Happy Birthday Tait!

Exactly 24 years ago today, an amazing man was born. The Lord has done such an incredible work in my husband's life, and I am so blessed to be his helpmeet! He is passionate about actively serving the Lord, completely devoted to his family, and firmly committed to furthering the cause of Christ! I can't wait to see how God uses Tait to advance His kingdom in the years to come!

Using the word visionary to describe my husband would be a severe understatement. He is constantly (and yes, I mean constantly!) thinking of new ideas - new business ventures to provide for his family, new methods to encourage other men to serve the Lord, new ways to advance God's kingdom, and new ministry ideas to meet needs and glorify God.

As many of you know, our first baby, Little Tait, was born very early at 27 weeks along, weighing 2 1/2 pounds. I think that any parent who faces a situation like this with their own child has, from then on, a very special place in their heart for other families in similar situations. We were incredibly blessed, and witnessed the beauty of the body of Christ as fellow Christians stepped up to support us both financially and spiritually.

We are in the process of launching a non-profit organization to minister financially to Christian families of preemies. Stay tuned to see how you can help other families who are facing the financial burdens which accompany their early new blessing!

For more information, visit the
Little Tait Foundation for Preemie Aid
on facebook, and be sure to "Like" our page!

Official website coming soon!!!

Happy birthday Tait! I love you, and look forward to serving you as you serve the Lord for many years to come!

The Myth of Overpopulation

We're praying for children. Lots of children. Actually, we would consider ourselves abundantly blessed whether we end our childbearing years with two or twenty, but it is our desire to welcome any children the Lord sends our way.

Some people consider this to be criminally irresponsible at worst, or just plain crazy at best. One of the reasons they give is the supposed problem with overpopulation....

Many thanks to Kim, over at Life in a Shoe, for sharing this video! She - and her ten children - really don't fall for the myth of overpopulation! : )

(Kim, I really didn't steal your post title; I thought it up on my own, and then realized that you'd used the same one. :D)

Another great resource on overpopulation:

Welcome!

Hello, and welcome to our blog!

We've been trying to figure out just how to start our blogging career. And, after spending so much time trying to figure out what to post first, we decided we'd better just go ahead and take the plunge. : )

Kelly and Andrea Reins, at Ah, the Life, are hosting a giveaway for Vision Forum's Great Authors Webinar Series. They asked if those entering would state which cultural battle they are most actively fighting. Well, I got a little carried away in their comment section and decided to make it into a blog post - our first blog post! - since it describes in detail one of our family visions.

The main battle that we are fighting is the battle for our children, and ultimately, the battle for the future. We want to see Christian parents pulling their children out of the humanistic, statist public indoctrination centers. But we don't want parents to just teach their children the Three R's at home; we want to see them following a walk-along, talk-along discipleship model.

We want to see fathers working with their sons, preparing them to be providers and protectors. We want to see mothers teaching their daughters how to keep a home and manage a large family, modeling an obedient and submissive spirit towards their husbands. We want to see a love of children instilled in each child. We want to see parents putting each "subject" - and activity and even thought process! - in perspective with God's Word as the standard, realizing that there is no area of neutrality, that God's Word speaks to every area of life and living!

We want to see mothers and fathers training their children to go forth and fight the battles of the day and stand firmly on truth; encouraging their children to disciple their own children and send them out, in their turn, to continue the multi-generational vision of their parents and grandparents. We want to see children raised up as active servants of God, as cultural reformers; we want to see leaders raised up, who will fight for the truth, spread the Gospel, and advance Christ's kingdom!

This is one of our many visions for the future.

We hope to use this blog to:

~ Keep in touch with family and friends
~ Network with other like-minded families
~ Influence others for the cause of Christ
~ Chronicle exciting and every day happenings for our children and grandchildren
~ Pass on great resources, articles, books, quotes that we come across
~ Share our own articles, thoughts, and observations

So now, please join us, as we raise our children, pursue ministries, travel, learn, and live life for the glory of God!


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