A special thanks this Mother’s Day to my Mom, Hope Swarts, who has always been the brightest and most clear light in my life.

My mother by the ocean, Mother’s Day weekend, Long Beach Island, New Jersey, 2014.

And to my Grandmother, Dorothy Schweitzer, whose resilience in life will forever be inspiring:

My Grandmother at 94, talking about life, the afterlife, and more.

Without these two women, I would truly be lost.