The Season for Self-Care

The Season for Self-Care

I hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day earlier this week.  Let me begin again. I hope you’re finding all kinds of ways to get or give yourself the love and care you need this week.  If that meant celebrating the one day of the year designated for romantic love and...
A Jewish Girl’s First Christmas Tree

A Jewish Girl’s First Christmas Tree

One of my favorite holiday memories from when I was a young girl is going downtown to shop for gifts. Each year, my mom, older sister, and I would get dressed up, make the 20-minute drive downtown, park in a parking garage, and head straight to Thalhimers, the 6-story...
Reminiscing During the Holiday Season

Reminiscing During the Holiday Season

As I plan for my extended family’s first Thanksgiving holiday together since my older sister passed away six years ago and explore the grab bag of emotions it’s bringing up for me, I wonder about you. What emotions are the various upcoming holidays generating for you?...