On Being “Dr. Dad”

On Being “Dr. Dad” by Cedrek McFadden I take my 10-year-old son to school as many school days as possible. We recap events from the prior day, and I give him early morning pep talks. It is a rarity, however, that I pick him up from school. During one of those rare occasions, he got […] Continue reading →

Keep this, Not that

Keep this, Not that By Stacie Johnson What to wear, what to eat, what time to leave to beat traffic, what to listen to on your playlist, and responding to your kids demands and it is only 7:05 am.  You made all those decisions within the first five minutes of hitting the alarm clock. We […] Continue reading →

When Life Gets in the Way

When Life Gets in the Way By Mary Gebara It’s 6:00 PM and you’ve just walked in the door from one, two or maybe three different extra-curricular activities. Homework needs to get done, dance and sport equipment are thrown all over the entry way and you’re still trying to figure out how to get dinner […] Continue reading →

For Mom

For Mom By Marysa Stevens My brother Tyson, mom Lynda, me, and Tahoe, my dog. Last fall I took a stained-glass art class. When a friend invited me, I thought I was signing up for an art class just painting glass, I didn’t know that we would actually be cutting glass into shapes and soldering […] Continue reading →

Building the Team

Building the Team By Donna Baver Rovito Editor, Physician Family The physicians we live with all have something HUGE in common, a single profession which unites them, all dedicated to taking the best possible care of their patients. While they may disagree on how to do that or have wildly different opinions on how to […] Continue reading →

To My Beloved

To My Beloved By Katie Van Arendonk This Is Us . . . I aspire to watch this new drama but have yet to join the bandwagon. However, I digress . . . this is me and my Beloved on Match Day 2008, the moment that we found out that he matched at Johns Hopkins […] Continue reading →