9/11/2001
A person is not defined by the moments and circumstances by which they left this world, but rather they are defined by the many precious moments they were here, filling the world with light.
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Category: Thoughts from Mendel’s Mom
Barbed-Wire Heart Dancing
I have heard it said, that when a person loses a child, their grieving heart creates a...
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His Suit is Ready
Five years ago, as Yom Kippur approached two thoughts were foremost on my mind: 1- Everything is...
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17 & Mothering ‘In Between’
Seventeen. You would be taller now, your voice a little deeper, Because today you would be...
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Goodbye, Again
Today we said goodbye to Mendel, again. Early this morning….I made sure his coat was on...
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Happy 16th Birthday Mendel
“The clock could be your worst enemy Mendel, but instead you make it your best friend.”...
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Stuck In The Twighlight Zone
Yes, these weeks are hard. Harder than most. I’m sure you know that. From erev Rosh Hashanah...
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The View From Above
We seldom know how things look from Above…. On a recent flight, gazing out the window to the...
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Footprints
On Sundays, I find myself thinking back to how Mendel spent his Sundays… For the past 2...
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Chanukah; bring back the light!
When “Freilichen” (“Happy”) Chanukah doesn’t easily roll off your tongue, you need to...
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A Different Kind of Labor
I have been blessed to have given birth to four beautiful children. I have been blessed...
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