No matter how old I get, there are some days I will never forget. The events are so etched in my memory, I can instantly be brought back to the exact feelings I experienced. My wedding and the births of my three children are days that fill me with pure joy whenever I think of them. Then there are the days that are just unimaginable, such as September 11, 2001. The panic … [Read more...]
Driving Lessons
Being the mom of two teens and a 10-year-old means a fair amount of my time is in my minivan shuttling kids back and forth from various activities. Driving is as much in my job description as are chief meal maker, laundry wrangler, and sibling arbitrator. I’m a mom, I drive. Nothing special or out of the ordinary about that.Or is there? Until the age of 34 I had never, … [Read more...]
All or Nothing
Yesterday I found myself on a train into New York City to have lunch with two friends. One who lives in Manhattan and one who was visiting from out of town for a conference. When my husband handed me the train ticket, I jokingly thanked him for issuing me my “day pass” from the insane asylum. As I sat on the train I marveled at how quickly I have always been able to … [Read more...]
Learning to Fly
Friday afternoon it rained heavily, while I sat in the temple with the other mourners, and we listened to the rabbi say beautiful things about someone I knew long before I was a wife, mother, writer, blogger, and social media addict. Michelle was a strong, kind person who had lost her hard-fought battle with cancer. My mind travels way back to a time before we each met … [Read more...]
