Friday, January 9, 2015

And I think in your 40s, you land a little bit, physically and mentally, you arrive at a place where you feel you've learned some stuff. Having children at that point meant I had something very useful to do for the next 20 years. Mark Strong


"So are you done?" I get that question every so often. I have 6 kids ON PURPOSE, that surprises/shocks/horrifies some people.  Sorry, I'm not sorry.
When asked my answer is,
 "I've been done 3 times."

We were done after the twins.  3 boys in 2 years=tired, stressed parents.  We were DONE!


We were done after Serenity.  We finally had a daughter, our family was complete.


We were done after Belle.  We were getting older and this would be it for us.



Hello #6.  

Lesson learned. We have learned to never put a period where God puts a comma. Are we planning to expand our family with more children? No.  We have no plans to adopt again. 
 But to take a verse out of context
 "Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”"

To summerize: Don't ask people if they are done having kids. 
 #1 Its rude.
 #2 It's not a short answer.