Janie Reinart

This collection of essays by mothers of soldiers deployed to the Middle East is heartfelt and genuine. There is no question of the love and concern of these mothers. They are proud of their children's service, counting the days, and the hours until their soldiers return, but fill the void of absence with prayer and community and support of other military families - along with a lot of cookie baking and posting packages to their sons and daughters halfway around the world.

There's a lot of repetition in these essays - but a lot of catharsis too, one imagines. Nothing wrong with that.… (más)

Love You More Than You Know: Mothers’ Stories About Sending Their Sons and Daughters to War, edited by Janie Reinart and Mary Anne Mayer, is a collection of true stories that bear witness to the angst borne by mothers awaiting the safe return of their children from war. This book grew out of the two authors’ personal experiences when they began writing their stories and speaking at meetings with other mothers undergoing similar experiences, as a way to help them make sense of their emotions and fears.
This is not a book by professional authors; these stories are written by mothers who have sons or daughters who have put on their country’s uniform and taken an oath to willingly go into harm’s way for that country. Despite not being professionals, however, they are stories that could only have been written by the mothers themselves; they will touch you in ways that smooth prose written by a professional writer never could. They are stories of loss, grief, hope, and love; written from the heart.
This is a five-star book that is ‘must’ reading for anyone who wants to understand the true depth of a mother’s love. It will also help renew the reader’s faith in our culture, society, and nation. While the mainstream news media bombards us with stories of cynicism and selfishness, here you will see that we still have people among us who understand the meaning of service and sacrifice.… (más)