by Debra Darvick | Sep 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
I knew that the call, or email, would eventually come. Word that Clara had died. She was over one hundred after all. No one lives forever. But when such news arrives it still lands like a fist to the heart. Clara was the mother of my first love. She welcomed me into...
by Debra Darvick | Sep 26, 2016 | Debra Darvick
I was aware that I haven’t been writing much in this space this year, but was shocked to see that my last post was dated January 11, 2016. I’ve been blogging over at pictureaconversation.com, the website dedicated to a product my husband and I launched...
by Debra Darvick | Jan 11, 2016 | Debra Darvick
Once you’ve lost a parent, or anyone close, there are times when little things crop up that you wish you could share. Some adult children, accustomed to daily check-ins with Mom or Dad catch themselves going for the phone and then realizing there’s no one...
by Debra Darvick | Nov 18, 2015 | Musings
I’ve sometimes shared posts by my friend Dr. Kelly Flanagan, on my FB page. I admire his take on life, child-rearing, and relationships. This week I couldn’t agree with him as he wrote about ISIS and their most recent attacks. Though we’ve never...
by Debra Darvick | Oct 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
Each year, the cycle of reading the Torah (Hebrew Bible) begins anew. Across the world, in every synagogue the same parasha (section) is read, either specific selections for those synagogues on a triennial cycle of reading, or the entire section. Yesterday we read the...
