According to the wise and immortal Tevye, without traditions our lives would be as shakey as a fiddler on the roof. I have found this to be true as well. Without our traditions, our culture, who are we? Tevye had his traditions challenged when his three oldest daughters chose to break tradition and marry a man of their own choosing. Each one straying farther and farther from the tradtions that had been passed down and respected since before remembering. Yet as wise as that milkman was, he

Several years ago a dear friend told me of a difficult time she had with her teenage son. His teen years were full of rebellion and she found that the only communication she had with him was shouting. Obviously this accomplishes nothing, but what to do?

One day when they were in the middle of a shouting match she had an inspiration. She felt that she was almsot outside herself and being taught. She noticed that they were shouting across the room at each other. She noted just how far apart they

Growing up I had one tradition, putting up the Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. Thats it, one tradition. So when my children were very small I decided we needed more traditions and set about making it happen. And so the Christmas Eve feast was born. It has evolved over the years and will continue to change to some extent as children have children and life moves forward. However the spirit of it will always be the same, and the happy memories will keep forever.