tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290397317088302284.post6765673864626214593..comments2020-08-01T18:28:31.553-07:00Comments on Life at Our House: 'Be thou the mother of thousands of millions and let thy seed possess the gate...'sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977299569069496870noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290397317088302284.post-39012819450132232132011-02-17T17:38:39.062-08:002011-02-17T17:38:39.062-08:00Hi sweet Sandy!
I so enjoy the expression of God&...Hi sweet Sandy!<br /><br />I so enjoy the expression of God's heart thru your written word. Yesterday, I turned 59. Regretfully, it has taken my husband and I far too long and way too late to realize we should have had more children. So thankful for your obedience to the leading of the Lord.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290397317088302284.post-38832519991381482902011-02-17T04:23:41.462-08:002011-02-17T04:23:41.462-08:00Hey Sandy
As always your blog is powerful and so f...Hey Sandy<br />As always your blog is powerful and so full of truth. I especially love the part about being a warrior before we can train a warrior. I know that in my own life I did not know how to do that at the time I was raising my children. I would have done things so differently. And there is the issue of the fathers not knowing how to. As a grandparent I have so much more knowledge. You and John are doing what we all needed to know how to do. GO, FIGHT, WIN generations back to God!!! I am praying for yallLinda Boltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290397317088302284.post-9039916619697833822011-01-24T00:04:35.248-08:002011-01-24T00:04:35.248-08:00Amazing! Preach it sister! Ha ha!
Really, I am...Amazing! Preach it sister! Ha ha! <br />Really, I am so blessed by this. John Ryan and I have been talking lately about not stopping at our original plan for 5. Our hearts are so invested in raising babies that love God even before they understand who He is. I don't want that to end any time soon. I want ABUNDANT blessing!!! I do feel a conviction in my heart about timing. I have already told God "yes" but I have also told him "not yet". Who am I to decide?! When JR and I first got married we used birth control but the Lord spoke to me about trying to control that area (and many others) of our lives. We let it go and have been trusting since then...that is, until Josiah stopped nursing. Now we "need to be careful". Ummm....what happened to our trust? Ahh! My heart burns for He who created us and I'm so humbled at the thought that he wants to continue to create through John Ryan and I. I say YES again to however many, whenever! Who knows, maybe there will be another little love in my "oven" when you are here. :o)<br /><br />Thanks, love! What a great "tea time" with my friend. I love you much!Meg McNaughtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290397317088302284.post-80165644329344760312011-01-23T17:44:36.154-08:002011-01-23T17:44:36.154-08:00Sandy I remember when God spoke to me about surren...Sandy I remember when God spoke to me about surrendering my life ALL my life. I told God oh no not kids, not me, I am not right for the job...Have you met me God? God kept me awake for days about it. I mean really He would not let my mind rest and so I did not sleep. I finally said ok God I will make you a deal..don't do anything to me until you change my heart. I was terrified but stopped taking birth control pills after 12 years straight. Two years later I was the one at the alter asking God to give me my baby, crying in the bathroom when another month went by. Talk about a change in heart. Now three beautiful, wildly funny kids later I said ok thanks I done right? So were not having anymore. I am both glad (cause its a lot of work!) and heartsick at the same time. I think had we not "fixed" the issue we would have more because in hind sight I wonder if I turned my nose up at God's blessing us further. I don't know but I never looked at it as raising God's army before. I just feel like crying now but don't feel bad Sandy its not you I cry when I don't have an answer and I worry I got it wrong. I hate getting it wrong. I thank our merciful Lord for making a way for people who get it wrong! OFTEN!Sarah LaSallenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290397317088302284.post-65443507271318857532011-01-22T20:22:08.080-08:002011-01-22T20:22:08.080-08:00Hey there BFF~ I love what you said about "Lo...Hey there BFF~ I love what you said about "Lord show us more of the battle plan"...do we really want to go to battle with a small army? No way, not me! It is so easy to lose focus and be worn down with the constant criticism of the world, and this is why we so desperately need people with the same heart to encourage us when it gets hard! I love you so much and am so so so thankful for your beautiful heart! You inspire me to be a better mother, you always have! You are the one who has taught me to really LOVE on my children, to affirm them and shower them with kind, loving words, especially in front of others. You have such a gift for sharpening your arrows... thank you for sharing your heart! I love you!Ashleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290397317088302284.post-73711759370200518242011-01-22T16:52:31.396-08:002011-01-22T16:52:31.396-08:00This is an incredible article and I agree 100%. D...This is an incredible article and I agree 100%. Did I obey God in this - no, and it makes me sad that I did not know these truths. I am so thankful that you are seeing these truths. I sense the heart of God speaking through you. We want to obey God in most of our choices most of the time, but this is an area that we as Americans have not allowed God to guide us. I feel that it is very sad that we have not heard and obeyed God's heart on this issue. I am very thankful that you and John are hearing the heart of God on this. Love you, momAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com