at this time I thought of you both. I hope all is well. Donna and I now have an empty nest, with all our kids away…one in internship (after both medical & law school), two in law school & 1 in college. We still have no grand children, but I’m sure they’ll follow. Like you, I feel strange this holiday but in a different way…you recall my wife is Christian, so we went to a midnight candlelight service which she enjoyed and I felt strange with. Interestingly, we took our daughter & 2 sons who were home. Both sons are starting to reject what they term, the guilt that christianity places on them (”we’re all sinners and need God’s grace and then we still cant measure up) versus Judaism’s just urging you to be the best you can be…we’ll see where they wind up religiously.

Best regards,

Frank G.