HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MOTHER
~Created for you Mother with Much Love~
~Your Daughter~
~~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?"
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
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.
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, smiled and said,
"I'm afraid you are wrong again, my friend.
~~I CREATED THE WOMAN~~
but
~~SHE CREATED THE TEAR~~"
~Author Unknown~
If anyone knows who wrote this lovely, hearttouching
story, please e-mail me so I can give them the credit that
is due them. Thank you.
Today is October 2nd, my Mothers birthday and I'd like
to dedicate this beautiful story to her. She is lovely and
beautiful to me and I love her so very much. I LOVE YOU MOM!!
My fervent prayer is that you'll be here to celebrate many, many
more birthdays with us.
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