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Six Passover Stories (plus a prologue)
As Passover nears this year, Mom is more than ever on my mind. Both our parents taught us the importance of the values they cherished — equality, justice, responsibility, fairness, reason, the golden rule. But it was Mom who gave us the gift of the Jewish holidays. Continue reading
Posted in family, generations, gratitude, home, mom, remembrance
Tagged #familylove, #generations, #passover, #remembrance
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Mom at 95: Still Barbara After All These Years
There’s old. And then there’s 95 years old. What does THAT feel like? Let’s ask my mom. Because she knows. Continue reading
Posted in affirmation, aging, encouragement, generations, gratitude, happiness, home, inspiration, life lessons, old age, solace
Tagged #familylove, #generations, #gettingolder, #home, #innerpeace, #inspiration, #lifelessons, #mother, #oldage, aging, happiness
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Talking in Color
Posted in affirmation, aging, comfort, encouragement, family, generations, gratitude, home, inspiration, kindness, peace of mind, solace, synesthesia
Tagged #affirmation, #encouragement, #family, #familylove, #generations, #gettingolder, #gratitude, #home, #inspiration, #shygirl, synesthesia
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Mom Says Goodbye to Her Old House
Posted in aging, comfort, encouragement, family, generations, gratitude, home, inspiration, old age, peace of mind, solace
Tagged #family, #familylove, #generations, #gettingolder, #gratitude, #home, #innerpeace
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Here’s the Thing
Posted in affirmation, comfort food, comfort zone, encouragement, family, gratitude, home, inspiration, old age, solace
Tagged #affirmation, #comfortzone, #cooking, #encouragement, #family, #familylove, #generations, #gratitude, #home, #inspiration, #sharing
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Sunday Afternoon, Mid-November
This morning it rained, and the afternoon was gray and mild. The past week the weather’s been up and down. For a few days, it felt like the middle of winter. Then it backtracked to early fall. November’s like that … Continue reading
Posted in aging, family, gratitude, home, inspiration, kindness
Tagged #family, #familylove, #generations, #gettingolder, #gratitude, #home, #inspiration, #kindness, #shygirl
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Send in the Clouds
My mother taught me to love clouds. “Look at that beautiful sunset!” she’d sigh. How many times did she marvel at the sky before I heard her words? No way to know. Because, like all kids, I could tell the … Continue reading
Posted in affirmation, beauty, family, home, inspiration, kindness, peace of mind
Tagged #affirmation, #familylove, #gratitude, #innerpeace, #inspiration, #kindness, #peaceofmind, #shygirl
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The Family Tree
If you’d been looking for me when I was a kid, this would have been your best bet: In the living room. Curled up in the puffy chair with pencil and paper or a book in my lap. Or LOOK … Continue reading
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Tagged #affirmation, #family, #familylove, #generations, #inspiration, #shygirl
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