tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post7987658275725470349..comments2024-02-16T02:34:17.281-06:00Comments on The Lily Field: So You Can't Afford Kids...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10771660422142873021noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-25894738876663195202014-05-25T20:51:16.363-05:002014-05-25T20:51:16.363-05:00Beautiful! Well said! I wholeheartedly agree!Beautiful! Well said! I wholeheartedly agree!Jenna P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-27075947414034918292014-05-16T21:27:30.124-05:002014-05-16T21:27:30.124-05:00Amen amen amen. I bought my first car, didn't...Amen amen amen. I bought my first car, didn't get a cell phone until I could afford the monthly bill, and didn't have cable. Still don't. There is a lot that is assumed to be a necessity, and life is not always better for it! Glad to know I'm not alone!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640338712354892492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-82949099973119758652014-05-16T14:41:56.614-05:002014-05-16T14:41:56.614-05:00Love your spirit! People these days. I tell ya! I ...Love your spirit! People these days. I tell ya! I think whoever "they" are have done a good job at brainwashing people into thinking "big families" - as in not 1.23 children - are strange! I love how Jim Gaffigan puts it: "Big families are like water beds. Everyone used to have one - now they are just weird." Power in numbers! God bless ya, Christina!!! XOAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771660422142873021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-88376480492728098512014-05-16T14:39:35.125-05:002014-05-16T14:39:35.125-05:00I know, right?! I'd really like to see a BREAK...I know, right?! I'd really like to see a BREAKDOWN of how these people imagine that kind of money can be spent? Gucci diapers for the baby!!?! I mean, come on! Lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771660422142873021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-27887780313481356172014-05-16T10:31:19.933-05:002014-05-16T10:31:19.933-05:00Can I just say this post made my day!! i am having...Can I just say this post made my day!! i am having baby number 4 and you would not believe the comments I get....like "WOW! 4?" .... ummm yes I can count and I know how it works...lol. :) The Olive Tree Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480207748236952289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-25861283964072894872014-05-16T09:39:02.138-05:002014-05-16T09:39:02.138-05:00This is SO good, Brittany! I remember reading abou...This is SO good, Brittany! I remember reading about the cost of a child while pregnant thinking that the cost seemed ridiculous (and unnecessary), and that there was no way we'd be spending nearly that much on a child...while still providing them with a good, comfortable, love-filled life!Nicole | Pharr Awayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381255559268843255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-37119959640184678572014-05-15T21:11:05.256-05:002014-05-15T21:11:05.256-05:00Awww that makes my heart happy to hear, Emily!!! A...Awww that makes my heart happy to hear, Emily!!! All I think we can do is "our best" with discerning for our families and then step forward in faith, trusting that God is going to run out to meet us!!! When it comes to children, I know He shows up though! How could He not? Even in scripture He wants them to come to Him!!! He loves our children SO MUCH more than we do as parents (I know, hard to imagine!) - so we gotta trust He's got our backs in this area!!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771660422142873021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-744201465487646242014-05-15T21:08:24.578-05:002014-05-15T21:08:24.578-05:00Congrats on the adoption in process!!! That is so ...Congrats on the adoption in process!!! That is so exciting!!!! I think it is SO different... maybe even easier... for those of us with "faith" to trust God in this area of finances and children. I'm right with ya! But I can think of so many people in my own little world that can't even fathom this whole deal - mainly because it doesn't line up with "worldly teaching". Such a tragedy. The world is lying. All day long. Man oh man - we must pray!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771660422142873021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-31882337689444344252014-05-15T21:06:18.302-05:002014-05-15T21:06:18.302-05:00Revival on the blog!!!! Lol.Revival on the blog!!!! Lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771660422142873021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-46562271959064722092014-05-15T21:06:03.063-05:002014-05-15T21:06:03.063-05:00No, I am the lucky one. Truly. No, I am the lucky one. Truly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771660422142873021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-4131874562457447922014-05-15T21:05:41.907-05:002014-05-15T21:05:41.907-05:00I think it is hard for some to wrap their minds ar...I think it is hard for some to wrap their minds around the fact that "not having a fancy new boat" means that they might be able to enjoy the presence of a CHILD for the rest of their lives. Children are such a gift!!! But you know that! Thanks for sharing, Katie!!! XOAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771660422142873021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-39261280618543178532014-05-15T19:04:11.173-05:002014-05-15T19:04:11.173-05:00Thank you SO MUCH for writing this Brittany. It re...Thank you SO MUCH for writing this Brittany. It really touched my heart. We've been touch and go about when will be the "right time" to have another baby, and just came to the moment that all we have to do is trust God because we know He's going to provide when the time is right, just like He did with our first. I'm not saying we're not doing any work on our end, but we came to the moment where we realized if we kept waiting on when the time was right according to society (aka the Joneses), we would never be ready. Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13483146646566443177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-43781425684876908552014-05-15T18:20:28.120-05:002014-05-15T18:20:28.120-05:00Yes! Love this line of thinking. While I don'...Yes! Love this line of thinking. While I don't plan to give birth to 7+ kids, I feel somewhat the same way when people say they would adopt if it weren't so darn expensive. Now, we are forking out some HUGE sums of cash to do this ($35,000 once all is said and done, actually), but it is a decision we make, and since we feel called to this, we also trust that the Lord will provide. It's an act of faith. Lindsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477282768728236103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-47224603390621978992014-05-15T17:19:43.094-05:002014-05-15T17:19:43.094-05:00And we all said AMEN. And we all said AMEN. jessi bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16221126485411903769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-23489466089509673272014-05-15T15:35:38.084-05:002014-05-15T15:35:38.084-05:00I think your kiddos are lucky to have you Brittany...I think your kiddos are lucky to have you Brittany!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238529447126818172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727103479255164461.post-79813296216183465872014-05-15T15:14:52.067-05:002014-05-15T15:14:52.067-05:00AMEN! Word for word what I say/think every time pe...AMEN! Word for word what I say/think every time people complain about not being able to afford kids! (that, and the fact that they COULD afford kids if they reduced their own luxuries such as weekly nights out with the guys/girls; expensive cars, clothing, etc.; shiny new electronics.)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866855260669110240noreply@blogger.com