{"id":45,"date":"2007-07-16T09:08:49","date_gmt":"2007-07-16T17:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shawnna.wordpress.com\/2007\/07\/16\/45\/"},"modified":"2007-07-16T09:08:49","modified_gmt":"2007-07-16T17:08:49","slug":"45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shawnna.org\/?p=45","title":{"rendered":"Matt – my first born son's birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today has been a challenging day. Have felt very out of sorts – and close to tears – for many, many reasons.<\/p>\n

Perhaps my psyche is aware of the birth of my oldest son Matt 26 years ago today. How I love being his mom! I’m deeply blessed to have had the privilege of nurturing his beautiful spirit!<\/p>\n

Here’s a picture of us in 1988 – Matt is 7 and is on the right, Ryan is a little over two. <\/p>\n

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Up until about 4 years ago, he and I were pretty close. In fact, all through high school he was very open to sharing things with me – unlike most teens. <\/p>\n

And even though we don’t share like we use to – he knows I’m behind him with every fiber of my being! No one could ever be prouder of a son than I am!<\/p>\n

Here’s a photo of us taken in June 2006 at Ryan’s graduation. Whew…. how they both have grown! <\/p>\n

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My deepest prayer my beloved Matt, is that Love surrounds your beautiful soul – and you grow in spiritual wisdom and depth with each passing year!<\/p>\n

Love you always,
Mom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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