225 - Be Fruitful and Multiply: Faith, Family & God's Plan

In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Rita and Joan join Shelby and Ridge for a conversation about family, faith, and the little people who turn your life upside down. Ridge and Joan are getting ready to welcome their eighth baby, which seems like as good a reason as any to talk about having children, natural family planning, and what it means to trust God's plan for your family.

How do we balance our own plans with what we believe God has planned for us? Where does natural family planning fit into that picture? And how much of family life can you really plan for when kids have a way of making their own plans? We dig into the beliefs, questions, and experiences behind these decisions, with four people bringing their own perspectives to the conversation.

Whether you're raising a big family, figuring out what family might look like for you, or just curious how faith shapes these deeply personal decisions, pull up a chair and join us in the barn.

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