{"id":203,"date":"2026-05-31T13:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sarahmcelwain.com\/?page_id=203"},"modified":"2026-06-26T13:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:26:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sarahmcelwain.com\/?page_id=203","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"203\" class=\"elementor elementor-203\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1edd12b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-209f02a \" data-id=\"1edd12b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1edd12b\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"1edd12b\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9668a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c9668a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d3fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57d3fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/sarahmcelwain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_RedborderPhotoTag-1024x222.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194\" alt=\"01 redborderphototag\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sarahmcelwain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_RedborderPhotoTag-1024x222.gif 1024w, https:\/\/sarahmcelwain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_RedborderPhotoTag-300x65.gif 300w, https:\/\/sarahmcelwain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01_RedborderPhotoTag-768x166.gif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"HOME\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b45fc3 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-37e206e \" data-id=\"1b45fc3\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1b45fc3\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"1b45fc3\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4382d4b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-9531931 \" data-id=\"4382d4b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"4382d4b\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"4382d4b\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1e960 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a1e960\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d7bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2d7bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/sarahmcelwain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u221aBORN_LUCKY_Front_small-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-68\" alt=\"\u221aborn lucky front small\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sarahmcelwain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u221aBORN_LUCKY_Front_small-4.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sarahmcelwain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u221aBORN_LUCKY_Front_small-4-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"HOME\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c742d e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-a5e0171 \" data-id=\"c6c742d\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"c6c742d\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"c6c742d\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f1505 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3f1505\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4e41f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab4e41f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>NEW FROM RAIN MOUNTAIN PRESS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c10cdd3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c10cdd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">16-year old Evening Star believes that she is destined to win the Million-Dollar Millennium Baby Contest. 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