An Open Letter to Daughters-in-Law: Take a Page from Ruth and Naomi

An Open Letter to Daughters-in-Law: Take a Page from Ruth and Naomi

(Originally written as a gift to my mother-in-law for Mother's Day 2001) Today I am one of you, a daughter-in-law, but tomorrow I will be one of them...a mother-in-law. As the mother of two sons, I encourage you this Mother's Day to make a decision to love your mother-in-law. Through 10 years of marriage it was [...]

Lessons from the Fall

Lessons from the Fall

In the classic movie, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," Toula Portokalos says to her mother, "Ma, Dad is so stubborn. What he says goes. Ah, the man is the head of the house." Her mother responds,"Let me tell you something, Toula. The man is the head, but the woman is the neck. And she can [...]