I came home from a trip to town a couple of days ago and found this blog post ready on my computer. Without any help from me (she came up with the title and content completely on her own!), Eliana (age 10) had written this, sharing her perspective on life in a large family. It's so precious, I just had to share it here.
Having a Large Family, 3 Goals from Eliana Bergey
1)
How
we get anything done. In a big family
yes, it is hard to get alot done! What I do is I take Johanna into my room and
we do our math together and turn our fan on so we can’t hear anything! These
are just some things we do.
2)
What
are some fun things to do in a big family. Here is an example. A few nights ago
we were eating dinner and I said,“Hey guys, let’s hide from Daddy when he gets
home!” They said “yes, yes!” “Ok,” I said, “When Johanna sees him I will get
Gabbey, and Johanna can get Lyssie and everybody else RUN!” So we waited and
waited, then he came in the driveway I said “Hide! Hide!” So all the babies
were in Mommy’s closet hiding when they were supposed to be under the bed! J Anyway that’s just a ideaJ. They love to play hide and seek!
And most of all they like to play under my bed!! Which they are not allowed to
do!
3) How I deal with all the noise. In our house yes, there is alot of noise! How
do I do it? I do not really know. We have 7 children, 3 babies and one more in
Congo, Africa! So you ask me how I do it. We have a small house, so we can’t
have it perfectly no noise! Sometimes yes we do make the toddlers be quiet, but
sometimes we don’t! Here are some ideas for you (1) make a play area for your
little ones.( 2 ) teach them when mommy tells you to be quiet you be quiet.( 3
) give them blessings when they obey! Now don’t think our toddlers are perfect!
Cause they are not! Yes we have had some timeouts here
and there, but they’re learning! Now when I say blessings I mean reward them,
say “Good job, you obeyed mommy- you get a 1 chocolate chip!”
And if
you’re thinking I have my own computer I don’t! I just
asked my Mom if I could put it on her blog!
Thank you for listening and I hope to write more soon! J
Written
by: Eliana Rose Bergey, 10 years old. I love children and my dreams are to have
or adopt more children!
(From Mommy: Eliana has already begun writing her second post, one on older child adoption from a younger child's perspective. I can't wait to read what she has to share!)
Great job, Eliana! This is EXCELLENT!!! I Know your mommy is so proud of you! ;)
ReplyDeleteSO sweet!
ReplyDeleteLove the blog post Eliana! Keep on writing!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome JOB!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThe Winslow Gang...also a large family with a very small house!
Thanks for sharing your ideas with us. I enjoyed reading your post. We too live in a home with lots of little ones and lots of noise but we LOVE it. You are getting lots of preparation for being a mommy someday and it is the BEST job you could EVER have. :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful post Eliana! You are a wonderful writer for only being 10! (I taught school for years, and a lot of older kids couldn't write so nicely!)
ReplyDeletelove it!
ReplyDeleteEliana,
ReplyDeleteYou did a wonderful job with your post! Your Mommy and Daddy must be so proud to have such a sweet young lady as their daughter. It sounds like you are a great helper to Mommy with the other children. That is such a blessing to her.
I look forward to reading more of your posts!
Great post!
ReplyDeleteLove your post,Eliana!
ReplyDeleteI'm new to your blog and I LOVE it! I think this post is basically the sweetest thing ever. I know it's an oldie.. but such a goodie!! <3
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