This story was forwarded to me by my sister in law (My brother is in the AirForce)

When the good Lord was creating the Military spouse, he was INTO his sixth day of overtime. An angel said, "You're HAVING a lot of trouble with this one. What's wrong with the standard model?"

This story was forwarded to me by my sister in law (My brother is in the AirForce)

When the good Lord was creating the Military spouse, he was INTO his sixth day of overtime. An angel said, "You're HAVING a lot of trouble with this one. What's wrong with the standard model?"

And the Lord replied, "Have you seen the specs on this order?!!! It has to be completely independent, but must be sponsered to get on base; have the qualities of both mother and father during deployments; be a perfect host for four or forty; handle emergencies without a manual; cope with the Flu and move around the world; have a kiss that cures anything froma child's torn valentine to a spouse's weary day;have the patience of a saint when waiting for their spouse to come home;and have SIX pairs of hands."

The angel shook her head slowly and said, "SIX pair of hands? No way!" And the Lord answered, "Don't worry, we'll make other military spouses to help. Besides, it's not the hands that are causing the problem...It's the Heart. It must swell with pride, sustain the ache of separations, beat on soundly when it's too tired to do so, and be large enough to say, 'I understand' when it doesn't...and say 'I love you' regardless.

"Lord", said the angel touching his sleeve gently, "go to bed. You can finish that tomorrow."

"I can't" said the Lord, "I'm too close to creating something unique. Already I have one who can heal itself when sick, feed unexpected guests who are stuck in the area due to bad weather, and wave goodbye to its spouse FROM a pier or runway and understand it's important to the country that the spouse leaves." The angel circled the model of the military spouse very slowly. "It's too soft" she sighed.

"But TOUGH!" said the Lord excitedly. "You cannot imagine what this being can do or endure."

"Can it think?", asked the angel.

"Can it think!" replied the Lord, "It can convert 1400 to 2PM!!"

Finally the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek. "There's a leak" she announced.

"It's not a leak" said the Lord "It's a tear"

"What's it for?" Asked the angel

"It's for Joy, Sadness, Pain, Loneliness and Pride!"

"You're a genius!" exclaimed the angel.

The Lord looked somber and then replied, "I didn't put it there"

--- Author Unknown