by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Sep 23, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
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by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Sep 25, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
The day dawned cool, foggy then warmed up clear, blue sky, puffy white clouds in classic September-in-New-England fashion. There are things you know about certain days, like these warm September sunny skies cool off quicker than you expect. There are other things you...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Sep 27, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
"At school, on the playground, you can't just play with one friend," Remy complains. "You have to be friends with everyone. Sometimes, I just want to play with Gabe.” As I write those words down, I wish I could adequately convey Remy’s...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Sep 30, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
Any time someone ventures, with a hint of seriousness, interest in having a third child, I hear myself saying the same thing: the third child is nectar. For me, the nectar is named Remy—and he’s turning seven (gasp!). It’s hard to accurately travel...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Oct 2, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
I know it’s not a really good thing, as a Jew, to say that Yom Kippur—namely the whole atonement angle—doesn’t sit right with me. This is the most somber and critical holiday, and I’m sure to question it is practically blasphemous. And...