{"id":678,"date":"2012-08-09T04:23:39","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T04:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mydiabeticsoul.com\/?p=678"},"modified":"2015-02-07T11:11:13","modified_gmt":"2015-02-07T19:11:13","slug":"how-god-selects-the-mother-of-a-child-with-diabetes-by-erma-bombeck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mydiabeticsoul.com\/?p=678","title":{"rendered":"HOW GOD SELECTS THE MOTHER OF A CHILD WITH DIABETES by Erma Bombeck"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOW GOD SELECTS THE MOTHER OF A CHILD WITH DIABETES\u00a0\u00a0by Erma Bombeck<\/strong><\/p>\n

“S<\/strong>ome\u00a0women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures and a couple by habit. Did you ever wonder how mothers of children with diabetes are chosen? Somehow I visualize God hovering over earth selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his angels to make notes in a giant ledger.<\/p>\n

\u201cArmstrong, Beth, son. Patron Saint Matthew.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cForrest, Marjorie, daughter. Patron Saint Cecilia.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRutledge, Carrie, twins. Patron Saint Gerard.\u00a0 He\u2019s used to profanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally, He passes a name to an angel and smiles, \u201cGive her a child with diabetes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The angel is curious. \u201cWhy this one, God?\u00a0 She\u2019s so happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExactly,” smiles God.\u00a0 \u201cCould I give a child with diabetes to a mother who does not know laughter?\u00a0 That would be cruel.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut has she the patience?\u201d asks the angel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want her to have too much patience, or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair.\u00a0 Once the shock and resentment wear off, she\u2019ll handle it.\u00a0 I watched her today.\u00a0 She has that feeling of self and independence that is so rare and so necessary in a mother.\u00a0 You see, the child I am going to give her has her own world. She has to make it live in her world and that\u2019s not going to be easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Lord, I don\u2019t think she even believes in you.\u201d<\/p>\n

God smiles.\u00a0 \u201cNo matter.\u00a0 I can fix that.\u00a0 This one is perfect.\u00a0 She has just enough selfishness.\u201d<\/p>\n

The angel gasps.\u00a0 \u201cSelfishness?\u00a0 Is that a virtue?\u201d<\/p>\n

God nods.\u00a0 \u201cIf she cannot separate herself from the child occasionally, she will never survive.\u00a0 Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with less than perfect.\u00a0 She does not realize it yet, but she is to be envied.\u00a0 I will permit her to see clearly the things I see\u2026ignorance, cruelty, prejudice\u2026and allow her to rise above them.\u00a0 She will never be alone.\u00a0 I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life because she is doing my work as surely as if she is here by my side.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what about her patron saint?\u201d asks the angel, his pen poised in mid-air.<\/p>\n

God smiles. \u201cA mirror will suffice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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