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People Magazine: Duggars “won’t rule out having baby #20″

January 29, 2010

Why Michelle Duggar can’t say, “We’re done!”   “We’ll just wait and see what God has in store.” ~ Michelle Duggar, People, Feb. 8, 2010 by Vyckie  As a former Quiverfull mom of seven, I’ve had such a variety of birth experiences ~ emergency c-sections, scheduled repeat c-sections, failed homebirth attempt, successful homebirth (after four cesareans!), hospital VBAC, and with my last birth ~ which I had planned to have unassisted at home, I ended up with a 5th c-section due to partial uterine rupture.  My complicated birthing history made living out the Quiverfull ideal of Full post …

The 49 Character Qualities of Ruth #1

January 15, 2010

“Orderliness v Disorganization” – Preparing myself and my surroundings so I will achieve the greatest efficiency (I Corinthians 14:40) by RazingRuth If you’re not ATI, you may not understand the quotation before each article I plan to do. I’ll try to explain. Bill Gothard promotes an educational series in which he defines forty-nine “operational qualities” of character. These are the “character traits” you hear the Duggars go on about. Each week, as an ATIer, you are supposed to audit yourself against these character traits. “Are you orderly or disorganized?”, in concordance with biblical principle and scripture. For Full post …