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Interview with Father of Fourteen and Co-Author of New Book "Better by the Dozen, Plus Two" Sees fear of having children and constant rushing as some prevalent disorders in our "fear driven culture" By John JalsevacLifeSiteNews: What made you and your wife decide to write your book?Jim Littleton: First and foremost it was, I pray and I hope and I believe, a movement of the Holy Spirit. God has blessed us with a very large family, as you know, and I think that that is a means of attracting some interest to our story and our message. We've been given...

Hope in the Midst of a Culture of Fear: Parents of Family of Fourteen Reveal Their Secret Their book, "Better by the Dozen, Plus Two" meant to contribute to comeback of God, then family, as center of each person's life and of society. By John Jalsevac CHICAGO, Illinois, August 3, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - At one point in the spiritual classic "I Believe in Love," written by the French priest Fr. Jean d'Elbee, the author observes that, "Evil displays itself; good remains unknown." The point that d'Elbee is making is that because evil is not the ordinary state of things it...

Army of Love Family of 19 Relies On Chore Lists, Laughter Aug. 16 — Early morning at the Dunham family home, the coffee is brewing, and all is peaceful … but not for long. Soon, there is a bugle call to wake the kids up — all 17 of them. The Dunhams are what you might call a mega-family, and running a family this size is much like a military operation, with mom serving as the general. First, there is a wake-up call for the four littlest girls. "OK — who wants Cocoa Puffs, and who wants Rice Krispies?" the...