Mothers of Large Families Series: Jen Lang

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The Homemaking Cottage Series Presents: Mothers of Large Families Jen Lang, Mother of nine I grew up as the oldest of 9 children, 8 girls and 1 boy (the youngest!). I was born in Northern California, spent 6 1/2 yrs in Washington State and then moved back to Nor Cal where I continued to live [...]

Mothers of Large Families Series: Marybeth Whalen

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The Homemaking Cottage Series Presents: Mothers of Large Families Marybeth Whalen, Mother of six I have lived in Charlotte NC all my life. It’s home and I love it. My parents were divorced when I was 8 years old. My dad owned a trophy company and my mom was a dental hygienist. I live in [...]

Mothers of Large Families Series: Charlene Juliani

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The Homemaking Cottage Series Presents: Mothers of Large Families Charlene Juliani, Mother of six I was born and raised in the same small rural town in south west Pennsylvania.  I guess I’m just a small town country girl at heart.  I have an older sister, a younger brother and a twin brother. My mother was a homemaker, [...]

Mothers of Large Families: Dina-Marie Oswald

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The Homemaking Cottage Series Presents: Mothers of Large Families Dina-Marie Oswald, Mother of ten I was born in Macon, Ga. and have one sister. My father owned his own heating and air conditioning company. My mother was a stay at home mom until I was a junior in high school at which time she finished [...]

Mothers of Large Families: Kimberly Olive

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The Homemaking Cottage Series Presents: Mothers of Large Families Kimberly Olive, Mother of nine I was born in Philadelphia while my father was finishing up seminary. Our family moved to Southern California when I was 6 months old. My father planted a church out in California and when I was 11 we moved east to [...]

Mothers of Large Families: Charlene Turney

The Homemaking Cottage Series Presents: Mothers of Large Families Charlene Turney, Mother of five I grew up in the southern part of Alabama. I have a twin sister and a younger brother. My mom was a stay-at-home-mom and when we started school she got a job that still allowed her to be home when we [...]

Mothers of Large Families: Jen Huffstedtler

The Homemaking Cottage Series Presents: Mothers of Large Families Jen Huffstedtler, Mother of four I was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and we moved to Quincy, Illinois when I was five years old. My dad had taken a job in his field of business management, working for Quincy College’s cafeteria. He changed jobs a few [...]