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WHEN GOD MADE MOMS
When the good Lord was creating mothers!!!!!
He was into His sixth day of "overtime when the angel
appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around
on this one." AND THE LORD SAID.....
"Have you read the specs on this order?
She has to be completely washable, but not plastic.
Have 180 moveable parts... all replaceable.
Run on black coffee and leftovers.
Have a lap that disappears when she stands up,
a kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg
to a disappointed love affair, and six pairs of hands."
And the angel shook her head slowly and said,
"Six pairs of hands...no way."
"It is not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord,
"It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers have to have."
"That's on the standard model?" asked the angel.
THE LORD NODDED....One pair that sees through closed doors
when she asks "What are you kids doing in there?" when she
already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees
what she shouldn't, but what she has to know; and of course the
ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say,
"I understand and I love you", without so much as uttering a word."
"Lord", said the angel touching his sleeve gently, "go to bed,
tomorrow...." "I can't", said the Lord, "I'm so close to creating
something so close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself
when she is sick....can feed a family of six on one pound of
hamburger, and can get a nine year old to stand under a shower."
The angel circled the model of a mother very slowly.
"It's too soft", she sighed. "But tough!" said the Lord excitedly.
You cannot imagine what this mother can do or endure."
"Can it think?" "Not only can it think, but it can reason and
compromise", said the Creator. Finally the angel bent over and ran
her finger across the cheek. "There's a leak", she pronounced.
"I told you, you were trying to put too much into this model."
"It's not a leak", said the Lord. "It's a tear". "What's it for?" "It's
for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness and pride."
"You're a genius", said the angel. THE LORD LOOKED
SOMBER..... "BUT I DIDN'T PUT IT THERE".
What is a Mother?
A mother is someone to shelter and guide us,
To love us, whatever we do,
With a warm understanding and infinite patience
And wonderful gentleness, too.
How often a mother means swift reassurance
In soothing our small, childish fears,
How tenderly mothers watch over their children
And treasure them all through the years!
The heart of a mother is full of forgiveness
For any mistake, big or small,
And generous always in helping her family,
Whose needs she has placed above all.
A mother can utter a word of compassion
And make all our cares fall away,
She can brighten a home with the sound of her laughter
And make life delightful and gay.
A mother possesses incredible wisdom
And wonderful insight and skill -
In each human heart is that one special corner
Which only a mother can fill!
Katherine Nelson Davis
BUT FIRST SYNDROME
"I Call it "But-First" Syndrome. YOU know. It's when you decide to do
the laundry. So, you start down the stairs with the laundry, but then
see the newspapers on the table. Ok, you'll do the laundry.
BUT FIRST you decided to put the newspapers away. So, on your way in to
put the newspapers away, you notice the mail on the table. Ok, you'll
put the newspapers away.
BUT FIRST you'll pay that bill that needs to be paid. So, you look for
the checkbook. Ooops...there's the baby's bottle from yesterday on the
floor. Ok, you'll pay the bill.
BUT FIRST you need to put the bottle in the sink. You head for the
kitchen. Darn it, there's the remote for the TV. What's it doing in
here? Ok, you'll put the bottle in the sink.
BUT FIRST you need to put the remote away. Head for the TV room. Aaagh!
Stepped on the cat. Cat needs to be fed. Okay, you'll put the remote
away.
BUT FIRST you need to feed the cat...
So, here's what happens at the end of the day...
Laundry not done, newspapers on the floor, bottle on the table, bills
unpaid, checkbook still lost, cat ate the remote control...
And, when you try to figure out how come nothing got done all day, you
are baffled because..................you KNOW you were BUSY ALL DAY!!
That's the "BUT FIRST" Syndrome."
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