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1. teacher of 5, on October 23rd, 2007 at 7:13 pm Said:

   What a great looking family. Praise the Lord for your blessings. I enjoy your blog and get inspiration from your posts.

   Take care!

2. Mrs. M, on October 23rd, 2007 at 10:06 pm Said:

   What beautiful daughters you have! Your husband has alot of work ahead of him interviewing potential husbands : ) Your little guy I’m sure is the apple of everyone’s eye in your family.

3. Homeschooling6, on October 24th, 2007 at 7:46 pm Said:

   Oh, how I would love to have 7 girls. My dd wants to move next door to you She asked if we could visit you.
   Blessings,
   Linda

4. Homeschooling6, on October 24th, 2007 at 7:59 pm Said:

   Just thought I would add that I wouldn’t trade in my five boys but wouldn’t mind adding in seven girls
   Blessings,
   Linda

5. Norah Nick, on October 25th, 2007 at 4:17 pm Said:

   What a beautiful family!

   Would it be possible to add the kids ages or year of birth next to their names to help us keep track of who’s who? I’m glad in your posts you say things like “Becca, our 6-yo…” Very helpful! LOL

6. Rebekah S., on October 26th, 2007 at 7:52 pm Said:

   Now I know who you are!!!! lol! My father and I met your husband and some of your daugthers at this year’s VF father/daugther retreat!!

7. Rebekah S., on October 26th, 2007 at 7:57 pm Said:

   My b-day is July 12th!

8. Rebekah S., on October 27th, 2007 at 3:02 pm Said:

   Congratulations on your new little blessing!!

9. kimc, on October 27th, 2007 at 9:19 pm Said:

   Rebekah,
   If you get the Return of the Daughters DVD by the Botkin daughters, you’ll see my daughter and my husband in the footage from this year’s father/daughter retreat.

10. Rebekah S., on October 29th, 2007 at 8:33 am Said:

    Oh, how neat! I can’t wait to get the DVD! It’s going to be so wonderful!

11. skidmorehappyhouse, on November 9th, 2007 at 1:28 am Said:

    We have 6 girls and have just had a baby boy. It is different isn’t it? Mine is only 2 months old. Just thinking about his future is different.

    Anyway, I did some poking around on your blog(and the old one) and read some of the contraversy about blanket training and child rearing.

    I wanted to encourage you in your approach. We did blanket traingin before it was “a thing”. I love the rule you posted for blanket training!! We have also done carpet training, room training, and genrel “do as I say ” training. We have well behaved kids that are such a blessing to us and I am sure yours are to you.

    The proof is in the fruit. I don’t just love my kids, I love being with my kids!! We have a great relationship. I wouldn’t trade that for anything! I am so glad God had revealed the truth to me about traing my children so early in my journey.

    I see where you girls are taking over things for a while. They remind me of my girls! They are so great and loving and responsible.

    Thanks for the great read. Keep it up! It is encouraging.

12. Bad Home Cook, on December 20th, 2007 at 6:43 pm Said:

    I just stumbled upon your blog and am very much enjoying reading it! You’re a fount of wisdom - oh Mother of 10 (I have only two…and I’m struggling??). You have a beautiful family, and you write very well, to boot. (and you have time….when?). I’ll be bookmarking this page for regular reading. Season’s Greetings!

13. Homekeptheart, on December 29th, 2007 at 9:20 pm Said:

    What a beautiful family! I found your blog researching Vision Forum products (last night of the big sale) and i am so excited!! It’s always nice to find encouragement out there and i will be returning often. My husband and i have 4 boys and 5 weeks ago welcomed our first GIRL to the family. It’s a whole new (pink) world and we are all over the moon in love with her. The trick will be to keep her from becoming spoiled as she gets older… I sometimes panic that i don’t know how to raise a girl. I have studies raising boys endlessly, but this is a whole new ballgame. I will be pouring over your blog for tips and ideas.

    ok - off to order the elsie dinsmore library

14. Sharon, on January 5th, 2008 at 11:47 am Said:

    I am very happy to see you are a supporter of Vision Forum, which as far as I can tell is a truly honorable Christian company that supports values I embrace wholeheartedly. And your sweet family photo depicts a family that would embrace the high standards of Vision Forum. On the other hand, another company linked on your site is more troubling, i.e., CBD. Their motto is “Everything Christian…for Less.” The “Everything Christian” part is just a tad untrue, because as of this writing they sell high school study guides for very indecent, debauched, distinctly unChristian novels. These are novels containing profanity, explicit sex, perversion, etc. Examples are One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Kesey), Slaughterhouse Five (Vonnegut), Bless Me Ultima (Anaya), The Bluest Eye (Morrison), Animal Dreams (Kingsolver), The Bean Trees (Kingsolver), Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Marquez), When I Was Puerto Rican (Santiago), Fallen Angels (Myers), and NUMEROUS others. CBD knows the nature of these novels for which they sell guides because they have been informed in detail. The Christian philosophy of Vision Forum and CBD are obviously completely at odds based on what CBD is willing to sell, and CBD is at odds with itself in that it violates its own motto. I think these CBD study guides are aimed at homeschoolers, so I would be very interested to know if there are Christian homeschoolers who study such indecent novels as part of their curriculum. I know that public school systems and the American Library Association push such novels on kids. I mean no unkindness in this but am just thinking that many Christians are probably unaware CBD sells these things. I realize that amazon.com sells similar stuff, but the big difference is that amazon.com makes no pretense of being Christian.

15. christopher, on February 18th, 2008 at 7:41 pm Said:

    You all look great, I am so proud to call you all my family. I tell everyone about your clan. Make sure you get your rest Kimberly and tell the girls we love them!

16. Dody, on May 8th, 2008 at 7:26 pm Said:

    A beautiful family. I only have 5, four girls and a boy. I keep telling my husband he’s walking now, he’s not a baby…hint hint. Anyway, many blessings, as I’m sure you will receive.

17. marybeth, on May 16th, 2008 at 6:21 pm Said:

    Hi. I love your website and I’m enjoying reading through it. Your family is beautiful. It is nice to see who is behind the wriings and meet their families. You must be proud. May God continue to bless your life.
    Congratulations on your next child , soon to arrive. Love and hugs to all of you.

18. Dawn, on May 19th, 2008 at 4:34 pm Said:

    You have a beautiful family!

19. Sheryl, on May 23rd, 2008 at 12:06 pm Said:

    I just found your blog searching for VF coupons. I think you are darling, too! I also saw that you are going to be at the hs conference in Houston. I hope to see you there! I am looking forward to reading the rest of your posts.

    Sheryl

20. stampedwithgrace, on June 29th, 2008 at 12:15 am Said:

    congrats on your new little one!
    we have 7 kids, 5 girls!

21. mrs. barrett, on June 29th, 2008 at 11:03 am Said:

    Love the site and the pic of the family. God has surely blesses you… Hugs

22. Norah Nick, on June 30th, 2008 at 3:09 pm Said:

    We’re gonna need an updated photo and list of kids and ages now!

23. Debbie Miller, on August 7th, 2008 at 6:35 pm Said:

    I love your family picture. I hope it’s OK to post it on my personal blog. I’m doing a posting about the number 8. You have 8 children in this picture, and 8 living daughters now so it’s perfect. I also suffered a stillbirth and I love that you included your angel baby here! It’s only positive. I have also featured another family from Oregon with 8 children.

24. Gretchen, on August 21st, 2008 at 10:42 am Said:

    You have a lovely family. What beautiful girls! I have 7 boys so far - maybe #8 will be my girl? Secretly I’m praying for twin girls LOL

    Congratulations on your newest baby!

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