A wise man and pastor once told me that if you make a few big decisions in life all the little one become much easier. Robert and I decided before we were married and still young and naive, that our marriage would be founded on our Christian faith. Little did we know, this decision would change everything. Suddenly, children were no longer a financial or time burden, but a blessing and sacred charge gifted from God. We weren't just changing diapers, we were doing God's work! We became aware that the creation of life is an absolute miracle, and that most forms of birth control are potentially abortive (a fact that I think most women are completely unaware of because of the way birth control pills, IUDs and all other hormonal birth control methods are marketed). Adopting these beliefs, in additional to being gifted with exceptional fertility, we've been blessed with 5 awesome kids in the relatively short period of 8 years. It was earlier this year that we found out ...