Category Archives: Family

Fifth Scary Thing: Upper and Lower GI

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

“It’s something where they put a camera up her…um. Um. In her colon.” Continue reading →

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Third Scary Thing: Getting Back Up

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

My family urged me to stop. My skating days are over, they said. It’s too risky at my age, considering what happened. I could get seriously injured. I knew they were right. My muscles were weak and my weight high, throwing off my balance. I’m a slow healer. And a million other reasons. Sadly, I pushed my pretty skates to the back of the closet, not quite ready to give them up. I don’t even know how long they’ve been sitting there. Continue reading →

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Controversial Food Supplement Changes Baby’s Color

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Just in time for St. Patrick’s day…Green babies! Or do you prefer the traditional pink and blue? Artificially colored skin, the latest trend in children’s fashion, hit the scene Monday morning at NYC’s Pour les Bébés, a high-end children’s fashion house known for its off-beat collections. Continue reading →

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10 Sorta-Romantic Video Picks for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

Neither my husband nor I are real romance-type people, so we’re considering watching something from this list of our top ten favorite romantic–but-not-really-romance videos. Continue reading →

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10 Ways to Celebrate Tu B’Shvat (Even if you’re not Jewish)

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Jewish or not, we all share this planet. Tu B’Shvat gives us an opportunity to come together to celebrate our beautiful and plentiful world as we celebrate the birthday of the trees! Continue reading →

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I am for My Beloved and My Beloved is for Me

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

“I am for my Beloved and my Beloved is for me.” (Song of Solomon 6:3) In Hebrew, it’s ah-nee le-doh-dee, ve-doh-dee lee. The Hebrew month of Elul (אֱלוּל), which we are now in, is an acronym for this verse, and serves as a time of preparation for the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Twenty-seven years ago, I prepared to marry my beshert, my destiny. Friends gathered around and fussed over my gown, . . . Continue reading →

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Why Same-Sex Marriage Supporters Supported Chick-fil-A

Though we are divided pretty much down the middle on the issue of same-sex marriage, we each believe that all human beings should be accepted for who they are, and should be allowed to speak their minds and live and work without fear of name-calling, ridicule or discrimination. Continue reading →

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May You Live All the Days of Your Life

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

“It just happened so fast,” I said, as I walked alongside my brother last week. He stopped, turned, and looked me in the eyes. “That’s a good thing,” he answered. Continue reading →

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Beautiful Child, Beautiful Mom

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

Inspirational video Continue reading →

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How Do You Celebrate Spring Holidays?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Both Passover and Easter represent freedom and restoration. Remember not to get so hung up on customs that you lose the point of the faith. In a week, the holidays pass, and we’re left with the memory of how we treated (or mistreated) one another. Continue reading →

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