A Mennonite woman describes how she and her husband managed to raise 6 children, despite their own imperfections

http://dorcassmucker.blogspot.com/2015/04/mop-day-8-8-foolproof-steps-for-raising.html

She lays out in detail how inadequate she felt compared to some of her peers who just seemed to be cool, efficient, and have it all together, but how focusing on the big picture items made it work out.

The bullet points, described in more detail inside.

1. I chose a good man to be their dad
2. We read to the children
3. We were the mom and dad
4. We made them work
5. We let them ask questions
6. We let them know we loved them
7. We let them figure out their own entertainment

And so on. An excellent read