The Cost of the War in Iraq

Well I ended up coming home to take care of my sick little guy. So part 2 of the saga will have to wait. I have started working on it...but I must say its more of a challenge.....to put it into words...than i had expected. Its good though to think about it all - something as ordinary as peeing now adays...yet as miraculous as a butterfly's metamorphose. I too have pupated...into a milk producing superhero :).

To tide you over...I wanted to share the National Priorities Project website with you. It has an ongoing tab on the glorious war in Iraq which will boggle your mind. Take a minute to click around and compare the cost with children's health care to get a better idea of the scope.

With that in mind I think i will go nurse my feverish babe meditating on peace and honest politicians.

reality check

this Iraqi mother has just lost her husband (an Iraqi policeman). I dont allow myself to be innundated with these images...but do find a duty of sorts in glimpses...so i can stay aware of 1)how precious life is 2)the need for advocacy and activism and 3)my own privaledge. The reality is....war is hell. In whatever way you see fit...please pray for all who are suffering.

i captured the image from another blog...which has a great write up on breastfeeding in iraq.