{"id":3933,"date":"2014-05-10T01:18:29","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T22:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=3933"},"modified":"2014-05-25T00:54:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-24T21:54:22","slug":"28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/","title":{"rendered":"#28 Wisdom From 262 Years of Motherhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of Mother&#8217;s Day I sat down with a woman who has a 262 (the combined ages of all her children) years of mothering wisdom to share!<\/p>\n<p>I am talking about my mother, Nancy Suko. She is a real hero for many as a mother of 8 and a grandmother of 19 (with #20 on the way!).<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_E_28.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-3\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_28.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=3933-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a 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class=&quot;blubrryplayer&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a mother then \u00a0need to listen to this episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\">&#8220;Now is the Time&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0as it&#8217;s full of practical and godly mothering wisdom that you can put to work with your children immediately.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a mother then you also need to listen to this podcast as it will give you a great appreciation for all your mother has done for you!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12737120013_ac563f2e25_b1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3945\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/12737120013_ac563f2e25_b-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12737120013_ac563f2e25_b1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,437\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399635741&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12737120013_ac563f2e25_b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12737120013_ac563f2e25_b1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3945\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12737120013_ac563f2e25_b1.jpg\" alt=\"12737120013_ac563f2e25_b\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12737120013_ac563f2e25_b1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12737120013_ac563f2e25_b1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12737120013_ac563f2e25_b1-600x409.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Questions:<\/h4>\n<p>Below are the questions that I asked my mother during the interview.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Why did you give all your children names from the Old Testament?<\/li>\n<li>How did your mother influence your life?<\/li>\n<li>Did you want to have a large family from the beginning?<\/li>\n<li>What changed in your thinking between having one child and having eight children?<\/li>\n<li>Do you feel like motherhood has changed you?<\/li>\n<li>How did you find the time for Bible reading and prayer?<\/li>\n<li>What did you do outside of mothering that you found helpful for yourself?<\/li>\n<li>How were you able to be hospitable and keep your sanity?<\/li>\n<li>What do you think about the ideals that many young mothers have today?<\/li>\n<li>How would you describe the main task of a mother?<\/li>\n<li>What are 3 problems you often see in young mothers?<\/li>\n<li>How do you view your role as a grandmother and a mother-in-law?<\/li>\n<li>What books do you recommend?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Pictures<\/h4>\n<p>Below is a short history in pictures, \u00a0most have never been published before!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3933 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/12737120013_ac563f2e25_b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12737120013_ac563f2e25_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3936\" data-attachment-id=\"3936\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/12737120013_ac563f2e25_b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12737120013_ac563f2e25_b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"993,677\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399635741&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wisdom from 262 Years of Motherhood\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Prechildren 1969&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12737120013_ac563f2e25_b.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3936'>\n\t\t\t\tPrechildren 1969\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/13898321864_3b62ebae36_b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13898321864_3b62ebae36_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3940\" data-attachment-id=\"3940\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/13898321864_3b62ebae36_b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13898321864_3b62ebae36_b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"979,669\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399635529&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"13898321864_3b62ebae36_b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In the hospital with the 1st birth 1971&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13898321864_3b62ebae36_b.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3940'>\n\t\t\t\tIn the hospital with the 1st birth 1971\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/13897852203_9df164653f_b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13897852203_9df164653f_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3939\" data-attachment-id=\"3939\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/13897852203_9df164653f_b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13897852203_9df164653f_b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"673,988\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399635483&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"13897852203_9df164653f_b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Baby #1 Joshua 1971&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13897852203_9df164653f_b.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3939'>\n\t\t\t\tBaby #1 Joshua 1971\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/12736949473_f1581b82e9_b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12736949473_f1581b82e9_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3943\" data-attachment-id=\"3943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/12736949473_f1581b82e9_b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12736949473_f1581b82e9_b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"699,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399635705&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12736949473_f1581b82e9_b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;2 children 1975&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12736949473_f1581b82e9_b.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3943'>\n\t\t\t\t2 children 1975\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/12837903053_2d6bc63c45_b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12837903053_2d6bc63c45_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3937\" data-attachment-id=\"3937\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/12837903053_2d6bc63c45_b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12837903053_2d6bc63c45_b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"665,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;79870665600&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12837903053_2d6bc63c45_b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3 children 1980&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/12837903053_2d6bc63c45_b.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3937'>\n\t\t\t\t3 children 1980\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/13106810233_0729795ab1_b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13106810233_0729795ab1_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3938\" data-attachment-id=\"3938\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/13106810233_0729795ab1_b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13106810233_0729795ab1_b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"939,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399635593&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"13106810233_0729795ab1_b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Just missing the oldest two 1989&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13106810233_0729795ab1_b.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3938'>\n\t\t\t\tJust missing the oldest two 1989\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/13899346504_fe416a1e01_b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13899346504_fe416a1e01_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3941\" data-attachment-id=\"3941\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/13899346504_fe416a1e01_b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13899346504_fe416a1e01_b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,699\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399660768&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"13899346504_fe416a1e01_b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sunday afternoon with guests 1992&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13899346504_fe416a1e01_b.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3941'>\n\t\t\t\tSunday afternoon with guests 1992\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/all-the-kids-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/all-the-kids1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3942\" data-attachment-id=\"3942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/all-the-kids-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/all-the-kids1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,361\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399665540&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"all the kids\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;All 8 kids in one place 2013&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/all-the-kids1.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3942'>\n\t\t\t\tAll 8 kids in one place 2013\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/grandkids\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/grandkids-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3944\" data-attachment-id=\"3944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/28-wisdom-from-262-years-of-motherhood\/grandkids\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/grandkids.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,358\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399665491&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"grandkids\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;All the grandkids in one place 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/grandkids.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3944'>\n\t\t\t\tAll the grandkids in one place 2014\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4 data-wpview-pad=\"1\">Resources<\/h4>\n<p>What does my mom recommend for mothers to read?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00265VGS2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00265VGS2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sukfam-20&amp;linkId=EG4F6QHSHQETBIOI\" target=\"_blank\">This Momentary Marriage<\/a> by John Piper<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005LD43PO\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005LD43PO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sukfam-20&amp;linkId=DW2YMPIICUJPFU42\" target=\"_blank\">Biography of Hudson Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Links<\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #666666;\">You can easily download this podcast on your mobile device by subscribing on<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #666666;\"><a style=\"color: #285486;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/now-is-the-time\/id658436314?mt=2&amp;uo=4&amp;at=10l9ET\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #666666;\">or<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #666666;\"><a style=\"color: #285486;\" 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