Life is better at the shore
From the Editor When Bob and I moved to the Jersey Shore straight out of college in 1990, we had no idea the profound impact it would have on our lives. We envisioned it as an idyllic place to raise a family and indulge in our love for the beach. Little did we know...Summer kicks off with Memorial Day celebrations: Honoring the fallen and embracing the fun at the Shore
From the Editor With beach chairs and umbrellas in tow, thousands will head to the beach this Memorial Day weekend. Balls and frisbees will be tossed through the air as little ones work diligently on sandcastles, toting buckets of water up and down the sand. Merchants...Letting go: My struggle with anxiety
From the Editor With Memorial Day nearly upon us, like many, my workload has sky-rocketed. There’s to-do lists posted everywhere, dozens of sticky notes and piles of papers on every flat surface in our home. There’s a time when this would have pushed me off the...Being a mother is the hardest job there is
From the Editor It’s hard to really fathom just how much your mother loves you until that moment when you become a parent yourself. When I was a little girl, my mom was my world. Her attention and approval were the treasures my heart desired. I loved to draw...Move it or lose it
From the Editor When my daughter was a teenager, she and I joined a gym together. One day I was on the treadmill and glanced across the room to see her lifting heavy dumbbells with a man who was built like Arnold Schwarzenegger, with bulging muscles. Alarm bells went...
