You can find something truly important in an ordinary minute. – Mitch Albom January: the wonderful time where we bid adieu to the craziness that is the holiday season and welcome the calm of the New Year. Until that diaper-clad cherub...
On January 2nd, 1992, I was hunched over my desk, writing excitedly in my black and white composition book. The first thing I always did when I came to school was look at the chalkboard to see the morning's...
As much as we may try to deny it, 2018's arrival is approaching blisteringly fast. With that comes the influx of gym, new car, financial planning, and travel advertisements.  Turn on the TV, check Facebook, or open your favorite...
It’s been 14 years since a few friends and I planned a little Christmas gathering. I think there were 7 or 8 of us in attendance and we really just wanted dinner with drinks and a good old fashioned...
I’ve stopped hating Christmas. One of the first articles I ever wrote was titled “Just Say No to Christmas.” In it, I remembered how I had just wanted to cry while reading a ‘humorous’ article about Christmas and mothers. About Christmas...
3:45: Mom finally picks up my sister and takes us out for pizza. Do we usually eat dinner before 4:00 p.m.? No, but we should! 5:15: The State House looks so fancy! My sister says it's a castle. 5:18: Why are...
When I was growing up, Hanukkah was one of my favorite holidays. It was the one that involved family, presents, and food and did not entail spending 2+ hours at synagogue. I always thought of it as the underdog...
Every Christmas, we go on what we call "The Grand Tour." Everyone wants to see the kids and we like being fed. And all the love is pretty great, too. We plan accordingly. We bring the car with the biggest...
As a mom of young children during the holiday season, I can't help but be troubled by Santa. In fact, I just wish the emphasis on Santa would disappear and we'd stop perpetuating this giant lie about an old...
My husband and I are an interfaith couple; we come from different religious backgrounds. I was raised in a devote Roman Catholic family, he in a reformed Jewish one. I was brought up attending church each week, receiving both...

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