{"id":34,"date":"2007-05-04T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-04T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/?p=34"},"modified":"2013-08-07T16:59:46","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T16:59:46","slug":"thoughts-on-motherhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/thoughts-on-motherhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on Motherhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Thoughts on Motherhood<\/h3>\n<p>Just over 5 years ago, I gave birth to my oldest daughter Emily.<\/p>\n<p>In the moment my first daughter was born, I became a mother. I remember the first time I saw that little face of hers. It was the most beautiful face. It was then that I felt like a \u201cMOM\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Before that I only had an inkling of what was too come.<\/p>\n<p>Many days have passed since.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve had a second daughter, Amanda.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been wonderful watching them grow and learn each day.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a quotes for Mothers Day<\/p>\n<p>A mother laughs our laughter,<br \/>\nSheds our tears,<br \/>\nReturns our love,<br \/>\nFears our fears.<br \/>\nShe lives our joys,<br \/>\nCares our cares,<br \/>\nAnd all our hopes and dreams she shares.<br \/>\n&#8211; Julia Summers<\/p>\n<p>Blessing to Our Mothers.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Mother\u2019s Day<\/p>\n<h3>Feature Art\/product<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/mareandfoal.jpg\" width=\"267\" height=\"202\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/lisaart.56356695\">\u201cMare and Foal\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pen and Ink<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMare and Foal\u201d is a pen and ink drawing.<\/p>\n<p>I always enjoyed visiting the mare and foals at the barn where I used to take riding lessons.<\/p>\n<p>Image available on cards at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/carddesign.html\">My card designs page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And a Tile at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/lisaart.56356695\">My Cafepress Store<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Art Exhibit News<\/p>\n<p>The Equine Art Guild&#8217;s newest Showing<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Artist&#8217;s Horse As Muse \u201d<br \/>\nAn exhibit of those special horses in each artist&#8217;s life that have inspired them to create many a wonderous work of art.<\/p>\n<p>Visit The Equine Art Guild website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.equineartguild.com\">www.equineartguild.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thoughts on Motherhood Just over 5 years ago, I gave birth to my oldest daughter Emily. In the moment my first daughter was born, I became a mother. I remember the first time I saw that little face of hers. It was the most beautiful face. It was then that I felt like a \u201cMOM\u201d. 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