Valentine’s Day Musings

Chocolate-covered strawberries somehow tasted sweeter sharing them with my mother in the coziness of her apartment just days after she was released from the hospital.   Watching my four-and-three-quarters granddaughter intently focused on making special Valentine’s cards for her mommy and daddy and of course beloved “GG” (aka great-grandmother) reminded me of the start of … Read more

Every day is a new adventure with mirror neurons

“Gmmmahhh!” To the untrained ear it probably sounded like an indistinguishable babble. However, when my son, Jonathan, playfully prompted my adorable baby granddaughter Natalie to say the word “Grandma” over and over again, she responded in kind by saying, “Gmmmahhh!” Watching the interaction on Facetime made my heart flutter. I’ve been a big fan of … Read more

Dwell in Polarities and Spontaneity

I am a passionary, a visionary driven by great passion and action. As an active, high-energy social entrepreneur with meaningful social connections as a wife, friend, daughter, mom, and grandma, my life is balanced on a fulcrum constructed like the seesaw at the playground. That fulcrum allows me to stay present in both of these … Read more