International Bereaved Mother's Day 2012

To the women whose children died before they breathed . . .

To the women whose babies lived for just a precious handful of not-enough days . . .

To the women whom SIDS visited . . .

To the women whose children cancer or accident or ailment claimed . . .

To the women who lost teenagers just as they ventured toward adulthood . . .

To the women who outlive their adult children . . .

To the women who desperately want children, but grapple with infertility . . .

To the women who long to mother, but whose life circumstances have conspired to leave childless . . .

You ARE a beautiful mother.  Believe it.

Wishing you all a blessed International Bereaved Mother's Day.