Do You Know What Love is?
Do you know what love is? Love is when your community steps in to take on a shift of babysitting while you are in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit living a nightmare of nerves.Love is when your family sends you …
I Have Your Back
I have your back.You are asleep by my side and all is quiet.I can finally exhale and feel my heart beat.I hold you gently , your fragile weak body.Your breathing is shallow and your movements are slow.Your hand resting in …
Brave & Broken.
Dear Chaim Boruch, I can’t believe I am sitting here in the waiting room, knowing you are in an operating room. My head and heart are throbbing and at any given moment the tears are slipping down my cheeks. I …
Could we ever look Back…
Could we ever look back, just you and I? Is my vision clouded with tears or with a fog from the depths of emotions of that very day. The day when your beautiful soul entered this world. I still panic …
Special Tefillin Bags
This morning was Chaim Boruch’s Hanochas Tefillin. So much to be grateful for and so many emotions simmering in my heart. I have chosen to focus on the excitement of this milestone and tuck away some of those heavier feelings …
Good things take time.
And then theres the moment I wait for, giving space and time when it is necessary most, all while anticipating the one who makes the love in our family, come full circle. As much as I tried to prepare Chaim …
The Most Exquisite Bouquet.
A farmers’ market experience is one close to the heart of many Californians. An opportunity to stroll through dozens of open tents, displaying a plethora of fruits and vegetables, flowers and other such delights. The produce is as fresh as …
I Missed the Signs.
My dearest Chaim Boruch. I am very sorry. I really am. More than you’ll ever understand. And more than you’ll ever know. I didn’t fit the puzzle pieces together. Yet I’m sure you had each one fitting perfectly in your beautiful …
A Special Challah Baking Workshop
It all began when I received an email from Chaim Boruch’s new teacher. I was in midst of hectic dinner preparations while bracing myself for hurricane homework. I glanced at the email asking me if my husband and I would …
My Best Basketball Players
He stands before the basketball hoop, gazing up at the perfect blue sky. His siblings are full of laughter and cheerful shouts as they toss their basketballs heavenward. I look at the scene and admire their coordination, strength, perfected moves …