“A Woman of Valor” to Celebrate International Women’s Day

Honoring Women Yesterday was International Women’s Day. A day to establish a gender equal world; celebrate women’s achievement; raise awareness against bias, and take action for equality. It was a day to honor the women in our lives, our communities, countries, and around the world! A Woman of Valor I have always love the Proverbs…

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Mother – Daughter Dresses from 1948 to Children’s Fairy Tale

Last week, I changed the profile picture on my What Color Is Your Brain? Facebook page, which is featured in this post. I was amazed and delighted with the copious “likes” and comments such as: “lovely, precious, Love the matching mother daughter dresses! Adorable, Beautiful pic. Must have lots of great memories. Beautiful lady.” My…

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My Mother’s Message About Diabetes

The Thanksgiving holiday is a bittersweet time for me. I celebrated the 47th anniversary of meeting my husband, Jordan, and the following day I acknowledged the 26th anniversary of our son, Joshua being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. When I redesigned my new website, I made sure there was a section about “Diabetes” that would offered visitors educational and inspirational experiences. One of the sections…

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Mother’s Wisdom and Gifts about Life and Death

One of my favorite poets, Frances Woodworth Howells wrote: “Life is sadly out of tune when memories must live with us too soon.” My life is tragically out of  tune and my “Blue Heart” has been breaking because our dear, sweet, intelligent, generous and loving cousin, Beverly Gibstein Glazov Berman passed away on November 11th. Beverly was not only…

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