Do you blog about the unique joys and challenges of raising six or more kids? We're looking for the top bloggers with big families!

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1. Smiles and Trials

http://smilesandtrials.blogspot.com/

8978 Votes

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Welcome to the place where I share about my fun, loving, and amazing LARGE family! John and I are raising our fifteen kids joined together through birth and adoption-- and here I share the trials and the smiles! Please join us!

by Christine

2. A Baker's Dozen and Apollo XIV

http://bakersdozenandapolloxiv.com/

8910 Votes

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One husband. Fourteen children. Living to tell about it. I am a homeschooling mom, professional birth and newborn photographer, Jesus follower, knitter, coffee drinker, avid reader, and writer.

by Renee Bergeron

3. Toddlers, Teens, and In-Betweens

http://zachsgang.blogspot.com/

839 Votes

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The daily life of a family raising 8 children....toddlers to teens!

by Jenny Zacharewicz

4. 12 arrows

http://12-arrows.blogspot.com

732 Votes

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I'm a pastors wife, mom of twelve children, 10 boys and two girls, 32- 4. We have five married manboys, and three grandsons. I've been a stay-at-home mom for 33 years.

by Cindy Lutz

5. Finishing Off My Family

http://www.tudusamom.blogspot.com

550 Votes

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This is an open and honest blog about large family special needs adoption and all the good and bad that comes with it. We are committed to extremely open adoptions and finding our children the help they need to be happy and healthy regardless of their dx.

by Tudu

6. A Different Drum

http://toadifferentdrum.blogspot.com/

465 Votes

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The daily life of a stay at home mom to seven children four home grown, three heart grown. I chronicle the joys and trials and the things we love to do.

by Deborah

7. Arts Chili Pepper

http://artschilipepper.blogspot.com/

451 Votes

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Family, food and fun...but mostly faith.

by Kathleen Wachter

8. Mom to 16

http://www.ourhaitianjourney.blogspot.com

433 Votes

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The daily blessings and heartaches of a large family made up of yours, mine and ours. Adoption talk and special needs children are a frequent blog topic on the blog. Always transparent and always real.

by Sarah Reese

9. Our Big Crazy Family

http://welovebigfamilies.blogspot.com/

387 Votes

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We have seven kids in our family - four birth kids and three adopted from Ethiopia. While this is an Ethiopian adoption blog, it is also a blog about the joy that comes from family life. We hope we can share our joy with you.

by Crazy D

10. The More, The Messier

http://www.suburbancorrespondent.blogspot.com/

356 Votes

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Kids! Vomit! Mice!

by Suburban Correspondent

11. My Barefoot Farm

http://mybarefootfarm.blogspot.com/

304 Votes

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Homeschooling, kids, family, hobby farming, quilting, domestic adoption and a life beyond blessed!

by Samantha Martin

12. Random Thoughts From the Zoo

http://randomthoughtsfromthezoo.blogspot.com

295 Votes

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8 kids, 9 frogs, 4 birds, 2 dogs and a partridge in a pear tree. Or something like that. Follow along with a crazy runner mom (who dabbles in triathlon) and her equally crazy husband. Life is never boring with eight kids in tow!

by Catey Ball

13. Just Our Thoughts

http://www.justourthoughts.com/

273 Votes

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Just a blog about our life and our family.

by L Harris

14. Our Journey of Faith

http://imghanaadopt.blogspot.com/

246 Votes

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I had my first 6 babies in 6 years. Everyone thought we must be done. Then ... we added 6 more. I am a homeschooling, pie making, scrapbooking, faith walking, miracle believing, Jesus loving wife of 29 years, mother of a dozen, and soon-to-be-grandma.

by Laurel Diacogiannis

15. The King Squad

http://thekingsquad.blogspot.com/

235 Votes

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Witness as I stumble through this beautiful life with my husband, the love of my life, and raise our twins, a single, and quads. Yes, that is 7 children, with 5 that are age 2 and under. Oh, and I also work full time!

by Kimberly King

16. Woody Farm: Homegrown Babies

http://woodybabyfarm.blogspot.com/

211 Votes

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I am loving, living, and laughing with my husband and seven children aged eight and under... life is always crazy at Woody Baby Farm!

by Brooke Brownell

17. Hands Full Mom

http://handsfullmom.blogspot.com/

205 Votes

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A great blog about managing the chaos and joys of a large family of (almost) 9 kids born in 13 years!

by Christina Bartholomew

18. Halfdozenscrambled

http://www.halfdozenscrambled.com

179 Votes

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I love my Jesus, my husband, my kids. I’ve been a teacher, a home schooling mom, a small business owner, an international traveler, a public school parent, and a special needs mom. I’ve got six kids, some biological and some adopted.

by Sue

19. I Choose Joy!

http://ichoosejoy.org

153 Votes

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A place to share my joy in my family and in my Lord! I'm a Christian homeschooling mom of seven, ages 10 down to 1. I love encouraging others in their walks, providing tips for homemaking (esp. recipes, sewing, and crafting), and sharing about my family!

by Gena

20. The Duggar Family

http://www.duggarfamily.com/content/michelle_blog

145 Votes

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by Michelle Duggar

21. The Garden Gate

http://ourfruitfulharvest.blogspot.com/

117 Votes

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The simple life of mothering 4 boys and 2 girls Gods way. Suffering a miscarriage with my 7th child that we named Christian Alexander. My blog is a journal of our very blest and fruitful life.

by Fruitful Harvest

22. Life on the Funny Farm

http://annesfunnyfarm.blogspot.com

114 Votes

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Where the critters outnumber the humans, the children outnumber the grown-ups, where love can be found in abundance, and good judgement is in short supply.

by Anne Kimball

23. Pink Slippers

http://thepinkslippers.blogspot.com/

113 Votes

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I am a Mommy to eight incredible cupcakes, 11 years old and under and a devoted wife to my best friend. I am a homeschooling Mommy to my 11, 8, 7 and 5 year olds.

by Pink Slippers

24. sojourners

http://www.sojourner-ephraim.blogspot.com

104 Votes

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Mama to 7 ages 1-15 blogging about these fleeting years - trying to capture snippets of what i'm sure must be the best years of my life.

by sojourner

25. Finding Joy

http://rachelmariemartin.blogspot.com/

104 Votes

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Real and authentic. Finding joy chronicles the day to day life -- from raising seven kids and homeschooling, gluten free cooking, dealing with Celiac Disease, faith, family, and finding that joy -- with honesty, laughter, and some pretty awesome pictures.

by Rachel Martin

26. 4 Little Men and Girly Twins

http://www.4littlemenandgirlytwins.com/

83 Votes

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Young, fun loving, Jesus following, homeschooling mom to 4 boys and twin girls. we are a farm dwelling, veggie eating, photography loving, holistic family who lives life passionatly and blogs about it daily!

by Brittany Claire

27. Notes From the Trenches

http://www.notesfromthetrenches.com/

68 Votes

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by Chris Jordan

28. Raleyfamilysfarm

http://raleyfamilysfarm.blogspot.com/

62 Votes

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A Christian wife and mother of ten children writes about living with and homeschooling a large family on a small minifarm. We have seven children by birth, and three by adoption, and am in the process of adopting two of our sons siblings

by Carla Raley

29. A Dozen Blessings

http://adozenblessings.wordpress.com

52 Votes

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"A Dozen Blessings" is the Wordpress blog of Nicole Wilkie, homeschool mom of 12 sweet children who range in age from 3 months to 16 years.

by Nicole Wilkie

30. Saving Sullivan (and Sergey, Noel, Anna and Gabriel James)

http://Savingsullivan.blogspot.com

50 Votes

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I help find mommies and daddies for special needs orphans in Eastern Europe.

by Dakota Hope Zander

31. The Wilson Family blog

http://www.thewilsonsfamilyblog.blogspot.com

49 Votes

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Hi I'm Maria i am married and have wonderful 7 children who are all home schooled and we are all Christians, to find out more about us check out our blog!!

by Wilson Family Blog

32. Our Life With 8 Kids

http://thewridefamily.blogspot.com/

48 Votes

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I started to blog regularly to keep in touch with family when we moved in 2010 to Costa Rica and then to Chile. We're back to normal life back in the US now and love it.

by Tiffanie Wride

33. Grateful for Grace

http://gratefulforgrace.com/

48 Votes

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by Grateful Grace

34. Just Showing Up

http://heldts.blogspot.com/

48 Votes

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by Brianna Heldt

35. Not Enough Butter

http://notenoughbutter.blogspot.com/

47 Votes

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An Australian Large Family who actually enjoy the little moments in life with a house full of kids :) We're renovating, embarking on a homeschooling jounery and will be adding another to our family next year :) and yes we drive a bus :)

by Sue

36. Cassie-anns life

http://cass-ann-info.blogspot.com/

47 Votes

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by Cassandra-ann Parker

37. The Frequent Flyer father

http://frequentflyerfather.blogspot.com/

45 Votes

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Helping Corporate Fathers be more invested at home while they travel. If a Dad is in, Everyone wins! Building the Loyalty Program for Home.

by Chicka Elloy

38. Love At Home

http://christensenfamilyblog.blogspot.com/

45 Votes

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WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY BLOG! WE ARE THE CHRISTENSEN CLAN A FAMILY OF 8. WHO'S DAILY LIFE IS ALWAYS A NEW ADVENTURE..

by April (@GAFlygirl)

39. Danielle Bean

http://daniellebean.com/blog/

45 Votes

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by Danielle

40. New Day

http://sandlappersue.blogspot.com/

45 Votes

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by Susan

41. Our Seven Qtpies7

http://www.qtpies7.com/

45 Votes

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by Qtpies7

42. Seven Cherubs

http://www.sevencherubs.com/

45 Votes

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Seven Cherubs is where I love to inspire women. To help them create happiness in their personal and family life. I am passionate about motherhood and believe in the power of mothers.

by Naomi Ellis

43. Table for Nine

http://tablefornine.blogspot.com

45 Votes

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by Michelle Hoad

44. Far Beyond Pearls

http://www.cooperfamilyfarm.com/fbp/

45 Votes

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by Jennie Cooper

45. Standing at the Crossroads

http://neshama-ancientpath.blogspot.com/

45 Votes

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by Gail Heaton

46. Mom to the Screaming Masses

http://momtothescreamingmasses.typepad.com/

45 Votes

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by Carmen

47. Manykids4us

http://Greatkiserfamily.blogspot.com

10 Votes

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A place where I share about our large family raising 9 kids, 7 of which are adopted.

by Blogger