When I’m asked, “How are you?,” my knee-jerk reaction is to quickly just say, “Fine” or “Good.” But a couple of years ago, I remember being stopped in my tracks when an acquaintance paused after my automatic reply and asked me again, “How are you, really, dear?” She saw right through my hasty answer and […]
Ever get the feeling that there are not enough hours in the day? Or that your to-do list is expanding by the minute? As a full-time financial advisor and mother to young twin boys, I often wonder how everything will get done. While all moms juggle numerous responsibilities and wear a variety of different hats, […]
It’s impossible for us to know who we truly are without knowing something of our mothers. That’s why Fern Schumer Chapman of Lake Bluff has spent years unraveling the enigma that is her mother, who was orphaned by the Holocaust. Chapman’s first book, “Motherland: Beyond the Holocaust: A Mother-Daughter Journey to Reclaim the Past” became […]
