Advent Peace

(Still) Barren on Mother’s Day

Like many kids, I grew up dreaming of what I wanted to be when I grew up. At times I wanted to be a nurse, sometimes a teacher, other times a milkman just like my dad, and on occasion an architect (for no other reason than I loved looking at house plans). I never once put into my plans that I wanted to be a mom because I assumed that went without saying. I never felt like I needed to plan that part because obviously that’s how life goes. But that’s not how my life went. I’m 37 and I...