Four Moms Q and A

Kim C at Life in a Shoe

Connie at Smockity Frocks 

Kimberly at Raising Olives

ME

And this week we have a special guest blogger- KIM B at LFL!

Beginning in August, we'll be blogging through Kim Brenneman's book, Large Family Logistics, and we have some very cool news for you!

Kim C. at Life in a Shoe was able to get an exclusive promo code for readers of the 4 Moms series to get 40% off LFL from Vision Forum!. The code is 4MOMS and is good through next Wednesday!

And Kim B (have you noticed how popular that name is??) has agreed to answer questions for us.  We already gave her some and she kindly provided answers for us to share.  Furthermore, she's very graciously promised to pop in and out amongst our four blogs over the next week and answer more questions in the comments- so be sure and leave some- yours just might be the question she's never heard yet!

We asked her a lot of questions, and then we divvied up the questions and answers, putting the questions in one pile, the answers in the other, and seeing if they matched.

No?  Okay, no. We did ask her a lot of questions and we did divide them up so there are no duplications in what we post. We did not play Upset The Fruit Basket with them.  We did not do anything so frivolous because we are serious mothers of many who have too much to do to be all silly like that. Plus, it was midnight and we were giggling enough as it was.  Also, it is totally a rumor that one of us wanted to ask Kim to choose which of us has the best hair.

Here are the three questions I pulled (with proper answers) from the Large Family Logistics Lady:

10. Why is there no index?????

I requested one. That’s the only complaint I hear about the book. It’s my complaint also. Perhaps the publisher will put one in further editions. (What were they thinking?!)

11. I totally agree that the foundation of  it all must be loving God and loving others.  What would be some suggestions for growing in those areas?

Pray without ceasing. Read your Bible so that you can learn to know God better. Make your Bible fall apart you read it so much. Just plan to get a new Bible next year because the one you have has been read so much by you personally and reading it to the children. Pray that God would open your eyes to see people as He does. Every time you are in contact with another person be a blessing to him or her. Smile at people and talk to them.

12. Who do you think has the cutest grandbabies?

My mother and mother-in-law of course. I don’t have grandbabies yet but they will be as cute as my mom and mother-in-law’s grandbabies.  I think it will be so fun to be a grandma. Wow! I love to think about that.

Be sure to check out the links above to see the other questions and answers.

P.S. Which of four of us could benefit from the tips in this book the most?  I vote for the one who Skyped the following message last night at 10:00 PM:

Sorry, I'm eating supper and doing stuff online at the same time.  All while studiously ignoring the week's worth of unfolded laundry on my bed, which I have to fold so I can pack for the trip tomorrow.

I think I set my blueberry muffin down somewhere in the clean laundry.

No worries, though.  I found the muffin.  I mean, I heard the muffin was found, and the clean laundry was unscathed.

Our schedule for August:

August 4 - part 1: foundations and methods

August 11 - part 2 (chapters 18-27: planning your week)

August 18 -  part 2b (chapters 28-47: the nitty gritty details)

August 25 - appendices

Hope you can join us!!