I Understand

My daughter Ashley has five, count them, FIVE BOYS! They are all eight and under.

She was recently telling me how tired she always seems to be. Bless her. I listened and tried to encourage her. I remember so well feeling how she feels and I told her so. It doesn’t take away her fatigue but hopefully it does make her feel understood. She knows it will end someday. Today that seems like an eternity away with a 2-year-old and a 1-year-old who have been sick a lot lately and are constantly hanging on her like ornaments on a Christmas tree.

But it does end. They do grow up and leave … and then she’ll be calling to ask me how to deal with a quiet house!

Barbara Rainey is the Co-Founder of FamilyLife, the Founder of Ever Thine Home, mother of six and a grandmother to over 20 – she is also a mentor and friend to countless women in the United States and abroad. She is a gifted communicator – and artist – who has created, and continues to create, resources that help parents and children connect and impress on their hearts the truth of God’s word.

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Sallie says:

August 13, 2008 at 5:56 am

I have four children, three of them boys 🙂 I often say its a special person to have all the same sex of a child. I can't imagine it…lol!
Everyone went swimming with dad yesterday while I stayed home to prepare dinner. It was TOO quiet!! I got jittery just waiting for everyone to get home. I don't think I'll like an empty nest very much!
God bless,
Sallie

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