Ethos

Ethos There are moments in a mother's life when you see your child's past, present, and future flash before your eyes. Recently, this happened to me when I saw the following article about my daughter, Elya, on the front page of the UCLA International Institute webpage. Senior Writer Kevin Matthew astutely captured the essence of …

Balloons and Balance

Lately I have been thinking about how to maintain a balanced life; holding the balloon strings of whom and what I love carefully threaded through only ten fingers. Deciding which to add, which to grasp tightly, and which to let go. Some even lift me up and carry me when I cannot walk any longer. …

What more could any mother want?

What more could any mother want?               Yesterday afternoon around 4:00 pm the phone call finally came:             "Mom, can your hear me? Can you hear me? Can you hear me?"             Skype calls from long distances tend to echo. The call was broken and scratchy but I was able to extract all of …