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The good Lord was creating a model for a soldier's Wife 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 wrong with the standard model?” The Lord replied, “Have you seen the specs of this order? She has to be completely independent, possess the qualities of both mother and father, be a perfect hostess for four to forty with a hours notice, run on black coffee, handle every imaginable without a manual, be able to carry on cheerfully even if she is pregnant and has the flu, and she must have six pair of hands.” The angel shook her head “Six pair of hands? No way!” The Lord continued, “Don’t worry; we will make other soldier 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 separation, beat soundly when it is overworked or tired and be large enough to say 'I understand' when she doesn’t and 'I love you' regardless." “Lord”, said the angel, touching his arm gently, “Go to bed and get some rest, you can finish this tomorrow.” “I can’t stop now,” said the Lord, "I’m 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 good-bye to her husband from home, runway or post and understand why it’s important that he leave." The angel circled the model of the soldier's Wife, looked at it closely and sighed; “It looks fine, but it’s too soft.” “She may 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 fingers across the cheek of the Lord’s creation. “There’s a leak,” she announced, “Something is wrong with the construction I’m not surprised that it has cracked as 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 dedication to all the values that she and her husband hold dear.”

Education

• Cameron University
• Davison High School

Favorite saying

• "It is what it is"