Happy New Year, everyone! Another year came to a close, another winter break over. The kids and I didn’t do…
Three-Letter Word
The other day I was driving to pick up my curbside order of groceries and it hit me that I…
Thanksgiving Cast Away
I was finishing the last of Thanksgiving dinner clean-up when I called my grandmother. She lives two hours away, and…
Lessons from Kindergarten Zoom
One day, the kindergarteners were being tested over Zoom. It was loud. So-and-so’s family didn’t read the email and couldn’t…
Tiny Story on World Kindness Day 2020
I was thinking about this older lady named Dorothy, who used to pack us Japanese food after temple service in…
Our Teddy
“He has an obstruction in his intestines,” the vet said over the phone, his accent strong, some of his words…
Keep the Inheritance
Sometimes I think about Teta, the short old lady with the coke-bottle glasses and Clairol-red hair. My grandmother. I have…
The Pause
Right now, many of us are experiencing a barrage of uncomfortable feelings stemming from this unprecedented global pandemic. Stress. Worry.…
Leaning in, Letting Go
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about getting better at spotting and identifying what is and what is not for…
Wayfarer
I stayed up too late and woke up the next morning later than I wanted, and then had to make…