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What a cutie! I love the

Joanna Main — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:08:13 -0700

What a cutie! I love the last picture. It's like Hannah's saying, "Look what I can do Mommy! I can touch my knee with my nose!" Can't wait to meet her! Hopefully we can get together sometime this summer. I'd love to see the new house and we can compare notes on the whole house fix-up process. =o)

So glad you are feeling

Jessica C. — Sat, 08 May 2010 06:23:26 -0700

So glad you are feeling better -- both physically and in getting more excited about the new baby. Hope your energy keeps improving... and definitely take those naps!! :-)

Kerin, your children are

AmyK — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:24:32 -0700

Kerin, your children are such cutie-pies (seriously cute children!) and this baby will be a blessing to everyone. I also can only imagine how hard life is lately and you will be in our prayers! They say adding the third child is usually the most difficult transition. Hopefully you will find that the fourth is much easier.

AND ... having done it both ways, I think knowing the gender of the baby is way more fun. I felt like I bonded better with the baby, knowing the gender. It also helped in picking out a name, thereby eliminating half of the options. :)

Blessings to you and your sweet family!!

the girls are soo cute!!

Aunt Wendy — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:05:39 -0700

Can't believe how big they are getting! Congrats if I didn't say it already on the new one coming! Can't wait to see pics of the house! I have to remember to check here more often!
Love to all of you!
Aunt Wendy

Hey Kerin, Praying for you

Tabby — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:43:39 -0700

Hey Kerin,
Praying for you guys as you adjust to the move, chaotic days and a new baby... just wanted to encourage you that God does have a plan... and praise Him and rejoice in the fact that you are on this side of the fence and not the other side... the desire to have children and not being able to conceive.
Each day is the Lord molding you and shaping you into the vessel that He will be used for His glory! :) Love you!

Kerin, I was just online

Rachel Faudree — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:43:30 -0700

Kerin,

I was just online catching up with old acquaintances and stopped by your website to see how your family was doing. My, you are a blessed mother and wife, but you must be so overwhelmed right now! I was glad to see that you have other women who can offer sound advice, love, and sympathy because they know what it's like. I certainly do not have the privilege of sharing that just yet. However, on my side of things as a young woman who is 33 days away from marriage, the Lord used your post as an encouragement and example to me. Just this morning I was contemplating and praying about the reward of having children and how to trust the Lord in regards to the size of your family. Purposing to follow God's Word concerning your children is certainly honoring and pleasing to Him and stands against modern wisdom, but that doesn't mean that it makes everything else easy because you have rejected wrong thinking. It still means that you must trust Him whether your family is larger much sooner than you would have anticipated, or it means trusting Him if He does not bring you children for a time or at all. You are a wonderful example to me of trusting the Lord, whether it is easy or not, and living out your faith and beliefs in this area of womanhood.
I have rejoiced to see your family become established and to grow! Likewise, I am eager to see what the Lord will do in your family as you make this move to a new household. I know we are barely acquainted, but I've wondered if there is anything I might do to help you at some point. Once we received your new home address, I realized that Lord willing, my husband and I will be living off of the same highway about 50 minutes away here in VA come May. Regardless of all of that, I do thank you for your honesty, the sharing of this part of your life, and your testimony of trusting the Lord in these circumstances. You will be in my prayers!

In Him,
Rachel Faudree

Hi, dear Kerin

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:43:06 -0800

Ah, Dear, where do I start to say how my heart goes out to you!? I gave birth to my 4th sweet baby, Riley, in January. My oldest turned 4 in October. I soooo understand where you are coming from! First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!! It is so hard to want that little one, but to not want to go through the overwhelming feelings of being pregnant. Isn't morning sickness/exhaustion the worst? (I'll be praying that this is the easiest pregnancy yet for you!!)

For me, this pregnancy was the hardest and then to compound it all, he was a month early, was my hardest birth (he ended up with a broken collar bone!), spent 4 days in the NICU, and has already been back in the hospital for pneumonia. Whew, just writing it all makes me tired! But, knowing that He planned every single day made it easier for me to get through this last year. I saw this quote at some point in the last months and just today found it again. Maybe it will encourage you, too, "Pregnancy is like a burning bush, in that, it causes us to stop and pay attention. God is using this fertile time to not only grow a baby, but also your soul." Jennifer Vanderlaan I know you know this, but sometimes it is so hard to hold on to when you just want to sleep, but you have other little ones that need you to be Mommy.

Anyway, I'm kinda rambling, but wanted you to know you aren't alone. I TOTALLY know all the conflicting feelings, the hard times, etc. I also know how hard it can be to share those things when others think that you are crazy and "should just not have any more for a while!". Hugs, my friend! You're in my prayers!!

(Oh, yeah, I didn't mean to leave this as a comment, but just didn't have your e-mail so didn't know how else to send it to you.)

Love in Him,

Terri

Kerin, my heart goes out to

Faith — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:03:56 -0800

Kerin, my heart goes out to you. It seems so recent that we were visiting together at the midwife's office... and the Lord has chosen to bless you with another new life! I can't exactly relate to you, but we do seem to have similar struggles with early pregnancy, so in that I can certainly sympathize and cheer you on. You are incredible... and I'm blessed to know you.

Jessica C. and I have had such lengthy discussions on the topic of trusting the Lord in regards to family size. It sounds so great to say... but is such a difficult thing to live out when the rubber hits the road. Know that you are running your race with perseverance and fix your eyes on the end goal of "well done, good and faithful servant". We will be praying extra doses of grace are felt by you.

If it would serve you, I'd love to bring a meal out.

Grace - and joy - be yours!
Faith S.

YAY

Janice — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:31:13 -0800

Praying for you...can't imagine how hard this must be...but still rejoicing with you because I do love babies!!

The picture of you

Angie — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:34:16 -0800

The picture of you experiencing your newborn baby girl with her two older sisters, all together, for the first time is so precious, it made me cry! And the look of Daddy gazing into the face of his third little one - PRICELESS!!!

hey:)

Julie LaRock — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:53:52 -0800

Love the pics, and congrats on the move! How exciting. I was thinking, that I'd love to come visit you sometime perhaps. I know with a new baby it can be crazy, but think on that and let me know if there might be a time when either all of us or me and Sammy could come see ya.

Julie

Awww! Big sisters are

Grammi — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:54:00 -0700

Awww! Big sisters are awesome! Abbi is doing a good job of it!

This picture makes me smile.

Grammi — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:52:00 -0700

This picture makes me smile. I just want to pick her up and kiss her adorable little face.

Congrats!

AmyK — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:56:07 -0700

Bethany is very beautiful newborn. So happy for you guys! Three girls, just like us! :) Thank God for sisters!

Congrats!! Kerin you look

Tabitha — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:59:53 -0700

Congrats!! Kerin you look great!! Abbi is too cute!!!