proudnavywife
06-26-2006, 03:57 PM
For part of my wedding gift form Randy he gave a sign that had this written on it. It made me cry, and it's so touching. I hope y'all enjoy it as much as I do every day!!
The good Lord was creating Navy wives and was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared. The angel said, "Lord, you seem to be having a lot of trouble with this one. Whay's wrong 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, habdle every emergency imaginable without a manual, be able to carry on cheerfully, even if she is pregnant or disabled and has a flu, and then she must be willing to move to a new location ten times in seventeen 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 Navy wivesto help her. And we will give her an unusually strong heart so it cna swell with pride of her husbands achievements, sustain the pain of separations, beat soundly when it is overworked and tired, and be large enough to say, "I understand," when she doesn't, and say "I love you," regardless. "Lord," said the angel, touching his arm gently, "go to bed and get some rest. You finish this tomorrow."
"I can't stop now," said the Lord, "I am so close to creating something unique. Already this model heals herself when she is sick, can put up six unexpected guests for the weekend, wave goodbye to her husband from the pier, a runway or depot, and understand why it's important that he leave." The angel circiled the model of the Navy wife, looked at it closely and sighed,"it looks fine, but it's too soft." "She might look soft," the Lord replied,"but she has the strength of a lion. You would not believe what she can engure."
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 worng 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? Whatis it there for?" asked the angel. The Lord replied, "it's for joy, sadness, pain, dissapointment, loneliness, pride and dedication to all the values that she and her husband held dear."
"You are a genius!" exclaimed the angel. The Lord looked puzzled and replied, "I didn't put it there."
The good Lord was creating Navy wives and was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared. The angel said, "Lord, you seem to be having a lot of trouble with this one. Whay's wrong 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, habdle every emergency imaginable without a manual, be able to carry on cheerfully, even if she is pregnant or disabled and has a flu, and then she must be willing to move to a new location ten times in seventeen 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 Navy wivesto help her. And we will give her an unusually strong heart so it cna swell with pride of her husbands achievements, sustain the pain of separations, beat soundly when it is overworked and tired, and be large enough to say, "I understand," when she doesn't, and say "I love you," regardless. "Lord," said the angel, touching his arm gently, "go to bed and get some rest. You finish this tomorrow."
"I can't stop now," said the Lord, "I am so close to creating something unique. Already this model heals herself when she is sick, can put up six unexpected guests for the weekend, wave goodbye to her husband from the pier, a runway or depot, and understand why it's important that he leave." The angel circiled the model of the Navy wife, looked at it closely and sighed,"it looks fine, but it's too soft." "She might look soft," the Lord replied,"but she has the strength of a lion. You would not believe what she can engure."
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 worng 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? Whatis it there for?" asked the angel. The Lord replied, "it's for joy, sadness, pain, dissapointment, loneliness, pride and dedication to all the values that she and her husband held dear."
"You are a genius!" exclaimed the angel. The Lord looked puzzled and replied, "I didn't put it there."