#modest sims

[clarkes-and-god]

Happy Valentines Day! I promise to post more soon but for now here are some very romantic cards heavily inspired by the lovely @snapdragonsimming

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(Narrator) Bursting with pride at her family, Lea took to SimBook to catalogue their updated family picture. This year they celebrated Harvestfest with almost all of their extended family so her kids and grandkids (the out of town ones anyway) travelled into Newcrest and stayed with her and Branden. Now that Tanner and his wife Tabitha have moved back to Newcrest they've got 2 grandbabies near them all the time.

Caption:

"Happy Harvestfest from our family to yours, the kids came to us in Newcrest this year and we couldn't be more thankful. Always love getting to see the kids and the grandbabies, the Lord has been very good to us and we praise Him for doing so."

[under-the-eye]

Now that we’re back home, I’ve refocused on training Beatrice on her role in the household. So far it’s mostly minding the younger kids to give me time to do everything else.

Thankfully, Connor is now old enough to join the elder twins in the line-up. He’s not as athletic as Alan, and prefers to spend time sitting around reading. Not ideal for a boy, but Samson is determined to fix that by the time he’s an adult.

It was nice seeing all three of them lined up on the couch in their uniforms, being trained up to be warriors for the Watcher’s army, but it was even nicer to pass Connor over to his father for his training.

[snapdragonsimming]

Some couples have one child, some have two, and some have three...but rarely do they have twelve! For Colin and Sophia Wagner, this shocking statistic is more than a concept...it's real life. On tonight's season premiere of Freaky Families, we'll experience a week in the life of the Wagners, learning everything from how many eggs they eat in a morning to just how everyone stays sane!

The answer to that last question, by the way, is faith. The Wagners are a devoutly Christian family, attending church twice-weekly (at minimum!) and praying morning, noon, and night. Colin and Sophia cite their belief in God and the Bible as the impetus to have such a large family.

Sophia: We aim to dress and behave righteously at all times in order to live out God's perfect plan for our lives.

But what does "righteously" mean, exactly? We recruited a couple of the Wagner kids to set us straight.

Charlotte, 13: Living righteously means we dress modestly and protect ourself from sinful influences at all times in order to set the best example for everyone around us.

Eldest daughter Charlotte is "essential" to the smooth running of the family machine, says mom Sophia, and I think I know why! She certainly knows the Wagner creed front to back and back to front. Eldest son Colin Ezekiel Jr., known to everyone as "Zeke," and daughter Cadence also weigh in:

Colin Jr. "Zeke," 12: The boys do boy things, like playing outside, and the girls do girl things. That way nobody gets confused.

Cadence, 9: I guess it means...not listening to secular music, and playing praise hymns instead.

Well, there you have it, folks. The Wagners will be back after the break!

[elyxstosims]

Praise the Lord! My newest little arrows have arrived and there are six of them! Three boys and three girls!

Their names are David, Daniel, Darius, Dinah, Dorcas, and Drusilla. I'm looking forward to seeing how each of them will honour the Lord in their lives.

In slightly more serious news, I had yet another postpartum hemorrhage and nearly died. Thankfully with the prayers of my family and our church family, the Lord restored me to full health.

[the-blessed-nest]

Hi y'all! My name is Nevaeh Albright and the handsome man next to me is my lovely husband, Cory. He is incredibly smart and I'm thankful to call myself Mrs. Cory Albright. We have been married for 3 months now, time flies when you are blessed! Our story began in a very rural part of Chestnut Ridge, I was adopted by wonderful Christian parents who raised me in such a Godly community. Cory's family are non-believers but he converted when he was 15. My father was skeptical about letting him court me because of this, but he passed his courtship survey with flying colors! After only a few months we got engaged when I was 18 and Cory was 21.

Our most recent adventure together has been our big move to San Sequoia! Cory was offered an internship here by a local politician, such a glorious opportunity from the Lord. I was sad to leave my parents, especially since I'm an only child, but I know that I am meant to be under Cory's headship now. Now that we're settling in, I can't wait to begin our lives together!

[a-new-oasis]

Excerpt from Hannah Gardonyi's Blog

Hello! My daughter Kayleigh recommended that we document our lives here since we're quite kooky (or at least so I'm told)! Also, I love talking about the Word, and I've learned in my time as a Sunday school teacher that social media is the best way to get the youth into the church and away from Satan. Well, we're the Gardonyi family, a family living out the gospel in Oasis Springs! Our house may be small, but our heart is large!

The Watcher blessed us with 6 wonderful children who follow the path of the lord! Daniel, at Brichester Bible College, Kayleigh (who teaches our sunday school!), Connor, Wesley, Klay and Hayleigh!

[clarkes-and-god]

Moriah: Dassy, sweetheart, before you go to bed, can we have a talk?

Dassy: Sure Mom, I'm not in trouble, am I?

Moriah: I've just been thinking, have you met any nice young men at church?

Dassy: Uh, no, not really. I'm not sneaking around with anyone, I'd tell you and Dad if I'd been asked to court, I promise

Moriah: That's not what I was worried about, sweetie. I'm just asking because you're twenty-four now, and you really need to think about getting married.

[Dassy sighs, she knew this conversation was coming]

Dassy: I know Mom, but I just don't really like any of the guys at church.

Moriah: Well, you really need to keep an open mind. I was sixteen when I started courting Dad, that's almost ten years younger than you are now, and I was eighteen when we got married. It's going to be harder to find a nice man the longer you wait, sweetie.

Moriah: Men generally want their wife to be a little younger than them, Dassy, so you're going to have less men interested in you the longer you wait. And I had two kids by your age, if you wait to get married, you and your husband are going to have a smaller quiver.

Dassy: I do want to get married, Mom, I just don't like the guys at church, and none of them have asked to court me.

Moriah: Well, make sure you're praying about it, and keep an open mind. You’re very pretty, and you’d be a good wife – I’m suprised Beth got married before you. It would be such a shame if you ended up in the same position as Auntie Jessica.

Dassy: I know Mom, I’ll keep praying.