Nachas: A Yiddish word that means joy and blessings, especially from one’s children or grandchildren. Definitely one of those words we could really use in English. A friend of mine used to tell me about the latest trials and tribulations with his grown children and joke—“I’ve been a father for 30 years and I’m still […]
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The Big C—for Connect
She’s a young mother, with small children, living in a community far away from her family and support system. She’s just been diagnosed with a very serious breast cancer—and she’s about to lose her breast and her hair. Doctors can treat her physically but her emotions are equally challenging. Terrified and overwhelmed, what she needs […]
the war goes on….
Bin Laden is gone but the war goes on. Every other day in Iraq or Afghanistan, a US soldier loses an arm or a leg. Thousands of miles away, their fellow soldiers are helping to fight another war that’s taking even more lives….closer to home. Members of the military joined the march last weekend at […]
Imperfectly perfect
While everyone is still feeling warm and glowy about their moms, I feel a little guilty to go rogue…. and point out a Mother’s Day comment I read on Facebook: A friend described her mom as “imperfectly perfect.” I like it because it fits perfectly into what I was planning to write about today—the pursuit […]
Mother's Day Mix-up
Chef. Chauffeur. Cheerleader. Teacher. Therapist. Torturer. Stylist. Security guard. Slave. Incubator. Influencer. Indulger. Milk dispenser. Memory keeper. Micro-manager. Handholder. Historian. Hysteric. Motherhood is a magical mixture— no wonder I’m mixed up about what to say for Mother’s Day. I could write about the picture of my mom that I posted on my Facebook profile. […]
What would Freud think?
I have to believe Dr. Freud would be amused by the idea of turning women’s sexual energy into electricity. If he could only see what I saw last week: My Great-Grandfather’s Attempts to Turn Sexual Energy Into Electricity to Power Small Machinery Based on the Principles of Sigmund Freud. It’s an installation made from dynamite […]
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