What would your instructions say?

Amen!

Um, I think Life of Fred and Winter Promise. :D

Similar to our experience. We started praying about adoption 6 weeks after we buried our son. 3 days later we were approached by a pregnant woman who asked us to adopt her son. 3 weeks later he was born and we brought him home. For me too, I believe that God builds families the way he sees fit, not our own ways. That is amazing. We did infertility treatments for 4 years. Through those treatments we conceived our twins (miscarriage at 11 weeks and 14 weeks) and our son (stillborn). Then we adopted shortly after losing our last son. The adoption was abnormally fast and *that* told us that God had intended for us to adopt all along, and that is why our pregnancies and treatments did not work as we had hoped. That is why we have prayerfully moved on to adoption, never preventing a natural pregnancy if we were to be blessed with one. My friend asked me the other day "Are you crazy?" and my reaction was "No. I am not crazy. Well, maybe I am but it is a good kind of crazy and I like it."

I see your point Kristin. I may just be using the wrong term using QF. I believe in building my family according ot God's will and not my own, so that is why I say I am QF. However, I will take it as I have what God wants me to have if no more come along.

Okay, so you are saying that QF is a number and not a belief? I think I disagree. I believe in QF, even if I am left with just the 4 I already have, I trusted in God for my family size. We are adopting, adding to our brood only as God sees fit.

I believe it is the belief and support that matters, not the actual number of children you have.

I know there are several families here who put their family size in the hands of God, and was wondering who was here. We too believe in quiverfull, but only were able to have 4 living children. So, we are following the fostering/adoption route to continue building our family as God sees fit. So many people have negative things to say, and I was wondering where I could go to meet other like-minded individuals (forum or mail list maybe?). Feel free to PM me. Thank you, Heather

I totally whole heartedly agree

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Oh that is wonderful news!

Our Rhodesian Ridgeback had 14 pups and they all did well.

I won't throw tomatoes as I agree 100% with you.

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I loved our Pyr! His name was Gus and he was a doll! She is precious. Thank you for sharing.

Ditto, ditto, ditto. :D

My only advice is to wear the baby upright in a wrap or Mei Tai carrier. She may feel better that way. My youngest was VERY high needs.

I do not see it like that, I see it as supporting life. Not all women who abort are unmarried either, btw. Standing up and taking responsibility for her actions is not murdering her baby in order to get rid of the burden it would cause her. Like I said, even though I do have a problem with the Sin of abortion, my abortion views were established LONG before I was a Christian. Sin is sin, and we are all sinners. All that aside, I support life, period. No matter what led to that child being created, I support that child living. If that means contributing to a maternity home, so be it. If that means taking an unwed mother in and helping her get on her feet, done. So really, I do not look at it as supporting pre-marital sex, I look at it as supporting a new life coming into the world.

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Well, this is the way I see this: I am supporting my pro-life view by supporting a single Mom who is going to stand up and take responsibility for her actions and give the child LIFE. I support those who do not murder babies. I do not support those who do and have an un-remorseful attitude towards what they have done. It is not about the sin in itself, it is about the regard of innocent human life. Jesus DID tell the evil to get away from him, by the way.

This is where I am coming from, and like the way you said it. It's not the act in itself, it is the attitude toward the act.

I agree

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Actually, I don't know how others treated them. Two are my best friends and one had an abortion at 16 and NO ONE other than her parents knew. She has just recently came forward with it. She says a day doesn't go by that she doesn't grieve the baby she killed. The other was 21 and she is adamantly against abortion. She even speaks out about how it messed up her life far more than keeping the child ever would have. No matter what their viewpoint then, this is their viewpoint now. You know, I wouldn't bring a known drug abuser into my home or allow my children to associate with them either. It's about choices we make that we feel are best for our family, not judging. I wish this whole nation would be a lot less understanding and less kind to girls and women who kill their babies out of convenience! We may have a cure for cancer or any of hundreds of other things if all these minds hadn't been taken away from us out of selfishness. I have done things I should not have, I am blessed that there are those who accept me with my faults, but I didn't go this week and kill my child. I would expect to be shunned if I had done so.

Exactly. I really don't care if others want to attack me for my view, I do view it the same as killing your newborn (or child of any age). I would pray for her, yes, but I would not want her in my home or around my children. She was going to be tossed out on her duff but had plenty of options for places to go. Their are unwed mother homes all over the US and also there were plenty willing to take her in here from the boards. So, she killed her baby and tossed it out of it's home. For the record I have friends that have aborted in the past. That is their past and not their present. If I was friends with someone and they had an abortion, I would distance myself from them, while continuing to pray for them. All my friends KNOW my stance on abortion and would not be surprised. I see some of your reasoning of needing to love her more the same as loving any other murder the day after they commit their crime. Sure, you can love them but I'd do it from arms length. They wouldn't be welcome around me or my children. Same with a child molestor. Do they deserve God's forgiveness? NO. None of us do, but by his grace and his sacrifice we have it. You are entitled to your opinion, as I am mine.