— beginnings, blessings, new beginnings, parenting —

My Expanding Heart: 18 Years Later

February 20, 2020

My second son turns 18 on Friday, and while I was reminiscing about his birth and his first few days (as I always tend to do around their birthdays), I find myself thinking about the day before his birth. What happened on that day? It was a Thursday, like today, and I took my oldest,… Read More My Expanding Heart: 18 Years Later

— high school, Israel, new beginnings, school, school in Israel, Sussya —

New Beginnings, Again

September 1, 2015

The first day of school always evokes two very distinct memories for me. Since the entire country starts school on the same day, there is a real sense of excitement that permeates the whole country, of beginnings (and endings) and of camaraderie. Our first year in Israel, we had a meeting on August 31st at… Read More New Beginnings, Again