WOMEN ARE MIRACLES...........

As I begin writing this article, I am genuinely overwhelmed by the sheer vastness of the subject that I am attempting to expound upon. A few inadequate paragraphs on this page cannot begin to cover the full magnitude of how incredibly amazing and how indescribably special the feminine half of this world truly is.

Women are absolutely, without question, the most incredible beings that God ever created. Their strength and abilities are astounding. They are the barers and givers of life itself. They are 99 percent responsible for the continuation of the human race. Civilization would have become extinct several millennia ago if not for the female of the species.

Women endure suffering and hardship and pain in ways that no man could ever fathom. They are the flowers in a world full of weeds. The beauty of a woman is not just in her face, it extends down deep inside her, to her very soul. Her heart, her emotions, her tenderness, her patience, her understanding, are as deep and as wide as the world itself.

She loves, she nurtures, she stands up tall in the face of incredible adversity, and she triumphs. She gives of herself and asks so little in return. She gives herself away completely to the ones she loves. She loses herself in their happiness. She holds the future of the entire world in her gentle, loving hands. She takes on incredibly difficult tasks and, against the odds, succeeds.

Women simply ask to be heard and to be understood. They merely wish to matter and to be appreciated and to be recognized for all they do and for all they are. Maybe some flowers sometime, or, even better, a helping hand. Someone to tell them how magnificent they are and how empty this world would be without them.

I realize now, it is far beyond my power or ability to convey how wonderfully marvelous women truly are. There is not enough time or space to tell it all.  They are miraculous.  They can hold a tiny baby tenderly in their arms or they can break up concrete with a jackhammer. They can wear silk ribbons and lace or they can wear steel-toed boots and overalls. Their hands can be as soft and gentle as a feather or be fists as strong as iron.

Women give so much of themselves to so many people in their lives. They share all that is within them with those they care deeply about. They sacrifice and do without, they give up their dreams, they let go of their own desires, they are willing to surrender themselves completely for the sake of love.

Women are the definition of love itself. They are the innovators of love. They are the perpetuators of love. Their giving---their abandonment of themselves----their depth of emotion----is the sheer essence of love in its fullest expression. Many men have loved deeply, but never so deeply as a women is capable of loving. The eesence of a woman's life is love.

Women are beyond remarkable. They are beyond astonishing. They are towers of strength and wisdom, packaged in a form that defines beauty itself. The combination of power and gentleness.  The willingness to give themselves away, yet not be robbed-----the wisdom to trust, yet not be fooled----the nobleness to sacrifice, yet not be taken advantage of-------the balance of bringing life into the world, yet demanding a life of their own-----the perfect mixture of all the things about this world that are good and make life worthwhile------

Women consist of all these things and so much more. More than I have words to explain----more than I have the wisdom to articulate------more---far more---than any simple article at Gather could ever possibly relate. Women are both the gift and the giver of the gift.

Blessings and fortune upon all women. Happiness and abundant joy to you, whomever and wherever you are. May prosperity and blessedness always be yours. May you find peace and tranquility. May you find love and appreciation throughout your lives. May you receive the rewards and fulfillments that you so justly deserve.

And may you be recognized by all those around you for the miracle you truly are.........