Re: [ozmidwifery] FW: WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN

[Ann green]

 Dear Julie,
As a mother of 6 I enjoyed this!Ann--- Julie Clarke
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WHY GOD CREATED
CHILDREN  
> To those of us who have children in our lives,
> whether they are our own,
> 
> grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students...here
> is something to make 
> you chuckle. 
>  Whenever your children are out of control, you can
> take comfort from
> the 
> thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend
> to His own children. 
>  After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam
> and Eve. And the
> first 
> thing he said was "DON'T!" 
>  "Don't what?" Adam replied. 
>  "Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said. 
>  "Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? 
> Hey Eve...we have forbidden fruit!" 
>  "No Way!" 
>  "Yes way!" 
>  "Do NOT eat the fruit!" said God. 
>  "Why" 
>  "Because I am your Father and I said so!" God
> replied, wondering why He
> 
> hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants.
> A few minutes later,
> 
> God 
> saw His children having an apple break and He was
> ticked! 
> "Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" God asked.
> 
> "Uh huh," Adam replied. 
> "Then why did you?" said the Father. 
> "I don't know," said Eve. 
> "She started it!" Adam said 
> "Did not!" 
> "Did to!" 
> "DID NOT!" 
> Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment
> was that Adam and
> Eve 
> should have children of their own. Thus the pattern
> was set and it has
> never changed. 
>  BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY! 
> If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give
> children wisdom and
> they 
> haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. If God
> had trouble raising 
> children, what makes you think it would be a piece
> of cake for you? 
> THINGS TO THINK ABOUT! 
> 1. You spend the first two years of their life 
> teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the
> next sixteen telling 
> them to sit down and shut up.  
> 2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing
> your own children. 
> 3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat
> their young. 
> 4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they
> usually repeat word for 
> word what you shouldn't have said. 
> 5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is
> to remind yourself 
> that there are children more awful than your own. 
> 6. We child proofed our homes, but they are still
> getting in. 
> ADVICE FOR THE DAY! 
> Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing
> home. 
> AND FINALLY: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU
> GET A HEADACHE, DO 
> WHAT IT SAYS ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE: "TAKE TWO
> ASPIRIN" AND "KEEP AWAY
> FROM CHILDREN" 
>  

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[ozmidwifery] FW: WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN

[Julie Clarke]

Title: FW: WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN









WHY GOD
CREATED CHILDREN  
To those of us who have children in
our lives, whether they are our own, 
grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students...here is
something to make 
you chuckle. 
 Whenever your children are out of control, you can
take comfort from the 
thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His
own children. 
 After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and
Eve. And the first

thing he said was "DON'T!" 
 "Don't what?" Adam replied. 
 "Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said.

 "Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit?

Hey Eve...we have forbidden
fruit!" 
 "No Way!" 
 "Yes way!" 
 "Do NOT eat the fruit!" said God.

 "Why" 
 "Because I am your Father and I said so!"
God replied, wondering why He 
hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants. A few
minutes later, 
God 
saw His children having an apple
break and He was ticked! 
"Didn't I tell you not to eat
the fruit?" God asked. 
"Uh huh," Adam replied.

"Then why did you?" said
the Father. 
"I don't know," said Eve.

"She started it!" Adam said 
"Did not!" 
"Did
to!" 
"DID
NOT!" 
Having had it with the two of them,
God's punishment was that Adam and Eve 
should have children of their own. Thus the
pattern was set and it has never changed. 
 BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY! 
If you have persistently and
lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they 
haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. If God had
trouble raising 
children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake
for you? 
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT!

1. You spend the first two years of
their life 
teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next
sixteen telling 
them to sit down and shut up.  
2. Grandchildren are God's reward
for not killing your own children. 
3. Mothers of teens now know why
some animals eat their young. 
4. Children seldom misquote you. In
fact, they usually repeat word for 
word what you shouldn't have said. 
5. The main purpose of holding children's
parties is to remind yourself 
that there are children more awful than your own. 
6. We child proofed our homes, but
they are still getting in. 
ADVICE FOR THE DAY! 
Be nice to your kids. They will
choose your nursing home. 
AND FINALLY: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF
TENSION AND YOU GET A HEADACHE, DO 
WHAT IT SAYS ON
THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE: "TAKE
TWO ASPIRIN" AND "KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN"