Jam Gen Parenting: Back to School

Hear that noise? No? Me neither. It’s 9:30 in the morning on the first day of school. That sound? Dead… Read more Jam Gen Parenting: Back to School

Jam Gen Health: Stress Assessment

For those of you who have spent any time in corporate life, at some point you have likely been subjected… Read more Jam Gen Health: Stress Assessment

“Mom, Justin and I are dating.” With that simple statement, I am plunged into a brave new world. A not… Read more Jam Gen Parenting: Another Surprise

For anyone who uses Facebook, you will be familiar with the feature called “Your Memories on this Day.” Unbidden, this… Read more Jam Gen Love: The Firsts … and The Lasts

When the expected finally happened, it was totally unexpected … and I was totally unprepared. Son #1 arrived home from… Read more Jam Gen Parenting: Surprised by the Unsurprising

I have never understood the allure that some people find for driving. I’ll admit it is freeing to own one’s… Read more Jam Gen Drive: Confessions of a White-Knuckle Driver

My father passed away in May 2017 at age 86. Until the last year of his life when he became… Read more Jam Gen Love: What Would My Father Think?

As the economy slowly, cautiously (we hope!) opens up and people emerge from their self-isolation cocoons, it’s interesting to see… Read more Jam Gen At Home: The Truth About Self-Isolation

Cottage. Cabin. Camp. Whatever you call it, it means the same thing – an escape from daily life and a… Read more Jam Gen Travel: The Family Cottage

I’m not exactly sure when the roles reversed, but sometime during the past fifteen years my mother and I changed… Read more Jam Gen Love: Memories of My Mother