As I took a walk this morning, I started to reflect on the summer. It’s certainly been a difficult one for us in many ways, but, as I realized during my reverie, it’s also been quite a productive one for the children. Here are some of the things we’ve learned in the last two months.… Read More Lessons Learned from a Long Summer
Many people over the last two months have asked us what they can do for Stella. We’ve tried to answer, as best we can, when we have ideas. Others, however, haven’t asked – they’ve simply done. And these interactions have truly been amazing. A number of weeks ago, I was walking in the yishuv when… Read More Ignoring the Big C for an Evening
After Stella was diagnosed, I found a banana bread in the freezer. And I wanted to cry. See, banana bread is Stella’s trademark food for our family. Sure, she makes a million other things and has many specialties that her family loves. Yarden even blogged about it tonight. But, for us, it’s always been banana… Read More It’s Not About the Bread
Taking a walk through the yishuv last night was an invigorating process, and not because it got my heart rate up. As Josh and I headed out for our walk, we came across music blaring from a house. I said to Josh, “Uh oh…which parents are away? Who’s going to get in trouble tonight?” As… Read More Those Rowdy Adults in Neve Daniel
If the day could have begun with more knots, I would have been wrapped forever inside the blanket on my bed. Today was Stella‘s first day of chemotherapy and I was completely on edge last night and this morning, wondering what chemo was going to look like and feel like for her. Thank Gd, it… Read More Of Chemo and Concerts
Today is our 7 year Aliyah anniversary. People often talk about 7 as a monumental number. There’s the 7 year itch in a marriage, made famous by the movie entitled “The Seven Year Itch” with Marilyn Monroe. Survive past seven and you’ve really accomplished something. Judaism is surrounded by the symbolism of the number 7.… Read More The Magic of 7
Today is our 7 year Aliyah anniversary. People often talk about 7 as a monumental number. There’s the 7 year itch in a marriage, made famous by the movie entitled “The Seven Year Itch” with Marilyn Monroe. Survive past seven and you’ve really accomplished something. Judaism is surrounded by the symbolism of the number 7.… Read More The Magic of 7
This afternoon Matan was bugging me to take him to the shoe store for some cool new tennis shoes. It’s amazing (and scary) how quickly these kids’ feet grow and how quickly they wear out their shoes. But that’s another story. So, we drove over to the Naot Store and I quickly looked for a… Read More A Boy and His Horse
It’s been a terrible week. Arriving at the emergency room with stomach pains, and the assumption that she’d be diagnosed with an ulcer…an infection…something of the sort…my best friend was, instead, diagnosed with something more sinister. And as we get the boxing gloves out and get ready for the battle we are all preparing to… Read More My Rock…and My Star
Many peoples’ lives take a linear path, like a non-stop, domestic flight. They know where they started and they know where they will end. They are born and raised in one location – and they remain in that place physically and spiritually as they age. My life, on the other hand, has been more like… Read More The First Invitation…A Beginning
