Leah Singer

In honor of Mother's Day, here is a heartfelt tribute to my mother.

My mom is one of the most creative people I know. She can take an ordinary box, jar lid or toilet paper roll and turn it into something magical. With a little paint, scissors and pipe cleaners,...

There are certain mother-daughter activities that many of us moms think will be filled with bliss. Shopping is one of those activities. More specifically, shoe shopping. Well let me be the first to tell you that mother-daughter shoe shopping is not necessarily all it's cracked up to be.

A few...

"It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both."

- E.B. White, the last line of Charlotte's Web.

We've all read E.B. White's classic children's story, Charlotte's Web, or at least seen one of the movie versions. I remember...

Many of you have heard of the December Dilemma -- the conflicts that arise when interfaith families need to chose how to celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas. But few talk about what I'm calling the Spring Dilemma -- Passover and Easter.

I hesitate even mentioning them in the same sentence because...

Recently I was lounging on my couch, reading blogs and Facebook, while trying to find something to watch on our abundance of television channels. I landed on the TV Land Channel and settled on an episode of The Wonder Years.

How many of you remember The Wonder Years? The show...

We're just barely into 2012 and already the world is in turmoil. Republicans are vying for a November White House win. The economy continues in a slump. And probably worst of all, Girl Scout Cookie season is in full force and it's more political than ever.

It used to be...

It was 10 years this past July when Bryan and I said "I do." It was a beautiful wedding. We stood under a chuppah that was adorned with flowers and there was just enough of a breeze to keep the July evening from being too warm.

While the wedding was...