

The Rotary Phone Cord is No More
Recently my mom passed away after almost a 2 year stretch in hospice care. Since then I have been back to my childhood home several...


Legacy in a Junk Drawer: A Plea to Go Through Your Stuff Now
After sifting though 56 years of receipts, photos and treasured memories, I plead with you to take action now, and leave a legacy that...


Real Conversations Emerge with Teens and Young Adults
There is something I absolutely love about raising kids that are teenage-to-young-adults. For all the challenging moments with this age...


Photos:  The Window to the Past
If you have been following us these past few weeks, you know that we are just finishing 2 graduations the past two weekends. It is hard...


Milestones, Memories and Moving On
So this week, there were a number of firsts in the Reed-Becker family. Number 1 is graduating from college next month and this week she...


Taking Home the Trophy for Kindness
I got caught up in the hype, and reinforced the competitive spirit that I was tying to soothe. After a dose of self-reflection, I...


Working Mom’s View of Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, a celebration encouraging the study and honoring the role of women in American history. The 2018 theme by...


Mama Bear Cares for Her Heirs
My wife is very good at holding up the mirror to me and sometimes I don’t really like the result. I don’t mean the mirror we all use to...


ZagZig Santa: Equal or Equitable at the Holidays?
Oh, the holidays…a time of highs and joys, girls and boys, gifts and toys. Among the glow of lights, music that excites and dessert...


A Series of Events: Grateful Interrupted by the Little Things that Matter
From our ZagZig family to yours, we hope the Thanksgiving, holiday weekend and the official holiday season kickoff finds you blessed in...