A woman's most valuable possession

There's a city in Germany called Weinsberg.   Overlooking the city is a high hill on top of which stands an ancient fortress. The townspeople of Weinsberg tell an interesting legend about that fortress and that hill.

It seems that back in the 15th century - in the days of chivalry and honor - an enemy encircled that hill and sealed off all the townspeople inside the fortress.

The enemy commander then sent word to the fortress, saying that he would allow the women and children to leave and go free before launching his devastating attack.

After further negotiations, the enemy commander also agreed to let each woman take to freedom with her the most valuable possession she owned, provided she could carry it.

You can imagine the enemy army's surprise when, a few minutes later, the women marched out of the fortress, each one carrying her husband on her back.

I like this story because it calls attention to the fact that a woman will go to extremes in order to save her most valuable possession. And what could be more valuable to a mother-to-be than her unborn who is in her womb ? True ... in this anecdote it was her husband, but the same would apply to the unborn.

Blessed is the woman whose most valuable possession is her husband; and blessed is she if when it is her unborn child.

To the extent that they treasure each other, they will also treasure their love ones. And to that extent, too, all their loved ones will treasure them too.

Being a good mother or a good wife is not something that just happens. It is something that we have to work at.