When your child is sick in the hospital, it feels like you’ve entered an alternative universe. That heart ache hit me like a tidal wave while caring for my desperately ill son in two children’s hospitals for eight months straight in 2015. Scared witless as Crohn’s Disease spread inflammation throughout my son’s digestive track, all I […]
May 2015 was the worst Mother’s Day and birthday of my life. Watching over my desperately ill younger son lying in a hospital bed with a maze of tubes coming out of his nose and arm. There is nothing more painful for a Mom than watching your child suffer and worrying about how to make him well. Crohn’s […]
The Celebrating Moms and Their Choices Series In the flash of an eye everything we ever believed about being a Mom and work-life balance can be tested in a crucible of life’s most challenging reality. For me that moment started in July 2014 when our younger son nervously confided he had been having terrible […]
I like to think of the start of a new year as a fresh slate and a great opportunity to reflect on what is most important to me. I have mixed feelings about New Year’s resolutions. I used to look to them as a chance to improve myself, but found my inevitable big resolutions to […]
I remember when I was a kid thinking that being an adult must be awesome. While being an adult and a Mom is great, there are times when I really think about what we adults miss out on from not being kids anymore. The great thing about being a Mom is we get to enjoy a lot of […]
Since graduating from college, I’ve gained a ton of life experience raising two wonderful sons with my wonderful husband while juggling a career. I’ve done my best to balance my family and professional life. When I think back on what I have learned in contrast to my enthusiastic yet nervous outlook back then, I really […]
My most special Mom moments include a million hugs, endless laughter, and watching the world through my children’s eyes. How about you? Share yours in the comments below! Also check out My Top 10 Scary Mom Moments for my humorous take on kid shenanigans from mischievous laughter to Sharpie pens. 1. “I love you […]
My scariest Mom moments were the truly terrifying, heart stopping ones like hearing my toddler had a one in a million birth defect that required urgent surgery, or a frantic ambulance ride with my 2 year old in the throes of a horrible asthma attack cutting off his airway. I know so many Moms have […]
I thought I would share my parenting reflections to those of you who are just beginning the journey from one who has entered my next stage, Celebrating my son’s bar mitzvah recently brought a rush of memories along with the joys that come with a major milestone. Watching my son lead our Shabbat (Sabbath) temple service and read […]
The Celebrating Moms and Their Choices Series Growing up in a startup family business was probably the best education I’ve ever received. My parents, both school teachers, had 3 children in 5 years. My mom wanted desperately to be a stay at home mom, but in the ’80’s there was pressure on women to […]