First-Generation, Pioneer Christians book

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Building the Family You Never Had by Mary De Muth.

"Who can forget Ma Ingalls, leaving her family in the Big Woods, bouncing on the seat of a covered wagon for weeks on end across wide open prairie, day in and day out, washing laundry in tubs, cooking up corn cakes over an open fire. Pioneer life was a hard life…but a good, good one. It always is, when we forge a better way. Over a century and a half later, we are still reading of Ma Ingalls sweet and gentle spirit, and her sacrifice to make a better life for her family.

And today, there are more than a few Pioneer Parents, bravely taking their Savior’s hand and following Him into new spiritual territory for their families. For a first generation Christian, the way is hard, foreign to the way we were raised and our families of origin….very different than where we come from. But He never leaves our sides, our constant, faithful Guide. And we know that Building the Christian family we Never Had leaves a legacy of infinite immeasurable worth…"

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Maybe not many of you are actually first generation Christians. Do tell.

[lynn]

Not first generation here.....but I've blazed some trails in my family. Homeschooling wasn't popular years ago when I first started out with Jeremy. Most in my family did not support our decision, but I definitely think it helped shape him into the confident hard-working young man he is becoming.

Most did not support our decision for me to be a SAHM. But we went against the grain on that one too. No regrets on my part.

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That is like my Mum saying the other day that people my age, or one person in particular had a child around 20 years of age. The first thing she thought is like they were teen parents. I said Mum, lots of kids I went to school with have children that are 20, it was normal then. So much is starting to get forgotten, I am sure I forget too.

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No I wasn't a teen parent, I have my eldest at 24 and mine eldest is 18. My friends are one year older than me so it wouldn't be hard for them to have a child that age iykwim.

[Michelle]

I think that women are having babies later and later, and that's due in part to the longer life expectancy.

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I am 42 and would like another in some ways. But you do get forgetful and I find just starting to get less patient and not wanting to jump up. But who knows it would probably be fine.