Emma was depressed and felt hollow, as there was nobody to talk to now that her boys were in the war and Clem was married and gone. If only someone understood how she felt. It dawned on Emma that there should be a place where women meet to discuss their fears of having sons in the war. A group for women to share their strength and hope. She talked it over with Pastor Willis, and he thought women in Smithville and Omaha would benefit. Willis talked with Pastor Tulles at the Baptist church in Omaha and he felt it to be a good idea. Both pastors announced it to their congregations, and Emma made flyers and posted them around the west side of Omaha.
The first night, a woman named Brenda attended. This woman’s son deployed three months prior, and she missed him so much that all she could do wa
