there was a preacher whose wife was expecting a baby. the preacher went to the congregation and asked for a raise. after much consideration and discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the preacher's family expanded, so would his pay check.
> >after six children, this started to get expensive and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the preacher's salary. > >there was much yelling and bickering about how much the clergyman's additional children were costing the church. > >finally, the preacher got up and spoke to the crowd. "having children is an act of god!" silence fell upon the congregation. no one dare challenge the thought.
> >in the back of the room a little old lady stood up and in her frail voice >said: "snow and rain are also acts of god, but when we get too much, we wear rubbers!"
> >don't you just love little old ladies! ! > :chuckle
jnette, ASN, EMT-I
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there was a preacher whose wife was expecting a baby. the preacher went to the congregation and asked for a raise. after much consideration and discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the preacher's family expanded, so would his pay check.
> >after six children, this started to get expensive and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the preacher's salary. > >there was much yelling and bickering about how much the clergyman's additional children were costing the church. > >finally, the preacher got up and spoke to the crowd. "having children is an act of god!" silence fell upon the congregation. no one dare challenge the thought.
> >in the back of the room a little old lady stood up and in her frail voice >said: "snow and rain are also acts of god, but when we get too much, we wear rubbers!"
> >don't you just love little old ladies! ! > :chuckle