HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL US MOTHERS!!!
By the time the Lord made mothers, he was into the sixth day
working overtime. An Angel appeared and said "Why are you
spending so much time on this one?" And the Lord answered and
said, "Have you read 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 scrape 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.
The Lord 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 on the standard model?" the Angel asked. The Lord
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 the Lord "This is too much work for one
day. Wait until tomorrow to finish." "But I can't!" The Lord
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." the Lord objected. "That's a tear!"
"What's the tear for?" the Angel asked. The Lord 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 for this one. You even created the tear!"
The Lord looked at the Angel and smiled and said, "I'm afraid you
are wrong again, my friend. I created the woman, but she created
the tear!"