I saw the sweetest scene this morning. I was on my way to Curves, and was grumbling to myself because I was behind schedule and was going to get to work late. And I was plotting how I could get the kids to move faster in the morning and how I was going to get… Read More The Perfect Reminder
Today, on my 42nd birthday, I set out to write a list of 43 things for which I am grateful. Yes, my English birthday is just a few weeks away (for those of you who will be confused when it comes up on Facebook! We celebrate my Hebrew birthday in the house, but then I… Read More 43 Thoughts on Gratitude
Organized sports are wonderful. They allow kids to have fun, to play hard and to exercise. They are also, however, supposed to benefit kids in many other ways, and many coaches (and parents) tend to forget about these benefits. I don’t expect any of my children to make it to the NBA (shocking, I know)… Read More Learning About Team Spirit
For years, Josh and I have remarked that someday Matan would be part of the Daglanut (flag dance) on Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) at the ceremony that we hold in Neve Daniel. The seventh grade boys and girls do a dance each year, waving enormous Israeli flags and filling the basketball court with their… Read More Flag Dances, Fruit Roll-Ups and Family
It’s Yom HaZikaron laShoa v’Hagvura (Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day) here in Israel. And I can’t bring back the 6 million or wipe out the horrific injustices that I’m hearing about all over the television tonight. But I do have six answers to the six million, and they are as good an answer as any… Read More Answers? Yes, I’ve Got Six of Those
It always amazes me just how much is packed into this little country of ours. This Pesach, since the calendar is so incredibly early, we realized that the North might still be quite cold at the end of March. As a result, we decided to go South and camp in Mitzpe Ramon. Except for a… Read More Exploring the South..one Alpaca at a Time
The interplay of cultures in Israel creates a nuance that is almost impossible to explain to those who aren’t living it. On Sunday, during Pesach, we decided to spend our last free day at the beach. We enjoy going to Ashkelon and headed there for some sun and fun. As we got there, the kids… Read More At the Water’s Edge
Dreams do come true. And it is so lovely to see when it occurs – whether they come true for us or for those we love. There are so many areas in life where we see that things are not always fair – or equal. And this theme has occurred over and over again in… Read More Dreams Do Come True
It’s hard to explain to people who don’t live here what it means to live in a community like this. And I don’t just mean the community of Neve Daniel, the town of 450 families where I live. I mean the larger community of Gush Etzion that has upwards of 50,000 people. A few weeks… Read More We’re All In It Together
Matan picked up running as a hobby last year and he’s run a few 5k races. He came to us a few months ago, explaining that he wanted to run a 10k in the Jerusalem marathon and raise money for Shalva. I don’t know where this kid comes up with these ideas…but we went with… Read More Get On Your Running Shoes
