As Memorial Day comes and goes this year, I (Linda) am celebrating those heroines who came before me: my Grandmothers!  Most of them I never knew but their stories find me and bind me to their heroic lives!  In addition … Continue reading»

Even though Mother’s Day has come and gone, the omniscient power of Mothers hasn’t. Yet, sadly the choice to become a Mother is plummeting all over the world! In London’s Daily Telegraph we found this: ”An ONS study in 2010 found … Continue reading»

Last weekend we had the privilege of hosting an annual Power of Moms retreat at our home. Eighty women had the opportunity to have what almost all important careers have: job training! We spent a regular work day…from 9-5, delving … Continue reading»

For most people, Maui is not a cheap place to live. For our son Jonah and his wife Aja and their four creative children, it’s a different story. In December we visited them and their new life style after they … Continue reading»

We have become recent fans of Bruce Feiler who posted an article in the New York Times on March 17th about his long search to find how to create resilience and self-confidence in children. He found the answers somewhere you … Continue reading»

This should qualify as the eighth wonder of the world! Last week when we were in Columbia we were treated to a tour of one of the most amazing things we have seen. It was a Cathedral carved in an … Continue reading»

  We are on a Latin American speaking tour and learning so much! Presently we are in Bogota, Colombia with some delightful families! Soon we will be moving on to Monterrey and Guadalajara. Every time we visit Latin America we … Continue reading»

Every night I find a place to recharge the battery on my computer and my phone. It seems that it’s rarely in the same place as we so often on the road. But plugging in is very important! Those “machines” … Continue reading»

Our four daughters and four daughters-in-law are preparing for a happy reunion this weekend in sunny California!  It will be such a welcome relief from the snow and cold of Boston and New York and the non-so toasty Washington D.C. … Continue reading»

Our youngest son and his wife Julie just had their first little baby with a spectacular birth December 30th chronicled here. We had to laugh at them because, knowing the total commitment that parenthood is, in the months previous to … Continue reading»