HOW SHE BECAME MOTHERHOOD’S ICON

[Spoiler Alert: The payoff to this tale is at the very end. Please stick with it for the surprise conclusion.]

Anna’s life was remarkable. Never in Holy Cow! History’s long and fabled existence have I shared a tale involving (in no particular order) bohemian artists, a Russian czar, a Confederate surgeon, a railroad found on the Monopoly board … oh, and one of the world’s most famous works of art, too.

Let me tell you how she wove all those diverse threads into a single amazing tapestry. Continue reading →