At JFK airport, I’m sitting in the waiting area at my gate. It’s crowded. Passengers, each involved in their presence, anticipate boarding at any moment. One passenger stands out. She anxiously and seemingly aimlessly walks back and forth through the waiting area. Her face is pinched, indicating her eyes squint behind her dark glasses as […]

  I was looking forward to my mini-getaway. Booked at The Lucerne Hotel, I was super excited to indulge in its Old World styling and walking distance to Central Park, near where my parents lived in the 1950s. I left my car for its vacation at the Park N’ Jet and stopped by the airport […]

“When I was a boy, and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” (Mr. Rogers) Mr. Rogers’s infamous words were advice for three-year-olds who need comfort in times of tragedy and trauma. In the ensuing years, […]

On Monday evenings, I facilitate an online bereavement group. The singular hour spent is a gift of healing space, yet I feel I receive more than I give. I’ve written about sharing food with those grieving and how it brings comfort. My group reminded me that food does not always bring comfort. Especially when hungry […]

I’m back writing! While I took time off to mend, I missed all of you and writing this column. It was a challenge to allow myself the grace to know sometimes I have to take downtime. I don’t mean a vacation where I go non-stop, but actual time off when I do nothing. It’s a […]

It’s been nearly two weeks since I broke my elbow. Time flies when you’re having fun, right? I’ve since learned I have two fractures. Now it’s the waiting game to hear what the next step is. As there’s a possibility of surgery one of these weeks soon, you may not see my column. Know that […]

When she was little, my daughter loved having me read to her “Alexander and the No Good, Very Bad Day.” I recommend it for children and adults as well. I’m not kidding. My version is “The No Good, Very Bad Week” Spoiler alert, I broke my elbow. That sentence sounds odd, but I did, and […]

I’m sometimes teased that my son’s first meal was steak. My son ate so much that I’d look at those tiny baby food jars on the grocery store shelves and wonder, “who buys these?” Still, he was not a child who put on a lot of weight which meant I had to listen to his […]

As a mom, does the struggle to feed your children healthy food ever make you feel lonely? When my kids were teenagers, my son was diagnosed with diabetes. I focused on a regular meal schedule, appropriate snacks, and emergency provisions for low sugar readings. Not that these were significant changes, but there were shifts needed. […]