Finding Courage in Motherhood

“Without courage, we cannot tell our stories.”[1] It was hard not to notice the lack of noise as I sat in the exam room before the doctor came in. My children, five-month-old twins, were being tended to by a friend in the waiting room. At home, I was used to the clapping of little hands, the babbling of teething mouths, the cries of hungry bellies, and the inevitable banging of rattles thrown on our hardwood floor. But now, I was by myself. And it was quiet. The only noise I could hear was th...