In America most people want to have one or two children. I have observed something that I've never read about but I've heard many comment about. Women who have several children tend to look younger. Especially women I have seen at church. I've seen mothers who have 8 or more children looking peaceful as they go around caring for their little ones. The mothers I'm thinking of have been married several years to their husband and mainly focus on raising their children.

If these women were placed in a line and the only information given is that they were mothers, most would not guess that they have a large family. There are at least four practical reasons I've figured out as to why they look so young.

1. If you have small children you're going to have to stay active to keep up with them. For example, you have to run after them to stay aware of their location and to protect them from harm. You also have to use your mind and stay busy to continuously provide for their needs of the moment.

2. If you don't have youngsters around to unselfishly care for, you turn to more selfish thoughts and actions. Constantly using our mind and actions to help others is what God desires for us to do.

3. When a woman is pregnant with a brand new life within her that baby is making new blood and it mixes with her blood for about nine months. Thus for nine months for each child the mother has, new life is helping her stay young.

4. Every time a woman gets pregnant she postpones menopause. God provides every female with a certain number of eggs available to help her get pregnant. During pregnancy those eggs are stored. Otherwise, (usually) one per month is released. When that certain number is used up menopause and oldness set in.

When a woman focuses on raising children, she is doing the most important thing God intended for her to do.