The Military Wife

Mike sent me a beautiful plaque in honor of our anniversary. The story written on it was about God creating the mold for military wives. I thought it was so sweet I wanted to share it with everyone else! He is such a thoughtful husband and I can't wait to celebrate our anniversary with him once he gets home~

The Military Wife
The Good Lord was creating a model for military wives and was in his sixth day of overtime. An angel appeared. She said, "Lord, you seem to be having a lot of trouble with this one. What is 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 mother and father, be a perfect hostess for four to forty with an hour notice, run on black coffee, handle every emergency imaginable without a manual, be able to carry on cheefully even if she is pregnant or has the flu, and she must have six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her head. "Six pairs of hands? No way!" The Lord continued..."Do not worry, we will make other military wives to help her. And we will give her an unusually strong heart so that it can swell with pride in her husband's achievements, and be large enough to say 'I understand' when she doesn't and 'I love you' regardless."
"Lord," the angel said, touching his arm, "Go to bed and get some rest. You can finish this tomorrow."
"I can't stop now," said the Lord. "I am 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 a pier or depot, and understand why it's important for him to leave." The angel circled the model of the Military 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 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 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 is a tear."
"A tear? What is it there for?" Asked the angel. The Lord replied, "It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, lonliness, pride, and dedication to all the values that she and her husband hold dear."
"You are genius!" exclaimed the angel.
"The Lord looked puzzled and replied, "I didn't put it there."