Spiritual Playdate: New Playgroup Program Teaches Kids About Faith

Play dates are a great way for children and parents to spend time together socializing in a non-structured environment. But, what about a play date with a more meaningful purpose? That was the question Glenview mom Edwina Cowell asked herself when her oldest son (now a teenager) participated in a weekly play date with a […]

by Lisa Zimbler

The December Dilemma

The store aisles are filled to overflowing with beautifully crafted velvet tree skirts, hand-stitched stockings, boxwood wreaths and elegant blown-glass ornaments. I am drawn … but today I am searching for something else. Where, I wonder, can I find a tablecloth for our Hannukah dinner?   “Oh, you’re looking for Hanukkah decorations,” says the impatient […]

by Julie Saltzman