Relationships & Spirituality
by Ruth Anne Wood My friend Lutz (82) strung up and tuned my new violin the day it arrived in mid December 2020. He started playing violin as a boy in Germany and smuggled it out of his birthplace. He still plays in an orchestra, folk song society and Gilbert &...
Health, Relationships & Spirituality
by Staci Bell It has been said many times, to many hurting people, from many well-meaning people, “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” It has even been quoted as Scripture. It’s not in the Bible. Not even close. When I think about my dad walking home from...
Intercultural Experiences, Relationships & Spirituality
By Betsy Ruffin They met through an ad and had a long-distance relationship for over 60 years before finally meeting. No, it is not a romance story. It is a friendship story and involves my mother and me. In 1934, my mother, Lona, then 12-years-old, noticed an ad for...
Relationships & Spirituality
by Mark Lehman We Have a Tree in Israel – the Journey of Miriam and Davida ‘The fruits of the olive tree only gives its oil when pressed, and the Children of Israel are only brought back to the right path by travails.’ Talmud Offerings 23 In the waning days of World...
Relationships & Spirituality
by Mark Lehman Writers note: In November the world remembers the anniversary of Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass. By many historians this was considered the first public demonstration of Adolph Hitler’s plan to annihilate the Jewish population in Europe....
Relationships & Spirituality
By Edie Weinstein As I am writing this piece, I just returned home from a baby Tylenol run for my now 7-month-old grandson Dean. He is just beginning to cut teeth and he is quite vocal about letting my son and daughter-in-law know that he is not pleased with the new...
Relationships & Spirituality
By Edie Weinstein My friend Lisa Gidholm issued this invitation yesterday and it was one I couldn’t decline since death has been on my mind a great deal lately. “I am looking for a Volunteer....
Relationships & Spirituality
By Edie Weinstein You’re standing in a supermarket checkout line with a basket full of groceries and you notice the person behind you attempting to juggle five or six items while calming a crying toddler who is way past nap time....
Relationships & Spirituality
by Edie Weinstein World events are unfolding at a breakneck pace, rendering even the most psychologically stable people on the verge of emotional dysfunction. Each day upon awakening, the news feed is filled with stories of death and destruction. While it’s true that...
