| When God Made Mothers By the
time God made mothers, he was into his sixth day
of working overtime.
An
Angel appeared and said "Why are you
spending so much time on this one?"
And
God answered and said, "Have you seen the
spec sheet on her? She has to be completely
washable, but not plastic, have 200 movable
parts, all replaceable, run on black coffee and
leftovers, have a lap that can hold three
children at one time and that disappears when she
stands up, have a kiss that can cure anything
from a scraped knee to a broken heart, and have
six pairs of hands."
The
Angel was astounded at the requirements for this
one.
"Six
pairs of hands! No Way!" said the Angel. God
replied, "Oh, it's not the hands that are
the problem, It's the three pairs of eyes that
mothers must have!" And that's just on the
standard model?" the Angel asked.
God
nodded in agreement, "Yep, one pair of eyes
are to see through the closed door as she asks
her children what they are doing, even though she
already knows.
Another
pair in the back of her head are to see what she
needs to know even though no one thinks she can.
And
the third pair are here in the front of her head.
They are for looking at an errant child and
saying that she understands and loves him or her
without even saying a single word."
The
Angel tried to stop God. "This is too much
work for one day. Wait until tomorrow to
finish.."
"But
I can't," God protested. "I am so close
to finishing this creation that is so close to my
own heart.
She
already heals herself when she is sick and can
feed a family of six on a pound of hamburger and
can get a nine year old to stand in the
shower!" The Angel moved closer and touched
the woman. "But you have made her so soft,
Lord."
"She
is soft", the Lord agreed, "but I have
also made her tough.
You
have no idea what she can endure or
accomplish."
"Will
she be able to think?", asked the Angel.
The
Lord replied, "Not only will she be able to
think, she will be able to reason, and
negotiate."
The
Angel then noticed something and reached out and
touched the woman's cheek.
"Oops,
it looks like you have a leak with this model. I
told you that you were trying to put too much
into this one."
"That's
not a leak", God said, "That's a
tear!"
"What's
the tear for?" the Angel asked.
God
said, "The tear is her way of expressing her
joy, her sorrow, her disappointment, her pain,
her loneliness, her grief, and her pride."
The
Angel was impressed. "You are a genius,
Lord. You thought of everything.
WOMEN
are truly amazing!"
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