Lots o' Kids

Aren't these cute little kids? My Dad is the little baby on the left and the others are his four older sisters. Can you imagine being the youngest boy and having four older sisters to pick on you? I can relate to that because for a long time I was the only girl with five brothers. Sometimes we got along alright, but at other times... boy my Mom must've gone nearly crazy! We would fight, I would cry, the boys wrestled, we slid down the stairs, etc., etc. I prayed for a sister and finally got one at the age of nine and a half. My Dad had a little brother eventually too, but not till he was eight.
A lot of people think that my parents have a lot of kids. Seven can sound like a lot, I guess. But I recently met a family that has eight kids, ages thirteen to newborn. In a week or two, I'm going to start helping them homeschool two days a week. Their Mom just had a premature baby and is spending a lot of time in the hospital taking care of her. So with seven kids at home and one in the hospital, you can imagine that they would need a little help. Whether this would be long term or not, I don't know yet. But I will be quite busy as I work three days a week waitressing and the other two I will be teaching/helping this family. I know it will be a challenge, but good experience, especially since I would like to homeschool my own kids someday. So, if you think of it, keep me in your prayers for wisdom and energy to do all that I will need to do in the up and coming months. I will have to be a wise manager of my time, I think. Now back to cleaning my house...