This week’s Our Sunday Visitor ran a little story about the declining birth rate in Europe and included this quote from Pope Benedict:
“Europe is infected by a strange lack of desire for the future. Children, our future, are perceived as a threat to the present, as if they were taking something away from our lives.”
Sometimes it seems as though that is the case here in America as well (though Hollywood seems to have a growing fascination with out of wed-lock births).
The recent trip I took down to Georgia and Florida, however, was blissfully centered on children. I stayed with my Aunt and Uncle who have six beautiful children and visited a good friend of mine who just recently gave birth to her second son. I can honestly say that these children took nothing away from the joy I experienced on my vacation, but only added more joy, excitement and frequent entertainment. Here’s a taste:
Flying kites on the beach (in Amelia Island, FL – this was just fun to watch):
Here’s video of my cousin Joe just cruising around with his kite – it’s a little shaky but I just couldn’t help myself:
Playing in my wheelchair (back home in GA):
The whole gang:
Me and my friend’s new baby (in KY):
“How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers” (Mother Teresa).
See my post: “How Can There Be Too Many Children?”