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Tag: family size

2 Days Postpartum: Will We Have More Children?

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Jess Connell

Two days after having my precious new son, I shared a picture on Facebook with the following comments: I love the sleepy quiet snuggled-in days after a baby arrives, in general… and I love this quiet day, in particular.  Seeing my babies love on my babies… and getting to see them embrace (not just philosophically…

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So You Want to Have a Large Family?

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Jess Connell

So you want to have a large family? Or you’re on the fence and thinking about having more kids? Maybe your husband wants more, and you’re not sure? Or vice-versa? Before we got married, we both wanted a “lot of kids.” But back then we would have said that number was something like 3-5 kids. NOW?…

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Q&A: Family Size & Living Out Challenging Personal Convictions?

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Jess Connell

Q: When I look into the future and imagine our vision for our family, I still feel at peace having as many children as God wills until we prayerfully feel that season of childbearing is over. But in the midst of it, this task seems too hard. I find myself searching for biblical motivations, but…

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Convictions & Choices, part 2: What to Do When We Hold Opposite Perspectives?

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Jess Connell

In this series about convictions, we’ve talked about: Not doing something to prove people wrong, and Not doing something because other people do it. And in that last article, we left off at that pesky place where we come to a different conviction than someone else in the Body of Christ. So what do we…

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