My beloved mom, Marlene Marks Kornick z''l has been gone for 3 months now & today my grief hit me hard. Today on the first day of this new year, my tears flowed like a waterfall. Perhaps it was being on break – which meant that the busyness of my life settled down and the grief I had obviously delayed, could seep in. Why today? Maybe it was Continue Reading
Chanukah Night #5: Books & Movies
Tonight we light the 5th Chanukah candle. Here's tonight's question: What are 5 books that have been influential or made a difference to you this year? This year, my selections represent the kind of learning and comfort I needed including a tv series that was a welcome distraction. Here is my list for this year: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent Continue Reading
It’s Time to Fly
It seems that since I’ve been an adult, I’ve often been the one who leaves — moving from my childhood home in Illinois to college and graduate school in Indiana and Massachusetts, then off to Berkeley with my husband Ely to pursue his degrees and begin a family and then up to Seattle, where we wanted to raise our two boys. Then, after fourteen love-filled Continue Reading
