Someone once (or on many occasions) said the older we get the quicker time goes... I must be getting old because it seems as if it were yesterday we were discussing the High Holidays and where we would be breaking our fast. Suddenly it is Spring and talk has turned to summer vacations, camp …
Every year at our family’s Thanksgiving dinner, invariably the time comes to go around the table, sharing with each other what we are most thankful for. Over the years this process has brought groans and eyerolling from the crowd (who are probably a little nervous at public speaking, even …
Now that the last hazy days of summer are fading and thoughts are turning to football, the High Holidays, and fall fun, we want to take a moment to introduce ourselves and to let our YLD family know how excited and honored we are to be kicking off a new year as your YLD co-chairs. Erica or…
With my time as YLD Chair quickly coming to a close, I've had a chance to take stock of what has been accomplished over the last three years and how solid the foundation is so that the next three years can be even better. One of the things that I had hoped to build through YLD was a better c…
That's the title of the 1973 debut album from Jacksonville's own Lynyrd Skynyrd. The most famous song from that work, “Free Bird,” begins with this poignant opening line, "If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?" Why do I bring this up? If something were to happen to you t…
