We have our first broken bone in a family with five kids that include three boys; I guess we are fortunate. We had stopped to buy produce at our neighborhood farm stand, and my sons raced out back to play with their friend whose parents work there. In a matter of five minutes, my son, C., fell off his friend’s razor scooter. At first, it only appeared bruised but by the time we got home my son was in extreme…
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I was planning to write last week, and life threw me a curve ball. My planned post was all about Easter and Passover, it was full of joy and themes of deliverance. Today, I’m…
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Nothing gets me more excited than a terrific public health initiative! New Jersey has become the first state to offer expectant parents free baby boxes.(Pennsylvanians routinely poke fun at the State of New Jersey…
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I spent two decades as an Army Behavioral Health Officer. During this time, I deployed to Iraq twice to work with soldiers on the ground. I am sadly familiar with the losses and devastation…
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We had an incident the other night that involved one of my twin boys. He had his thigh cut open and required 11 stitches to close the wound. It was one of the moments…