We dream of a day's structure in which everybody follows bread labor for four hours, has four hours for himself and herself, and where four hours are reserved for the family and for common bible study. We trust that such a structure, borrowed from Helen and Scott Nearing, will help to give everyone the personal time he and she needs, will provide well enough time to generate the income needed and to get the work in the home done, and will ensure enough time for the whole family to spend together and to strengthen and share the biblical foundations of our family.

We dream of a family in which the husband's responsibility for the family does not end at handing over a paycheck. His responsibility in our big family includes much more than that. He will hopefully not bring home a paycheck at all in the first place because that would indicate that he has to work outside the home - and the goal is that he works from home, of course. Besides bread labor, he will make sure that everything goes according to plan. This plan - if written down or just thoroughly discussed - has the bible as its source and guidance, and will ensure that the family as a whole as well as every individual member leads a life that is pleasant in God's eyes, and that every member of the family can be handed back to God unblemished (Eph 5:27). The husband's responsibility, thus, is to guide the family according to biblical law, he is the leader and protects the family. He will also ensure peace in the family, his conflict solving skills will be important (Pro 15:5). He is the mediator in every difficult situation, and will see to it that lessons are learned and problems not shoved aside or bottled up, but solved and made profitable for the family as a whole (Pro 23:24). His goal is to be able to say with Joshua: "As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD" (Jos 24:15)

We dream of a big family that leads a simple and godly life together, up in the mountains, building God's Kingdom and otherwise minding our own business (1 Th 4:11-12), so that the world and its filth will not defile our family. If you want to talk to us, don't hesitate to write.

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The Plural Marriage Family Dream Part 1