Mary Therese & Wilf

Since I was little, my biggest dream in life has always been to get married and start a family. There was always something so beautiful about the idea of marriage that attracted me; the beauty of the husband and wife helping each other on the way to heaven and raising a holy family of saints. I wanted to be counter-cultural and show the world what a true Catholic family looks like – one that has more than just 1 or 2 kids and the mother stays home with them. I remember when I was little, I was always asking my mom for more dolls to add to my “family” to which I was the mother. There were never too many dolls/kids for me; the more the merrier. Big families were always so much fun!!! Whenever I saw one of those 12 or 15 passenger vans on the road it always made me say to myself: “I want one of those someday and I want to fill it with all my kids.” So, twelve children have always been my absolute minimum.