Tuesday, October 9, 2007

"These Are My Jewels!"

I ran across this cool story in the LDS living magazine may/june 07 edition. It was in an article on choosing motherhood over a career...a choice many women have faced. In a little side note this story is related and I really liked it.
"Cornelia Scipionis Aficana (born ca 190 bc) is considered the perfect example of a virtuous Roman woman and a loving, devoted mother. She married Tiberius Sempronius Gracchas, a powerful Roman politician, and together they had twelve children- very uncommon by Roman Standards.
Legend had it that after a noble Roman woman questioned Cornelia about her choice of dress and personal adornment, which was far more understated than most Roman women of her rank and station, Cornelia motioned to her children and said, "These are my jewels!"
Romans admired her exemplary virtues, and when she died at age ninety, they dedicated a statue in her honor-the first one attributed to a non-mythological woman."


I thought that was so cool. Here are a few pictures of my jewels...





5 comments:

Heather said...

Wow, what a great story and message! I don't know if it's just because I'm pregnant, but I got a little emotional reading it and looking at your pictures. Savannah is such a cute, cute little girl! I can't wait to see what baby Chase looks like!

Heather said...

oh, and thanks for posting it, because it helps me to put things into perspective again...sure, potty training can be frustrating, and it stinks when your kids aren't sleeping very well, but in the end it's all worth it, and I wouldn't want to be doing anything else!!
Love,
Heather

Anonymous said...

You posted this on a perfect day for me, Rach :) I wasn't appreciating Jackson as much as I needed to today.

Linds

Jean Marie Juhnke said...

You are such a wise woman! Thanks for the message. Savannah really is a Jewel. Love Jean

dippyrooroo said...

What a great story. I've never heard that before. What precious pictures! It will be so fun to see what baby Chase looks like!