{"id":1665,"date":"2013-05-12T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barbdahlgren.com\/?p=1665"},"modified":"2013-03-22T22:33:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-23T03:33:00","slug":"happy-mothers-day-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=1665","title":{"rendered":"Happy Mother’s Day ~ 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Priceless<\/a><\/p>\n

Priceless Treasures<\/b><\/p>\n

When we had our first child my father-in-law gave me a poem which he lovingly hand wrote as a keepsake.\u00a0 It was by that famous author, Anonymous.\u00a0 I memorized the first two lines.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome have silver and some have gold,<\/p>\n

But you have a child in your arms to hold.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each stanza describes those who have land, power, riches, pride, or fame.\u00a0 But how can those things compare to a child\u2019s smile, embrace, footsteps, first words, or kiss?\u00a0 That poem has provided me with an inner compass.\u00a0 When our other two children were born I would reread it just to keep perspective of what is most important in life.<\/p>\n

Who hasn\u2019t longed for a wealth and riches?\u00a0 Who hasn\u2019t longed to be able to afford expensive works of art?\u00a0 Having traveled a bit, I\u2019ve been dazzled by Da Vinci\u2019s Mona Lisa, <\/i>Van Gogh\u2019s Starry Night<\/i>, Monet\u2019s Water Lilies,<\/i> and Whistler\u2019s Portrait of the Painter\u2019s Mother.<\/i>\u00a0 I\u2019ve marveled at Michelangelo\u2019s Statue of David,<\/i> the Greek Venus de Milo, <\/i>and Rodin\u2019s The Thinker.<\/i>\u00a0 I\u2019ve been a guest in homes so lavish and pristine you were afraid to breathe, much less sit down.\u00a0 And I can say without hesitation that none of these can compare to my own assortment of priceless treasures which have taken me years to accumulate.<\/p>\n

My cherished collection includes but is not limited to the following:<\/p>\n