Musings on the three most important things in my life; my husband, my kids and my Little Yellow Notepad
I wrote this article for the Nshei Chabad Newsletter; it was featured in the Nissan 5783 issue, celebrating one year from this miracle. Tuesday Morning, Chai Nissan, I packed some food while grumbling that I had to take my pesach chocolate-banana-walnut muffins to eat instead of my customary boxful of Resimans brownie bars that I… Continue reading Trauma ICU, Matzah and Miracles; The Full Story
Last year I didn’t pack up Pesach. While I lay in the trauma ICU, awake but oblivious to my surroundings, my husband and kids packed up all my carefully chosen Pesach items and put them back into storage. A task I usually oversee, a task I was not part of last year. My future was… Continue reading This Pesach is different; here’s why.
“You probably feel like a new person!” “I’m sure you have a new appreciation for everything!’’ “I bet you wake up in the morning and say Modeh Ani with a whole new meaning!” These are typical things we say when talking to someone who went through a traumatic life-threatening experience; these are the questions I’ve… Continue reading Are you a new person?
Today is a big day for me. I pulled out my Little Yellow Notepad to make a list. My little yellow notepad that is my right hand man, my guide to my day, my trusty counterpart - has never been neglected for this long. Filled with joy, for the first time in over a month,… Continue reading Thank You Hashem!
The coast is clear. It’s time to make my move. Baby is napping. 3 and 5 year old are playing together. Everyone else is at shul with my husband. I grab my Siddur and move as quietly as possible to a standing position, ready to take on Shemoneh Esrei; I’ve got this. Of the many… Continue reading Mommying + Davening; The Struggle is Real!
