I painted this for Music and the Spoken Word for the Mother's Day broadcast, May 8, 2022.
French soldiers met up with a poor mother and her children in the woods. One of the soldiers took pity on them, and handed the mother a loaf of bread. She immediately tore it in half and gave it all to her children. The soldier was confused, because he knew the mother was hungry, and asked why she hadn't kept any for herself? The captain replied, "You do not understand what it is to be a mother."
I was so grateful for my friend Melissa and her darling little girls for dressing up and posing for me, and was glad to give them the fresh loaf of bread I'd baked as a thank you. I was also very glad that the Clubbs and Bro. Dastrup were able to quickly find outfits and come help at a moment's notice.
