While driving my 5 year old son home from kindergarten yesterday, he pipes up from the backseat with the following question: “Why don’t Hanukkah people have Christmas trees?” “Well… uh, because your Jewish friends don’t celebrate Christmas…” But I knew my fumbling reply was simply not good enough. When I became a mother, I was… Continue Reading
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Abortion and Right to Life in Our Election
There are a lot of issues in the upcoming election to consider – economics; foreign affairs; military strength and homeland security; and more. But there is one issue that hits close to home for me right now as I hold my newborn baby in my arms – that is “Right to Life”. Until recently, Senator… Continue Reading
Not Celebrating Thanksgiving
Such a harmless little holiday, I always thought. But I stumbled upon a few groups of people who have different reasons for not celebrating Thanksgiving. Studying their perspectives makes ours have a different meaning. Not everyone is grateful for the same things. We weren’t particularly surprised to discover that there were groups of Native American… Continue Reading
Why I am a Liberal Mom
Being a “Liberal Mom” means different things to different women. For some it is strictly political, for others it is a way of social thinking and for others still, it may be religion. There’s no way to put your finger on exactly what or who a liberal is. In general, I prefer not to label… Continue Reading
