Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Ten-N-More

For those of you wondering, the title of this post is not about my future aspirations. Just read on and you'll see...

A few weeks ago, we had the chance to meet up with one of Aaron's mission companions and his family. Paul and Aaron actually served together twice and they were a great companionship. I doubt they realized as they walked the streets of Venezuela that at some future point, they would have a total of 11 kids between them.Yep, they have 6 kids (one little girl is hiding behind her mom) and as you all know, we have 5. We met them at Temple Square, which is where Janet, Paul's wife, served her mission. I enjoyed talking to her about her mission and motherhood.
As I talk with other women who are mothers of big families I find it very interesting. We are the masters of multi-tasking. We carry on conversations, while constantly counting heads, and answering children's questions. As I talk to women about the challenges of motherhood, I find they feel the same way I do, we wouldn't have it any other way.

2 comments:

luisa said...

I remember sitting in Sacrament Mtg. on Sundays just watching you with your kids and wondering how you did it. I admire any woman who has all that it takes to bring so many blessings into this world. I've especially admired you.

Colette said...

I think a big part of motherhood is doing what you just did, remembering that they are blessings. You are a great mom yourself!