Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for April 28, 2010
April 27, 2010
April 29, 2010
Transcript:
Mom: In our day, everyone had their children in their 20s. Cathy: We don't do things on other people's schedules. Mom: There's a biological timetable for a reason! Cathy: We make our own timetable. Mom: Dad and I just don't want you to miss the experience. Cathy: We won't miss anything! It's all there! We'll get to it when we have a chance! Mom: They've tivoed the grandchildren!
That’s where having faith that God will provide comes in handy, vldazzle. He never gives you more than you can handle – or more than you need in order to prosper. It’s the selfish insistence on having the best of everything and anything all the time (when it’s neither necessary, nor even desirable to do so) that’s the problem, not having a large family.
Those children whom people refuse to have “because it’s inconvenient,” or “because the time’s not right,” or “because MY/OUR immediate needs are all that matter” have just as much of a right to experience the joys and challenges of earth life as those who refuse to have them do; it’s an essential part of God’s plan for His children’s eternal progression for ALL of His children to come to Earth, obtain a physical body, and be tested and grow through their experiences on Earth. Who are you and I to rob any of them of that right?