Guest guest Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Happy Mother's Day! The Special Mother Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressure and a couple by habit. This year nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of " special " children. Did you ever wonder how these mothers are chosen? Somehow I visualize God hovering over Earth Selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his angels to take notes in a giant ledger. " Armstrong, Beth, son. Patron Saint, . " " Forrest, Marjorie, daughter. Patron Saint, Celia. " " Rutledge, , twins. Patron Saint...give her Gerard. He's used to profanity. " Finally he passes a name to an angel and smiles. " Give her a " special " child. " The angel is curious. " Why this one, God? She's so happy. " " Exactly, " smiles God. " Could I give a " special " child a mother who knows no laughter? That would be cruel. " " But does she have the patience? " asks the angel. " I don't want her to have too much patience, or she'll drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wear off she'll handle it. " " I watched her today. She has that sense of self and independence so rare and so necessary in a mother. You see, the child I'm going to give her has a world of it's own. She has to make it live in her world, and that's not going to be easy. " " But Lord, I don't think she even believes in you. " God smiles. " No matter, I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness. " The angel gasps, " Selfishness? Is that a virtue? " God nods. " If she can't separate herself from the child occasionally, she will never survive. Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child less than perfect. She doesn't know it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a spoken word. She will never consider a step ordinary. When her child says momma for the first time, she will be witness to a miracle and know it. I will permit her to see clearly the things I see--ignorance, cruelty, prejudice--and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life Because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side. " " And what about her Patron Saint? " asks the angel, his pen poised in the air. God smiles. " A mirror will suffice. " By: Erma Bombeck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 , I received this in an email a few years ago.. and every so often I open it up and read it just to remind me of how blessed I really am. I know it has been posted in this group before.. but we get so many messages coming through here about every different topic, I wanted to take a moment and remind everyone here how lucky we really are.. so to you and everyone else who takes a moment to read this.. Happy Mother's day.. to all the parents of those special children. > > From: If you want to know.. Ask! <mystique2574@...> > Subject: [ ] Happy Mother's Day > > Date: Sunday, May 10, 2009, 11:35 AM > > > > > > > > > The Special Mother > > Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressure and a couple by habit. > This year nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of " special " children. > Did you ever wonder how these mothers are chosen? > Somehow I visualize God hovering over Earth > Selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. > As he observes, he instructs his angels to take notes in a giant ledger. > " Armstrong, Beth, son. Patron Saint, . " > " Forrest, Marjorie, daughter. Patron Saint, Celia. " > " Rutledge, , twins. Patron Saint...give her Gerard. He's used to profanity. " > Finally he passes a name to an angel and smiles. " Give her a " special " child. " > The angel is curious. " Why this one, God? She's so happy. " > " Exactly, " smiles God. > " Could I give a " special " child a mother who knows no laughter? That would be cruel. " > " But does she have the patience? " asks the angel. > " I don't want her to have too much patience, or she'll drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wear off she'll handle it. " > " I watched her today. She has that sense of self and independence so rare and so necessary in a mother. > You see, the child I'm going to give her has a world of it's own. She has to make it live in her world, and that's not going to be easy. " > " But Lord, I don't think she even believes in you. " > God smiles. " No matter, I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness. " > The angel gasps, " Selfishness? Is that a virtue? " > God nods. " If she can't separate herself from the child occasionally, she will never survive. > Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child less than perfect. She doesn't know it yet, but she is to be envied. > She will never take for granted a spoken word. > She will never consider a step ordinary. When her child says momma for the first time, she will be witness to a miracle and know it. > I will permit her to see clearly the things I see--ignorance, cruelty, prejudice--and allow her to rise above them. > She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life > Because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side. " > " And what about her Patron Saint? " asks the angel, his pen poised in the air. > God smiles. " A mirror will suffice. " > > By: Erma Bombeck > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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