The title of this entry is a question Beth and I get quite often from people after they find out the size of our family. Before I answer the question, I'm reminded of drives we've taken through some big cities. One example of this was driving through Chicago. When you're in the city of Chicago proper, the residential areas are older, and the size of the lots and the houses on those lots is relatively small. I say "relatively" because those are in comparison to the large lots and larger houses in the suburbs. The size differences say quite a bit about how families lived in earlier times as opposed to today. When those houses were built in central Chicago the families lived with a lot less square footage in their houses. They may have had only one bathroom (who could do that now?). They learned the character qualities of cooperation, consideration, and common courtesy. We might be better off with less space and more cooperation.
Having said that, our house was an average house in Cape Coral when we purchased it ten years ago. Since that time, we have built two additions onto it. The area of the first addition was gobbled up by the second. The second added about 1000 square feet to the house and lanai (screened-in porch). So now, we have four bedrooms. It goes 4/4/3/2 for occupancy. Four boys in the boys' bedroom; the four oldest girls in the girls' bedroom; the three youngest in the small bedroom, and Mom and Dad in the master bedroom. We added a bathroom in the second addition, so we're up to three. Even then, there are times when it's pretty busy.
The biggest blessings have been 1) the great room in the back of the house which gives more room for living, plus is where we have our church services on Sundays; and 2) the large dining room so we can all eat together in comfort, and even have friends over with room for them to sit down with us.
God has been good to us. We are thankful for all of His provision, including the house we presently occupy. We are blessed.
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