Be back in 3 weeks...the good Lord willing!!!
The good Lord was creating a model for military wives and was into
His sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared. She said, "Lord,
you seem to be having a lot of trouble with this one. What's the
matter with the standard model?"
The Lord replied, "Have you seen the specs on this order? She has to
be completely independent, possess the qualities of both father and
mother, be a perfect hostess to four or forty with an hour's notice,
run on black coffee, handle every emergency imaginable without a
manual, be able to carry on cheerfully, even if she's pregnant and
has the flu, and she must be willing to move 10 times in 17 years.
And oh, yes, she must have six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her head. "Six pairs of hands? No way."
The Lord continued, "Don't worry, we will make other military wives
to help her. And we will give her an unusually strong heart so it can
swell with pride in her husband's achievements, sustain the pain of
separations, beat soundly when it's over-worked and tired, and be
large enough to say, "I understand," when she doesn't, and say "I love
you," regardless."
The angel circled the model of the military wife, looked at it closely
and sighed, "It looks fine, but it's too soft."
"She might look soft," replied the Lord, "but she has the strength of a
lion. You would not believe what she can endure."
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of
the Lord's creation. "There's a leak," she announced. "Something is
wrong with the construction. I am not surprised that it has cracked.
You are trying to put too much into this model."
The Lord appeared offended at the angel's lack of confidence.
"What you see is not a leak," he said. "It's a tear."
"A tear? What is it there for?" asked the angel.
The Lord replied, "It's for joy, sadness, pain, disappointment,
loneliness, pride, and a dedication to all the values that she and her
husband hold dear."
"You are a genius!" exclaimed the angel.
The Lord looked puzzled and replied, "I didn't put it there."
Welcome home!!!
Author Unknown