My wife just got off the phone with someone dear to us, who just happens to be residing in the Milwaukee County Jail. This person will be there for a Continue Reading
Snowflakes, Shipwrecks, and Reluctant Favors
It was cold and windy in the motel parking lot. Flakes of fluffy snow were swirling in the breeze. I watched traffic flow by on the highway. It was Continue Reading
What to Do When There’s No Solution
Some problems don't have solutions. This is a fact that I have often found difficult to accept. I am by nature and training a problem solver and Continue Reading
Indeed, he is.
There are very few children coming to our church services. It's not like when I was a kid. Back then, there was a special place called a "crying room" Continue Reading
Bringing Them Home
The news media have spent a great deal of time reporting on the recent acts of deadly violence in New Orleans and Las Vegas. In particular, there has Continue Reading
Parallels of Faith
Yesterday I attended the last morning Shabbat service (Shacharit) to be held at my synagogue. The shul will no longer offer religious services, which Continue Reading
I suspected we were not going to bang the gong.
I sat next to her at the dealership. I had been in almost the same position exactly one year prior, when I bought the young woman a Honda Accord. Continue Reading
Food Links a Person to Their History
A few weeks ago, my wife, our grandson, and I were visiting family in Texas. We spent the vast majority of our time hanging around with our three Continue Reading
Sometimes Parenting… or Grandparenting is a Sh*tShow
Our three-year-old grandson, Asher, is sitting at the kitchen table, watching YouTube videos about monster trucks and eating a slice of raisin bread. Continue Reading
When You Didn’t Know You Needed the Magic Paper
Caring for a sick kid is always stressful. It is especially hard to do if the small child is in pain and sobbing uncontrollably. That was the case Continue Reading
The Signs Exist to Convert the Converted
When driving to visit our son, Hans, the GPS usually takes us through the forests and pastures of eastern Texas. We travel around big towns and Continue Reading
Get When the Gettin’s Good
A long journey with a small child is by its very nature a challenge. A road trip with a sick little boy increases the difficulty of that trek Continue Reading