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When God Made Moms
� By the time the Lord 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 the Lord 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. 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 just on the standard model?" The
� Angel asked.
� The Lord nodded in agreement, "Yes, 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."
� "Yes, 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
� inquisitive Angel.
� The Lord smiled and 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 is 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!
� Truly, You do all things well...
� Moms are truly amazing!"
� Happy Mother's Day!
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