"Your body is the first thing any child of man ever wanted. Therefore dispose yourself to be loved, to be wanted, to be available. Be there for them with a vengeance. Be a gracious, bending woman. Incline your ear, your heart, your hands to them.... To be a Mother is to be the sacrament - the effective symbol - of place. Mothers do not make homes, they are our home." from Bed and Board, Robert Farrar Capon

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Mother Love

Mother Love by Friedrich van Amerling (1803-1887)



3 comments:

  1. What a beautiful painting! They look so peaceful. The little child's chubby legs remind me of my 2nd daughter, but 'tis a rare occasion when she slows down enough to cuddle like that ;-)

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