ones who actually do? What kind of “wisdom” defies the healthy human body and circumvents its normal function?”

Keeping It Real

June 12th, 2015 by Aubri

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There are days when I look around and tell Phil,

“Our life is ridiculous.”

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The house has been mess bombed. The kids are in the back yard, which has also been mess bombed – one is naked the others are screaming at each other. The baby is in the play house banging her head on the wall.

You just can’t seem to get anything done.

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And then the back door falls off.

Its just so ridiculous you have to take pictures.

Laugh or cry. Or both in my case.

Old Babies Watching New Babies

June 11th, 2015 by Aubri

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“The joy of teaching a baby to walk and talk is an indescribable one, enhanced only when there are older children to share that joy with. If there is a anything more inspiring than watching a new baby sleeping in his crib, it is watching an “old baby” watching the new baby sleeping in his crib. A two-year-old standing on tiptoe, peeking into the crib; a four year old on hands and knees, laughingly trying to teach the baby to crawl; a six year old sitting beside the baby’s bed, thoughtfully considering the intricacies of a tiny baby’s ear; an eight year old trying to teach his baby brother how to hold a football; a ten year old tenderly placing her favorite doll in baby sister’s bassinet; a twelve year old awkwardly and surreptitiously lifting baby sister from her crib or a quick by loving hug….these are the things that make motherhood wonderful.” Teresa Bloomingdale

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Did God Really Say Children Are A Blessing?

June 10th, 2015 by Aubri

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A couple weeks ago I received a rather rude and unwelcomed (to put it nicely) note in the mail from an unnamed person with an odd message and a number for a help hotline. I can’t be certain what it meant but it came across as someone who is distressed about my life and perhaps how many children Phil and I have.

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It reminded me of the following quote:

“Christian mothers carry their children in hostile territory. When you are in public with them, you are standing with, and defending, the objects of cultural dislike. You are publicly testifying that you value what God values, and that you refuse to value what the world values. You stand with the defenseless and in front of the needy. You represent everything that our culture hates, because you represent laying down your life for another—”source

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