My last living grandmother died three weeks ago. She was the closest of my grandparents. In the Jewish custom, we sit with our deceased from the time they die until they’re buried the next day. Some cultures, I know, sit with their dead for days and even weeks. I wish it was true for us too, as Read more about For As Long As We’re Here[…]

You’ve seen them, and maybe even have been gifted them: Philanopsis, otherwise known as orchids. They are stunningly gorgeous for a few weeks and if you’re lucky, for a few months. If you’re anything like me, not all that gifted with plants, you marvel that such rare and exotic beings live alongside you, effortlessly esteeming your aesthetic, and ultimately mourn that Read more about Do We Need Each Other?[…]

Tracy brought two and a half year old Tory who since birth had been tilting her head to one side. At birth, Tory had been induced three weeks early with a condition called placenta accreta which means the placenta has grown so deeply into the uterine wall that it has a hard time letting go Read more about The Birth She Was Never Told About[…]