War Mothers

Yesterday, a co-worker and friend of mine laid her precious baby girl into the arms of mother earth. God has taken back another of his angels, a mother's sweet love. I'm sure my friend feels like she is fighting a personal war. She is the victim who can't fight back because there is no way to win this war. No weapon was good enough to stop the loss of her daughter. People will tell her to have faith...They will tell her she will see this child again...They will tell her time heals all wounds. But, only the veteran mothers know that this war will never really end until her blind faith becomes a reality, her child is in her arms and time is of no essence. My friend, the newest war mother is not earning stripes of pride or honor. This war mother is accummulating scars around her heart.