one voice

- And I want to tell you how incredibly proud I am of my dear friend Rachel, who kicked some congressional ass yesterday. Who told her story, her family’s story, and in so doing brought a briefing room first to tears and then to their feet. I want to tell you that Rachel is incredibly special … Continue reading »

doing her part

Diary of a Mom Is there anything better than family who lets your kid blow out the candles on their cake? #Grateful Like ·  · Share · Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 10:21 pm . * The Bat Mitzvah girl spoke about how she planned to take on her responsibility as a newly minted adult in her community. She … Continue reading »

shouldering the bat – revisited

I’d hoped to write a post today – one that has been rattling around in my head for nearly a week. But writing time just wasn’t there this morning – mostly because when my alarm went off at 4:50, I strung together some phrases that can’t be shared and then reset it for 6:00. So the … Continue reading »