My fiance (soon to be wife) and I are both devout Catholics, having children is a gift for us. We won't be using contraception after we are married, only NFP (

My fiance (soon to be wife) and I are both devout Catholics, having children is a gift for us. We won't be using contraception after we are married, only NFP (or abstain) and if she gets pregnant, then it's a cause for celebration by both the community and our families. We have average jobs and no one in our extended family is rich either, yet they all had many kids. The truth is that having children requires a lot of sacrifice and not many people are up for it. Who could blame them? outside of strong cultural / religious boundaries, you will spend the majority of your time climbing a corporate ladder, going for a bigger degree, constantly thinking about retirement and finances,.. etc. However, I personally think that no matter which one of those summits you climb, it will fade away. So for us, unless we will literally be out on the street due to financial stress, we are looking forward to having kids, who could deny such grace? Anyway, just wanted to throw out a different point of view into the mix here.