New Dad Announces Baby’s Birth Through Hospital Window To Waiting Grandparents

Hospital window was the platform for new dad, Drew Wolfe, to deliver his family’s great news Best news through the hospital window The hospital window at Northwestern Medicine’s Prentice Women’s Hospital had all the attention this week of a family waiting to hear about a baby’s arrival. This wasn’t in the original birth plan at all Add this way of delivering the news to a long list of things Drew and Brittany Wolfe didn’t expect when Brittany got pregnant last

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Grieving Daughter-in-Law Inviting 2,000 Guests To Passover Seder

Marnie Fienberg couldn’t imagine Passover Seder this year without her beloved mother-in-law so she’s setting out to make the world a better place, “pushing back on anti-semitism with love and matzah.” Marnie Fienberg has such warm memories of Passover Seder with her beloved mother-in-law, Joyce Feinberg. She told The Washington Post Joyce always had Jewish and non-Jewish guests at her seders. She told Washington Jewish Week that Joyce had a special recipe for Passover popovers. Nobody else could replicate the

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90-Year-Old Says No To Chemo, Yes To Ultimate Road Trip

90-year-old Norma is becoming an internet sensation. Not too long ago she received a serious cancer diagnosis from her doctor. The news came just after her husband was admitted to hospice. In the usual way of medical treatments, the doctor told her about her options which included chemo, surgery and radiation. Norma had some news for the doctor–she was skipping all that and prescribing herself a life-affirming road trip! She has since been on the road with her son, daughter-in-law

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Daryn’s New Book, “Hope Possible!” Is Here!

I’m so excited that my new book, “Hope Possible” is here! The full title is, “Hope Possible: A Network News Anchor’s Thoughts On Losing A Job, Finding Love, A New Career, And My Dog, Always My Dog.” Here’s a peek at what it says on the back cover: From your TV screen, Daryn Kagan looked like she had her dream job.   As a news anchor for CNN, she had a front row seat to the world’s biggest breaking news

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When A Dozen Eggs Doesn’t Equal 12

Leave it to a bunch of chickens to teach me a lesson. About gratitude. About what is enough. About what makes a party. Yes, I did say, “chickens.” As in the 7 crazy chickens I have living in our backyard. Got my first chickens about four years ago, the day before my first date with my now husband. That was one lucky week. Lets get right to it. Folks always want to know do we get fresh eggs? Sure do.

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Mother’s Day 2014: The Man Who Has No Business Loving Me

  He has no business loving me. The very idea of me could easily inspire a Bitter Party For One. I wouldn’t even blame him. I am not an answer to his prayers. And yet… Here we are at Mother’s Day. I’m the one being celebrated. I’m the one who gets the joy, privilege, and honor of raising his only grandchild. And yet…. The man we call, “Pops,” has experienced more loss than one person should bare: his first wife

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