{"id":2289,"date":"2018-04-18T19:01:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T19:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2018-04-24T17:58:49","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T17:58:49","slug":"when-god-created-mothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/when-god-created-mothers\/","title":{"rendered":"When God Created Mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Erma Bombeck was a popular writer about suburban family life. In her witty style, she has shared \u00a0\u201cWhen God Created Mothers&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ultalife.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2291 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FB-A-Mothers-Love-300x157.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FB-A-Mothers-Love-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FB-A-Mothers-Love-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FB-A-Mothers-Love-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FB-A-Mothers-Love-500x262.png 500w, https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FB-A-Mothers-Love.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of &#8220;overtime&#8221; when the angel appeared and said. &#8220;You&#8217;re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And God said, &#8220;Have you read the specs on this order?&#8221; She has to be completely washable, but not plastic. Have 180 moveable parts&#8230;all replaceable. Run on black coffee and leftovers. Have a lap that disappears when she stands up. A kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair. And six pairs of hands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The angel shook her head slowly and said. &#8220;Six pairs of hands&#8230;. no way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the hands that are causing me problems,&#8221; God remarked, &#8220;it&#8217;s the three pairs of eyes that mothers have to have.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s on the standard model?&#8221; asked the angel. God nodded.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, &#8216;What are you kids doing in there?&#8217; when she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn&#8217;t but what she has to know, and of course the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say. &#8216;I understand and I love you&#8217; without so much as uttering a word.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>God,&#8221; said the angel touching his sleeve gently, &#8220;Get some rest tomorrow&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t,&#8221; said God, &#8220;I&#8217;m so close to creating something so close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick&#8230;can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger&#8230;and can get a nine year old to stand under a shower.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The angel circled the model of a mother very slowly. &#8220;It&#8217;s too soft,&#8221; she sighed.<\/p>\n<p>But tough!&#8221; said God excitedly. &#8220;You can imagine what this mother can do or endure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Can it think?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Not only can it think, but it can reason and compromise,&#8221; said the Creator.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ultalife.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2290 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/broken-heart-300x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/broken-heart-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/broken-heart-768x691.png 768w, https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/broken-heart-333x300.png 333w, https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/broken-heart.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a>There&#8217;s a leak,&#8221; she pronounced. &#8220;I told You that You were trying to put too much into this model.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a leak,&#8221; said the Lord, &#8220;It&#8217;s a tear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s it for?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness, and pride.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You are a genius, &#8221; said the angel.<\/p>\n<p>Somberly, God said, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t put it there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gmail_msg\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Nourishing Your Body, Mind &amp;\u00a0Spirit.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ultalife.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-919 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"92\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Are you an UltaLifer? 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