Our second son starts the army today. And you would think that things get easier, that we adjust, that we know what to expect after doing this once. But it doesn’t get easier. And I’m not sure it will with the subsequent kids either. Perhaps it’s because it’s been an incredibly painful process and so… Read More The Second Time Around
“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” So proclaims Juliet on her balcony in Verona, Italy in the famous scene from Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. And while she wasn’t sure… Read More Hanging with the Capulets
Our family has had a few health crises over the last number of years. And when they occur, I always have the same image in my mind. It’s the image of the 8 of us crowded into a row boat, huddled together and paddling like hell. Sometimes the water is rougher and we have to… Read More Under One Roof
1,000 days. What can you accomplish in 1,000 days? 1,000 days is approximately the time that it takes to go from the beginning of a pregnancy to handling a 2-year-old. It’s the time it takes to develop from a short, awkward 10-year-old to becoming a slightly taller, still awkward bar mitzvah boy. It’s almost enough… Read More 1000 Days of Trying
It’s been quite awhile since I’ve written a blog about books – but never fear – I’ve been reading as much as always. Here are my top 10 of 2022 so far. I’d love to hear about yours as well! Books that make you smile (and cry) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt: This… Read More My Top Ten Books of 2022…So Far
On Fridays I usually don’t look at my phone much. So, when my soldier called about an hour before Shabbat, I was thrilled to talk to him about mundane things. He was staying on base for Shabbat, as planned the week before, and I had a normal conversation with him, asking about his week. Towards… Read More War, Again
One of my friends has been creating poetry modelled after famous poets. We’ve been having a bit of a poetry face-off on Facebook, writing these poems and having fun. I’ll share a few later. The poetry writing sparked an idea to write about one thing from my childhood, and this is what appeared. I hope… Read More The Dictionary in the Center of the House
Everyone knows that Facebook doesn’t tell the whole story. Sometimes it tells half of it; sometimes it’s a third. But it’s rarely the whole picture. Two weeks ago was, to put it mildly, very crazy in our house. One kid had a basketball accident which required a trip to the emergency center, then a trip… Read More Fire at 51: A bit too much drama for my birthday
Today’s series of WhatsApp messages from my traveling husband started with: I have no idea why I just bought the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for my wife. But bought I did, as requested. You might ask: Why, exactly, is a 50-year-old modestly dressed mom requesting only this one thing on her husband’s return from the… Read More You Got It Right, Sports Illustrated
True Biz by Sara Nović is a novel like none I’ve ever read before. It’s the story of a group of students and their principal at a school for the deaf. While the book deals with many pressing and important issues about lip-reading, cochlear implants and isolation, it also deals with themes of civil rights,… Read More True Insights with True Biz
